Three Republicans voted against the resolution opposing setting a deadline to leave Iraq:
Jimmy Duncan (TN-02)
Jim Leach (IA-02)
Ron Paul (TX-14)
Leach is a RINO and Paul is a libertarian who votes "no" on *everything*, but Duncan's vote is surprising.
I count 12 Democrat Representatives from districts carried by Bush in 2004 who voted to cut and run:
Brian Baird (WA-03)
Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15)
Darlene Hooley (OR-05)
Alan Mollohan (WV-01)
Solomon Ortiz (TX-27)
Earl Pomeroy (ND-At Large)
Nick Joe Rahall (WV-03)
Loretta Sanchez (CA-47)
Ike Skelton (MO-04)
Ted Strickland (OH-06)
Bart Stupak (MI-01)
John Tanner (TN-08)
11 of the 12 are running for reelection, and Strickland is running for Governor of Ohio instead. Republican candidates should make sure that voters know about the incumbent's cowardly vote to cut and run. Mollohan not only will have to answer for this vote, he will have to explain how his net worth went up by 5,000% in the past few years despite making less than $200,000 a year as a Congressman.
In addition, I counted 8 Democrats from districts in which President Bush got between 46%-49% who voted to cut and run:
Neil Abercrombie (HI-01)
Peter DeFazio (OR-04)
Bob Filner (CA-50)
Paul Kanjorski (PA-11)
Michael Michaud (ME-02)
Jack Murtha (PA-12)
David Obey (WI-07)
Jim Oberstar (MN-08)
The most prominent name here is Jack Murtha, whose conversion to a Code Pink spokesman has made him vulnerable to a strong challenge by Diana Irey. Also of special note is Jim Oberstar, who normally coasts to reelection but will be facing former U.S. Senator Rod Grams in November.
A Congressman from a comfortably Democrat district whose vote to cut and run may hurt him this November is Jim Davis (FL-11), who is running for Governor. I guess Davis is afraid of losing in the Democrat primary.
Thanks for the insightful commments.
Keep them coming.
Jimmy Duncan's vote isn't a surprise to me. He's gone squish over Iraq, and it is disgusting. We need to retire this jackass Murtha RINO enabler.
Ralph McGill for Congress, TN-2
http://www.mcgill-for-congress.org/