Posted on 03/29/2007 12:13:28 PM PDT by CaptRon
It's hard to believe, but that's what we're hearing from Capitol Hill. A resolution has been proposed in the House of Representatives that condemns Iran for the seizure of British sailors and marines, expresses support for our British allies. It's hard to see anything controversial in that. But apparently, the resolution has languished all week while Pelosi refuses to allow it to come to the floor.
Earlier today, Congressman Eric Cantor wrote the following letter to Pelosi:
Dear Madam Speaker: Fifteen kidnapped British marines and sailors recently became the latest victims of a systematic Iranian campaign of terror and international defiance. The illegal seizure of the British forces is a signal that Iran views us as powerless to prevent it from realizing its aggressive ambitions.
For the sake of our standing in the world, our allies and most importantly the 15 British personnel and their families, I urge you to bring H. Res. 267 to the floor today before we adjourn. The resolution calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the British marines and sailors. It would also call on the U.N. Security Council to not only condemn the seizure, but to explore harsher sanctions to counter the growing Iranian threat.
A Republican Congressional staffer writes:
It is simply staggering to me that Pelosi refuses to stand beside America's closest ally. I literally would not have thought this possible, until I saw it this week.
Staggering, indeed. We'll see what happens this afternoon.
Looks liike they are back to the Clinton days of just ignore it and it will "hopefully" go away.
"Elections have consequences."
Tell that to the Leaders of the Republican Party that refused to lead, refused to fight and acted like their democrat counterparts.
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat???? She refuses to stand by our brave men and women in Iraq and you can't believe that she won't stand by our closest ally? Is it any wonder why we Republicans lost both Houses of Congress. Start growing some big ones you Republican politicians and the aides that serve you or this country can bend over and kiss its a$$ goodbye.
Nothing is ever their fault.
This socialist (communist) nitwit has no respect for our Country. When will the conservative Republicans and Americans realize that we are in a civil war here at home. The very Constitution has been subverted and is almost unrecognized.
As I said before. nancy reached her Peters Principle peak when she was a Mayors daughter. She is in way over her head now.
Balls on. You can't repeat that message enough.
And today's consequence, boys and girls, is that the freak-show Leftist now running the US House of Representatives is so fulled with rage and hatred toward our President that she simply cannot stand to allow him even the minor victory of offering moral support to a vital ally in the War that she is clamoring to lose.
Nancy Pelosi and her fellow surrenderistas are scared to death that the detested "Repugli-pukes" might obtain public support for their "dangerous", "militarist" view of Iran as being a threat to the US.
Just because Iran seized British vessels outside their territorial waters and kidnapped its sailors and paraded them in front of the cameras to humiliate and embarrass them. Gee: it's not like the Geneva Convention outlaws that sort of thing. Oh: it does outlaw that sort of thing? Well, "that's too bad", say the Democrats. "We've got more important things to do, like setting surrender dates for our troops in Iraq". After all, it's not like Iran has done this sort of thing before...
Worse than idiots; today's Congressional Democrats are dangerous idiots.
Elections have consequences.
Those are not my words. They are from the article on Powerline, like it said at the top of the post.
Hope this story sweeps through the blogosphere. It ought to.
It's from Powerline, which is widely read.
She can't afford to let this escalate. If it does, people will start to get upset the Dems are not supporting the troops more, and start remembering Bush has been our bulwark against these types.
Rush said it best. The dems can't allow victory, because they are too heavily invested in defeat.
Bump!
The dems are salivating with power. They are unable to hide any longer the fact that they hate Western Civilization, the USA, its allies, and love the jihadist and other leftist dictators in the world.
If there is ever a dem president elected, we'll see a mad rush to full-fledged communism.
Yes, I know, and that's why I'm really expecting it to make its way through the blogs. I would imagine all the big bloggers will see it soon and draw attention to it.
I think it would be a significant embarrassment to the Dems if the resolution languishes without a vote through the recess.
BTTT
Ain't THAT the truth. Ugh.
http://www.speaker.gov/contact/
I sent the Speaker a "friendly" letter. Here's a link for anyone interested.
Tell that to the Leaders of the Republican Party that refused to lead, refused to fight and acted like their democrat counterparts.
That doesn't strike me as much of a defense, when the difference between Republicans and Democrats could not be clearer in a moment like this.
The GOP could raise millions if they held a lottery to see who gets to be her official hangman!
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