239-58: Senate Overwhelmingly Rejects Call on Iraq Troop Pullout
That’s what the trio of votes for pulling out early came out. The first Kerry proposal crashed and burned with a 93-6 final vote. The second, more moderate, Kerry proposal crashed with an 86-13 vote. The even more ‘moderate’ Levin proposal crashed 60-39.
“Withdrawal is not an option. Surrender is not a solution,” declared Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee, who characterized Democrats as defeatists wanting to abandon Iraq before the mission is complete. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada, in turn, portrayed Republican leaders as blindly following President Bush’s “failed” stay-the-course strategy. “It is long past time to change course in Iraq and start to end the president’s open-ended commitment,” he said.
In an 86-13 vote, the Senate turned back a proposal from some Democrats that would require the administration to withdraw all combat troops from Iraq by July 1, 2007, with redeployments beginning this year.
The AP can’t even name the Kerry proposal by name, instead characterizing it as “a proposal from some Democrats.” Is it any wonder why I consider the AP part of the Agenda Media?
Publisher’s note: The subject proposal is the Kerry Amdt. 4442, co-sponsored by Feingold, Boxer & Leahy. (Yeah, those Democrats) It’s really not surprising that the AP wouldn’t name names. The “report” was written by Liz Sidoti, and we’re familiar with her work.
Furthermore, why is Harry Reid given a free pass when he makes such idiotic statements like “It is long past time to change course in Iraq and start to end the president’s open-ended commitment.” Does he think that the killing of Zarqawi a result of the President’s failed policy? Does he think that the establishment of a unity government is more proof of the President’s failed policy? Does he think that the discovery of WMD’s is proof of the President’s failed policy?
Cheap politicians may get away with that with the Agenda Media but it won’t fly on this blog and it won’t fly on anywhere on the Right Blogosphere either.
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Cross-post at LetFreedomRingBlog
June 22nd, 2006 at 10:14 am
Cut ‘n’ Runners Lose…
Speaking of done (see the post below):
WASHINGTON — An amendment calling for a short timetable to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq faced a crushing defeat Thursday, failing 86-13.
June 22nd, 2006 at 10:28 am
Only Two Choices, Victory or Defeat
Today's Boston Globe has an Oped piece by Joan Vennochi entitled "A Military Draft Might Awaken Us". Essentially she wants to reinstate a military draft, Not because the Military needs or wants it, not even because she thinks th…
June 22nd, 2006 at 12:47 pm
Don’t think we’re not going to remember this stunt they tried to pull today come November!
June 22nd, 2006 at 1:59 pm
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory is about the only thing they’re good at and what they keep practicing is their Vietnam heroics.
June 22nd, 2006 at 2:05 pm
Kerry’s Flip Gets Flopped In The Senate
In a vote that can be described as anything but close, the Senate overwhelmingly defeated a John Kerry inspired bill that called for an immediate troop withdrawal from Iraq. The Washington Post reports:Senators . . . voted 86-13 to defeat