posted on February 5, 2007 03:34:45 PM new
Republicans Block Senate Debate on Iraq
By DAVID ESPO
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans blocked a full-fledged Senate debate over Iraq on Monday, but Democrats vowed to find a way to force President Bush to change course in a war that has claimed the lives of more than 3,000 U.S. troops.
"We must heed the results of the November elections and the wishes of the American people," said Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Reid, D-Nev., spoke moments before a vote that sidetracked a nonbinding measure expressing disagreement with Bush's plan to deploy an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq.
The vote was 49-47, or 11 short of the 60 needed to go ahead with debate, and left the fate of the measure uncertain.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky described the test vote as merely a "bump in the road" and added that GOP lawmakers "welcome the debate and are happy to have it."
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posted on February 5, 2007 08:22:55 PM new
Democratic leaders must REALLY think those who voted them in control of both houses are absolutely STUPID.
[not that they aren't]
But to have the GALL to even let these cowardly statements be said in public is UNBELIEVABLE. lol
"Democrats vowed to find a way to force President Bush to change course in a war that has claimed the lives of more than 3,000 U.S. troops."
"We must heed the results of the November elections and the wishes of the American people," said Majority Leader Harry Reid."
Why doesn't someone tell the IDIOT that all they have to do is what our constitution gives them the POWER to do.....STOP FUNDING THE WARS.
Remind them that TALKING about it isn't going to change a THING. lol
LOL Why all this game playing on their part - grandstanding? Do they honestly believe that the voters will believe that BS?
It's like they're trying to convince their supporters "we're trying, we're trying" when in FACT they AREN'T taking the ONLY option they have.
But...hey....that's the dems/liberals for you. All 'show' no ACTION.
