NON-binding = political masturbation...
Posted on 02/16/2007 6:13:53 AM PST by shrinkermd
....Where, then, are we in the war? No one knows exactly what to do about it. Everybody knows that we are in trouble. Even those of us who are skeptical about the ideological inclinations of many Democrats cannot but dignify the national anxiety that they represent.
The House is now debating a nonbinding resolution supporting our troops already in Iraq and disapproving the dispatch of 20,000 more. The debate is, strategically speaking, pointless: The new troops are already on their way.
...But the formula that the House Democratic leadership has fixed on is a charade. It allows each of the 435 representatives five minutes at the podium, enough for them to posture for local television but not so much that anybody can say anything serious, let alone deep or even brave. And the resolution's text itself is rather cowardly. For, since it purports to be a declaration of support for American soldiers actually fighting in Iraq -- whatever "support" actually means -- why does it criticize the only help that can possibly enable the military in the war: more soldiers and more weapons? And, if the Democrats do not want the war to be continued, then they should bring forth legislation either cutting funds or setting a date for withdrawal, in the manner of George McGovern. There is no rationale for troops in terrible danger to be held hostage to the political expediency of nervous Democrats, who are not prepared to do what they really mean to do and to say what they really mean to say.
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My take on this whole thing is as you stated. It's a chance for them to get in front of the camera's. Since it is non-binding, all they had to do was write a letter and send it to the President with all the signatures on it. What they have done now is shut down our Government so they can focus on themselves. Don't they have anything else to do? If not, we don't need them.
Back in 1972, Marty Peretz was a McGovern supporter. Seems he's matured.
NON-binding = political masturbation...
---excellent post--
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