To: tobyhill
yahoo.news: Senate GOP turns back Iraq pullout plan
In the Senate, after weeks of skirmishing, Republicans easily turned back Democratic legislation requiring a troop withdrawal to begin within 120 days. The measure set no fixed deadline for completion of the redeployment, but set a goal of March 31, 2008. The vote was 50-48 against the measure, 12 short of the 60 needed for passage.
3 posted on
03/15/2007 1:30:50 PM PDT by
TomGuy
To: TomGuy
Please forgive my ignorance--why does it need 60 for passage?
5 posted on
03/15/2007 1:32:55 PM PDT by
American Quilter
(You can't negotiate with people who are dedicated to your destruction.)
To: TomGuy
They didn't even get all of the Dem's. Amen.
37 posted on
03/15/2007 2:35:38 PM PDT by
gakrak
("A wise man's heart is his right hand, But a fool's heart is at his left" Eccl 10:2)
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