Commanders in Defeat & Shame on McCain & Thanks Norm
Posted by Andy on April 26th, 2007
Sen. John Kerry took to the Huffington Post today to well, put his foot in his political mouth while he tried to spin and help his buddy Harry Reid.
This is what Harry Reid really said, “And as long as we follow the President’s path in Iraq, the war is lost. But there is still a chance to change course - and we must change course.” Any questions?
Yes, we already know your plan is to leave Iraq no matter what. How is that not defeat? Cutting and running? Surrender?
On that same topic, the US Senate voted to pass the same surrender legislation that the House did earlier. 51 - 46
Two Republicans voted for defeat. Smith of OR & Hagel of NE. Liebermann voted against Surrender.
But more disturbing is that 2 Republicans did not even vote on the matter. John McCain and Lindsey Graham both skipped the vote.
This one was not procedural Sen. McCain, shame on you!
Now let’s be clear here. The Republicans allowed surrender to enter into the record. Had the 2 spineless white flag waivers Hagel and Smith not voted for surrender, the count would have been 49 - 48.
Add to that just one vote from either McCain or Graham, and the vote would have been tied 49 - 49. If my HS Civics class was correct, that would have brought Cheney in to break the tie. At the very least McCain and Graham should have had their votes recorded, and if they both did, Surrender would have been defeated today. I am afraid ….. well, I am quite disappointed in McCain and Graham’s lack of commitment to victory.
Sure the Democrats are responsible for this surrender bill being brought to the US Senate, but it is 4 Republicans who had a hand in it not being stopped dead in its tracks. I do not feel this bolds well for the upcoming elections. Republicans allowing defeat is not gonna sit well with the base.
Thanks must go out to Sen. Coleman from Minnesota who voted to oppose defeat! He doesn’t get enough credit for standing tall on supporting the military and Commander in Chief!
Thanks to all 46 US Senators who still believe in the Constitution and not waiving the white flag of defeat.
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April 26th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
Sending Mr. “Botched Joke” Kerry to do damage control to someone else’s rhetoric is like sending in Rosie O’Donnell to do brain surgery.