Posted on 08/31/2007 10:49:48 AM PDT by Digital Disaster
Harry Reid All About Compromise
LAS VEGAS - Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) said he is now willing to compromise on his demand U.S. military forces withdraw from Iraq this spring.
Reid acknowledged that his previous firm demand for a spring withdrawal deadline had become an obstacle for the few Republicans who had also embraced defeat. "I don't think we have to think that our way is the only way," Reid said of specific dates during an interview in his office here. "I'm now proposing we surrender but leave the troops over there for awhile. It's a win-win for both political camps."
Sen. Dick Lugar, one of the Republicans calling for retreat, voiced cautious support for Reid's proposal: "I love the idea of surrender, but would want assurances our troops would not be required to leave on any particular date."
Commentary: There is clearly a new spirit of non-partisan cooperation in our government, and it's a beautiful thing.
Harry, I love the idea of surrender too, yours. Surrender your seat in the Senate. There are lots of us in Nevada that think that it is time for you to go home, or to prison for treason. How about your convenient land deal?
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