by Tina Grazier
While democrats press onward in their quest to destroy the presidency of GWB and his efforts to defeat the sworn enemies of Americans, one republican voice stands strongly above the fray and solidly behind our fabulous troops!
It all began when republicans agreed not to block votes on nonbinding resolutions on the war. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid then issued a nya na nya warning in the press:
“They may wind up with a surprise,” Reid, a Nevada Democrat, told reporters. “More Republicans than they think may wind up being in favor of this.”
Drum roll pleasethe nya nya nya warning came back to bite Senator Reid when the senate voted 50-48 against, with only one Republican (Oregon’s Gordon Smith) joining 47 Democrats in favor. The Democrats who broke ranks with Reid: Connecticut’s Joseph Lieberman, Nebraska’s Ben Nelson and Arkansas’s Mark Pryor.
This resounding defeat for the quitters was followed by a double whammypay attention troopstwo more resolutions passed with overwhelming support:
1. No action should be taken to undermine the safety of the Armed Forces of the United States or impact their ability to complete their assigned or future missions,” passed 96-2.
2. No funds should be cut off or reduced for American Troops in the field which would result in undermining their safety or their ability to complete their assigned mission,” passed 82-16.
And heres the “Real Corker”: a statement by BOB CORKER of Tennessee, the Senate’s only freshman Republican, who voted against all three resolutions.
“I think the American people recognize this debate for what it is–political posturing,” said Corker. “The real debate on Iraq will occur in the coming weeks when we take up the supplemental funding bill.”
“Congress has spent far too much time debating non-binding resolutions and resolutions that claim to be binding, and I plan to vote against all of them–Democrat and Republican. Though I strongly disagree with their position, if members of Congress want to oppose the war in Iraq they should vote to cut off funding, not pass more meaningless resolutions.
“I’ve been clear about my position. I believe we must give General Petraeus until mid-summer to see if we can turn the downward spiral in Iraq into an upward spiral so that Iraq has the ability to take over its own destiny and maintain its own security. Therefore I will be voting in the supplemental to give General Petraeus and our troops on the ground in Iraq the support they need and deserve.”
Hat tip James Toranto, WSJ Opinion Journal