Posted on 01/17/2007 3:47:10 PM PST by SmithL
A second Republican signed onto a Senate resolution on Wednesday opposing President Bush's 21,500-troop buildup in Iraq, setting a marker for a major clash between the White House and Congress over the unpopular war.
Sen. Olympia Snowe, a moderate from Maine, said she would support a nonbinding resolution that would put the Senate on record as saying the U.S. commitment in Iraq can be sustained only with support from the American public and Congress.
Snowe's decision to join the effort came as the White House and GOP leaders struggled to keep Republicans from endorsing the resolution, and raised questions about how many more defections there might be.
"Now is time for the Congress to make its voice heard on a policy that has such significant implications for the nation, the Middle East and the world," Snowe said in a written statement.
Earlier, Sen. Chuck Hagel, a Nebraska Republican and potential 2008 presidential candidate, joined Democrats at a news conference announcing the resolution.
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Erroneous and misleading headline ~ she didn't just "join", this Snowe person simply "signed" ~ she's been against the American people since she ran for her first political office.
IF she signed, she is a cosponsor....openly supporting the enemy. Telling our troops we have no confidence in them is a disgraceful position for any senator, even more so a republican -- even the RINOs. I just sent her a letter telling her to be on the look out for praise from AQ and Al Sadr and that for sure she will get lots of positive press on Al Jazerra.
I hope this will wake up some troops who are stationed outside of the state of Maine but still pay Maine taxes. Change your state of residence. Do not support a state that does not support you!
How, exactly, are we going to be helped in Iraq if there is no troop buildup?
I have sadly come to the conclusion that now at least two Republican Senators want us to lose in Iraq. Maine is a lost cause. They would elect Dems if those two women weren't so far left anyway. But, hey Nebraska, can you all recall that embarrassment to the conservative cause?
I have sadly come to the conclusion that now at least two Republican Senators want us to lose in Iraq. Maine is a lost cause.
I think there are 9 Repub Senators who are not going to stand with our troops or CinC.
And everyone of them should be expelled from the republican caucus. If they want to vote against the country, they may as well change parties too. Get rid of them, its not worth our time or effort to support the RNC when money and time we give them goes to people like the nine who will vote for the enemy.
Absolutely.
2008 Presidential candidate? That's like calling Snowe a "moderate."
How can anyone seriously believe that Republicans would support this idiot?
Time for Snowe to leave the party. Now is the time to clean out the party with these turds.
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