IRAQ: Republicans Afraid to Debate
05 February 2007 8:32 am by Taylor Marsh
IRAQ: Republicans Afraid to Debate
The NIE on Iraq was pretty clear. We should be, too. There will be hell to
pay for anyone not willing to be counted against escalation. Republicans know this, so they\’re refusing to even talk about it. It\’s only a war, after all.
When Sen. John E. Sununu (R-N.H.) saw reporters approaching him last week,
he took off in a sprint, determined to say as little as possible about a nonbinding
resolution opposing President Bush\’s troop-escalation plan, which is expected
to come before the Senate today.\”You know where I stand,\” the senator, who is considered politically
vulnerable back home, said repeatedly as he fled down stairways at the Capitol.
\”I\’m still looking.\”The historic showdown to begin today represents the first bipartisan confrontation
between Congress and the White House over the Iraq war since the invasion
nearly four years ago. While the resolution will test the mettle of every
member of the chamber, none will be challenged more than Sununu and the 19
other Senate Republicans facing reelection in 2008 — many from states where
voters are angry with Bush\’s war policy and want the troops to begin heading
home. … ..Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) warned that it would be \”a terrible mistake to prevent this debate.\”
Iraq
Vote Could Resonate In 2008
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Republicans don\’t even want the Senate to debate the Iraq war. They\’re going to filibuster to keep it from happening. The people spoke in November, so why aren\’t the Republicans listening? This isn\’t democracy, but what it is says a lot about who Republicans have elected to the Senate. Voters will remember this in \’08. We\’ll make sure to remind them.
