7 GOP Senators Seek Vote on Iraq Resolution

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7 GOP Senators Seek Vote on Iraq Resolution

Thursday, February 08, 2007

AP

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., left, and Sen. John Warner, R-Va.

WASHINGTON — In an apparent flip of roles, seven Republican senators are considering disrupting debate Thursday on a must-pass spending bill for fiscal year 2007 by trying to attach an anti-troop surge resolution to the legislation.

Sens. John Warner of Virginia, Chuck Hagel of Nebraska and five others wrote Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday saying they want a vote on the non-binding resolution by Warner and Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., that expresses disapproval of President Bush's plan to send an additional 21,500 U.S. troops to help secure Baghdad.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,250880,00.html
 
uscitizen said:
7 GOP Senators Seek Vote on Iraq Resolution

Thursday, February 08, 2007

AP

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., left, and Sen. John Warner, R-Va.

WASHINGTON — In an apparent flip of roles, seven Republican senators are considering disrupting debate Thursday on a must-pass spending bill for fiscal year 2007 by trying to attach an anti-troop surge resolution to the legislation.

Sens. John Warner of Virginia, Chuck Hagel of Nebraska and five others wrote Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday saying they want a vote on the non-binding resolution by Warner and Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., that expresses disapproval of President Bush's plan to send an additional 21,500 U.S. troops to help secure Baghdad.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,250880,00.html
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I wonder how many of those seven are up for reelection in 2008, and don't want this republican war hung around their neck.
 
Cypress said:
I wonder how many of those seven are up for reelection in 2008, and don't want this republican war hung around their neck.
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But five of these voted against allowing the various measures to come to the floor for debate. This is what I don't understand. What are they doing?
 
Darla said:
But five of these voted against allowing the various measures to come to the floor for debate. This is what I don't understand. What are they doing?
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Its called "having their cake and eating it too".

Parliamentary politics. They can demonstrate loyalty to the GOP senate leadership by backing them on a filibuster, while still expressing opposition to Bush's war through another vehicle.

All bases covered. They can tell the voters: "See, I oppossed bush's War!" -- while at the same time, demonstrating loyaly to Mitch McConnel.


That's my guess anyway ;). But, I'm not the smartest bulb, so I could be wrong.
 
Cypress said:
Its called "having their cake and eating it too".

Parliamentary politics. They can demonstrate loyalty to the GOP senate leadership by backing them on a filibuster, while still expressing opposition to Bush's war through another vehicle.

All bases covered. They can tell the voters: "See, I oppossed bush's War!" -- while at the same time, demonstrating loyaly to Mitch McConnel.


That's my guess anyway ;). But, I'm not the smartest bulb, so I could be wrong.
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That sound about right.
 
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