Virtually All Republican Senators Vote Against Boxer Reso Condemning Attacks On Military Figures

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CT Voter wrote on September 20, 2007 12:45 PM:

Bring it up again. Keep repeating: Republicans think it's ok to attack veterans.

What's up with Lieberman? The vestiges of a conscience?

Greg wrote on September 20, 2007 12:49 PM:

I know! total shock.

phil james wrote on September 20, 2007 1:03 PM:

This is nuts! The Senate is reduced to wasting time voting on resolutions condemning name-calling...in an election year? Dems have a fantasy that the Repubs are going to change their back-alley tactics if they can just get them to vote for a resolution? And we taxpayers are footing the bill for their salaries. And a somewhat larger bill for the Iraq war, which now seems to be a sidelight to the sticks and stones, nah, nah, nah BS. Dem Senators need to get to work on real binding legislation. Anything else is watching Rome burn.

cwnidog wrote on September 20, 2007 1:10 PM:

Gee, I wonder if the anti-MoveOn version will make it through cloture. Anybody want to bet that it doesn't sail through?

Yeah, it's a circus, but it keeps them from having to address any real problems. Besides maybe if they go for this one, the Republicans won't call them nasty names this election - and maybe the Great Pumpkin really will rise from the pumpkin patch.

Long Memory wrote on September 20, 2007 1:11 PM:

In a simpler time -- before January of this year -- this when one political party brought the Senate to a halt it was called OBSTRUCTIONISM. I haven't heard that word lately.

cv wrote on September 20, 2007 1:17 PM:

I guess that this law would also make General Benedict Arnold off limits for criticism.

jeffgee wrote on September 20, 2007 1:43 PM:

That's rich. Chambliss voted for it after his campaign slandered his opponent veteran Max Cleland and questioned his military service and Cornyn's biggest funder also funded the Swift Boat Liars.
But it's all about winning. All's fair in politics, right?
For it before they were against it. Like the Gingrich revolution republicans who were all for term limits until they were safely in office. Then they found a thousand reasons to stay in office beyond 2 term limit.

not bob wrote on September 20, 2007 1:58 PM:

All the republicrats are afraid of MoveOn, since MoveOn turned their sights on the democrats they helped put in power for not executing anything significant with regard to the war. Basically saying that we helped put you in office on the promise that you would stop the war - if you dont do it soon we will vote against you next election.

Its the whole common enemy strategy - if all the reps can target Moveon and agree they are the enemy then we have found common ground in the center of the aisle.

Politics as usual.

glh wrote on September 20, 2007 2:12 PM:

Since when is the military above criticism of any kind? Maybe since this administration has put them on a pedestal that they don't belong on to help sell the administration's hapless policies.

Bob Loblaw wrote on September 20, 2007 2:12 PM:

Unbefuckinglievable.

This is precisely why Congress gets such a low approval rating.

Jay wrote on September 20, 2007 3:35 PM:

Like all military persons are honorable!
Get real! Too late.

This is just puffery, no one could possibly believe all current and past members of the military are beyond reproach. Does this apply to Custer?

Vulture Breath wrote on September 21, 2007 11:58 AM:

This may be the stupidest piece of legislation I have ever heard of. Seriously, what is WRONG with Boxer?? I'd like to see the entire Senate caned.

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