Harold Ford

Harold ford is an american democratic party politician he is charimen of the democratic leader ship council a group of self described new democrats who consider liberalism to be the down fall of the democratic party.Ford was noted saying that the democrats need to continue there moderate/conservative political movemement.Ford claims the succses of conservatives in the democratic party can be marked by the election of bill clinton a conservative democrat who was a two term president.Ford was a congressmen from Tennesse in a district that his father was the congress men from.He ran for senate however he was defeated by a right wing extermest cannidate who attacked him for being black.Ford almost ran for senator of new york against moderate to liberal democrat kristian gillabrand who ford thought was two liberal to run however he eventullay droped out.Ford supports obamas decison to work with the republicans and raise taxs on the middle class and cut taxs for the rich which has caused Barbra Boxer and Bernie Sanders to lead a fill a buster.

Politics
In congress ford was one of 81 democrats to vote for the iraq war[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Ford,_Jr. [1]].Ford considers himself pro life allthough he supports abortion in some circumstances.When running for senate ford clamied he had a 87 percent pro life voteing record.Ford opposed a fillbuster on samuel alto saying that democrats who supported it were fringe liberals and were out of touch with mainstream moderate to conservative middle americans[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Ford,_Jr. 2].Ford supported the defence against marriage act and opposes gay marriage ahe also opposes a universal health care system saying that its a socialist european thing that americans must oppose.Ford supports fiscally conservative politics is a member of the blue dog democrats he also supported the bush tax cuts and he opposes progressive taxation and supports a balanced budget he opposes the death peanilty and has a anti death peanilty voting record he also supports afforidable health care insurince.He supports bill clintons centrist politics which are centre right - or moderate right wing by european standerds.