I bet he'd piss on his shoes if he saw this in the Senate bathroom.
Posted on 09/20/2007 8:02:16 PM PDT by jdm
The Senate passed the Jon Cornyn amendment condemning the MoveOn.org ad that called General David Petraeus a liar and potential traitor, 72-25. All 25 Senators who voted in support of these smears against an American military commander that they unanimously promoted to four stars came from the Democratic Party. It includes two declared presidential candidates and the top leadership of the Senate Democratic Caucus.
Those who voted to support MoveOn's smear:
NAYs ---25
Akaka (D-HI)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Clinton (D-NY)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Levin (D-MI)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Murray (D-WA)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)
It's a particularly sad commentary on the Democratic Party that they cannot bring themselves to support the very commander they sent to lead American troops in battle by a unanimous vote. It's not a case of a few fringe politicians like Bernie Sanders or Barbara Boxer, either. The Majority Leader, Harry Reid, and his chief deputy, Dick Durbin, refused to condemn the smear on Petraeus' honor. Hillary Clinton and Chris Dodd, both of whom want to become Commander in Chief over the military, chose to endorse MoveOn's smear campaign against a man who has dedicated his life to defending this nation and serving presidents in a nonpartisan manner.
MoveOn has the right to free speech. Congress has the responsibility to defend the honor of the man they unanimously endorsed for the difficult task of bringing security to Iraq. Almost half of the Democratic caucus would rather participate in a smear campaign against the commander than stand up to MoveOn. It's a pathetic, embarrassing, and ultimately revealing moment.
UPDATE: Mitt Romney's response sums it up:
"Hillary Clinton had a choice. She could stand with our troop commander in Iraq, or she could stand with the libelous left wing of her party. She chose the latter. The idea that she would be a credible commander-in-chief of our armed forces requires the willing suspension of disbelief."
UPDATE: Greg Sargent at TPM Election Central takes the glass-half-full approach ... almost literally. I guess (less than) half of the Democrats is better than none.
Ah, good ‘ol Filthy Harry and his Dirty Two Dozen.
Well, there’s a list of those who hate our troops bump!
Well, no surprise. Hillary is a member of the “Betray U.S.” party. The Democrat Party. The pander to the masses party.
I’d post what I think should be done in this case but the last thing I need is undue attention, I do live in massachusetts after all.
Maria Cantwell (D WA) did not vote, but I have no doubt she would have voted the liberal party line.
These are the truly spineless traitors that inhabit our Senate. Twenty five shameful dimwits that live in extremely safe states full of equally duplicitous people. These Senators are invested fully in defeat. They have no real solution. Withdrawal will further enable the terrorists in this world. The terrorists are cheering the gang of 25. Are these people taking contributions from the terrorists? Why do they aid and abet the terrorists? Is there a quid pro quo?
Along with my mixed Irish/English heritage, another cause for self-loathing: being a Conservative in Massachusetts. Geeaaghh!!!
Barak Ubama did not vote even though he was present and lobbying for a different version of this resolution. What a feckless crapweasel. He drizzles wimpiness. He spews socialism.
They both are megalomaniacal power hungry control freaks sharing the same sordid visions of grandeur. She is not at all disturbed by the organization it is her product.
So for people to think that she is beholden to Moveon.org, I think rather that they are beholden to her.
both my senators,reed and whitehouse are among the shameful group licking moveon’s rear end-reed never fails to bring up his west point education-he can put a sock in it now-what a disgusting little vote whore he is-sucking up to every illegal alien group he can ferret out-whitehouse is a real piece of s##t-a useless fop who has risen to his level of incompetence-think of john laroquette’s role in “Stripes” and there you have sherbet whitebread,....uh sheldon whitehouse,sorry :))
I bet he'd piss on his shoes if he saw this in the Senate bathroom.
anybody know which of these is up for re-election ‘08?
Why do they aid and abet the terrorists?
These are the successors to the people that Senator McCarthy endeavored to expose about 50 years ago
And he wants us to believe he'd bomb Pakistan when he can't even bring himself to cast a vote for or against this resolution? What a gutless wonder he is.
Americans hate losing and they hate losers.
Hillary and Dodd want to be Commander in Chief yet they have no problem with an ad tearing up a 4 star general that effectively calls him a liar.
Wow.
The usual pack of sick scumbags.
My Senator from Ohio is an embarassment for this state. During his campaign, he used Al Franken as a guest speaker for a conference call for those supporters caring to join in.
These people are worthless. Like roaches.....they scurry around when the lights come on and do all their stinking crap in the dark. Gutless and spineless. The terrorists have more guts than these a-wipes.
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