Sleepwalking
Mar 8th, 2007 at 6:29 am by Susie
Even when they win, the congressional Dems still act like losers:
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats have dramatically scaled back their plans to shape the course of the Iraq war, bowing to pressure from Republicans and conservative Democrats to pursue only nonbinding measures, at least for now, as they push to bring the troops home.
In the House, Democratic leaders now concede that they do not have enough votes to use their control over federal spending to force President Bush to begin withdrawing troops. Instead, lawmakers are drafting a far milder bill that would include guidelines for troop readiness — requirements that the president could waive at his discretion. [...]
The delay has only heightened liberals’ calls for Democrats to force an end to the war, through steps such as blocking funding and mandating troop withdrawals by particular dates. But conservative Democrats and virtually all Republicans balk at such measures, making compromise elusive, Nelson said.
Democrats rode to power in November in large part because of antiwar sentiment. Party leaders vowed to quickly deliver on voters’ desire to end the war, and polls have suggested that the public is growing more frustrated as US involvement in Iraq grinds on. [...]
“We’re at a point where war becomes more familiar than peace,” said Representative Dennis J. Kucinich, a liberal Ohio Democrat who is running for president. “This is really a pivotal moment for the Democrats, and for this country. . . . It’s almost as if we’re sleepwalking through the graveyard of history.”
You don’t have to win the first round, you know. You keep pushing, you get public opinion behind you until the other people come around. This makes me want to tear my hair out…
I agree with Chris Bowers. Any Democrat who fights binding legislation on the war owns Iraq, too. (And this means you, too, proud “Blue Dog” Patrick Murphy. May I remind you it was the progressives who raised all that money for your election?)
Got to get on them, got to write those letters…
Do ANY of those Blue Dogs stop to consider that maybe their conservative constituents are among the people who OPPOSE this war? Get real, you guys!
they are bringing in 2000 more MP’s on top of the 21000, see how that goes over…
Democrats: Bring Troops Home Next Year…
House Democratic leaders vowed to pass legislation setting a deadline of 2008 for the withdrawal of …
this pisses me off so fucking much.