Republican opposition to Iraq plan grows (Warner, Collins, Coleman join w/Ben Nelson)

AP on Yahoo ^ | 1/22/07 | David Espo - ap

[txrangerette]

This is the watered-down version. The one that it is hoped by those against the surge that they can get "moderates" on both sides of the aisle to sign onto. Not the original. This is for Senators too wimpy to go along with the total wimp-out-on-Iraq-and-the-President resolution.

[onyx]

He also has a non-com son serving in Iraq.

[BMIC]

Tell the Congress-critters to get back to work at THEIR jobs and leave the President to HIS. Quit wasting our tax dollars on things that are NOT your responsibility!

[CharlesWayneCT]

When was Norm Coleman ever considered a conservative? He was a democrat at one time, and then a republican who could win a mayoral race in a liberal city.

He's against ANWR, for crying out loud.

However, he claims his opposition to the troop surge is based on conversations he had over in Iraq. I think he's frustrated that the Iraqi people aren't doing more, and thinks the surge is just doing what the Iraqi people wouldn't do for themselves.

There are conservatives who have fallen into the trap of thinking Iraq is about installing democracy in Iraq, and they now think Iraq doesn't deserve it, and want to punish them by leaving.

If we can remind them that the war in Iraq is not for the Iraqi people, but to keep US safe, they could get back to looking for ways to WIN THE WAR, instead of ways to get our troops OUT of the war.

[Txsleuth]

LOL...great explanation of the Warner Wimpy bill.

[NormsRevenge]

That is correct, the initial version included support by Snowe among others, No wimp , she. ;-)

[zook]

Bush won't do it, but there's nothing I'd love to see more tomorrow night than to hear the President tell these bastards about the aid & comfort they're giving our enemies.

[Peach]

This is what crack me up, onyx:

We have freepers (I use the term loosely as I think a lot of them are trolling for votes from the Democrat side of the aisle and trying deliberately to stir dissent among conservatives) who are absolutely hating every single presidential Republican nominee. On every thread, they make fun of the nominees or talk about why a third party vote is better than voting for a RINO.

Now, in real life, not one single conservative I know of in real life talks that way. The grown ups understand full well that no one candidate will ever exemplify all our values. And the only single issue we care about is national security because without it, if we start getting attacked like Israel (which isn't far fetched at all), the last thing Americans will be wondering is what a candidate's stance on abortion is or whether the Republicans spent too much money these last few years.

So when I see stuff like this about someone I thought was a staunch conservative, I just have to think that the party as a whole has moved to the middle because that's where the country is. And that very few of them have a solid core.

Bush isn't perfect and he's ticked me off to a fairtheewell on a few occasions, but he is the one man in the country as far as I can tell who has stood firm in the face of the jihadists and people who want to destroy our country.

[onyx]

Me too and he just might make known his sentiments.

[Txsleuth]

Supposedly, these GOP Senators have met with the POTUS several times..and Pres. Bush as reminded them of the fact that this is about OUR national security..

If they choose not to listen..and want to go off on their own..tough, but I hope the voters in their states remember, come election time.

[Jacquerie]

"vote whores all"

Yeah, you'd think they put more importance on their reelection than the defense of their country. /s

[PhiKapMom]

Well said!

[Peach]

This is one of my biggest criticisms of the president: That he wanted to change the "tone" in Washington was a laudable goal but it hasn't worked and he STILL won't fight back against the liars on the left.

He let them get away with the war for oil, no WMD, no ties to AQ and all that's done is embolden the liars and decrease support for the war.

[baiamonte]

You said it. Never trust a Republican. They're gutless wonders; each and every one.

[onyx]

I agree with --- every GOP candidate and potential candidate for our presidential nomination is trashed, bashed and out right lied about. That stuff is best left to democrats, so then I have to ponder, just WHO are the democrats and 3rd party members here?

I will be voting for CIC, and hopefully for a man who I think will appoint strict Constructionists to the federal benches.

[BARLF]

bump

[Peach]

High praise coming from you; thank you!

[EQAndyBuzz]

RECALL COLEMAN!!!!

[onyx]

You said it. Never trust a Republican. They're gutless wonders; each and every one.

A handful are abandoning POTUS, so compute that to cover all?

Good grief.

[pongjinn]

That's exactly what they're hoping for...

You do realize that about %70 of the American public is against the war right now don't you? Whether you agree with them or not, being against the war is the politically expedient thing to do.