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Home Front: Politix
Senate votes to require Iraq withdrawals
2007-04-27
In a bold wartime challenge to President Bush, the Democratic-controlled Congress cleared legislation Thursday to begin withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by Oct. 1 with a goal of a complete pullout six months later. The White House dismissed the legislation as "dead before arrival."

The 51-46 Senate vote was largely along party lines, and like House passage a day earlier it underscored that the war's congressional opponents are far short of the two-thirds majority needed to override a Bush veto.

Democrats marked Thursday's final passage with a news conference during which they repeatedly urged Bush to reconsider his veto threat. "This bill for the first time gives the president of the United States an exit strategy" from Iraq, said Rep. David Obey (news, bio, voting record) of Wisconsin.

The legislation is "in keeping with what the American people want," added Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada.
Posted by:Fred

#4  This war would have been wrapped up a long time ago if it were not for the main stream media and the donks. Spineless traitors all of them.
Posted by: JohnQC   2007-04-27 09:42  

#3  Oh yes..a "bold move". That could just as easily read "traitorous" It's not bold at all, for they know well that there will be no price to pay for their treason. Thatis the fault of the Repubs. So now, we are left with a political party that has shredded the Constitution and will continue to do so in the pursuit of power, and another party that is too busy trying to hold on to positions of power to defend the Constitution. That leaves us. What is our tipping point? When do we finally gather up the pitchforks and torches and march to the city square to reclaim what has been taken from us? It's not going to happen any other way, as I see it. Our govt. is seriously broken.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2007-04-27 03:05  

#2  CHIN MIL FORUM > Poster "CPUSA" [Commie Party of USA] > FREEDOM ROAD SOCIALIST ORGANIZATION article > THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL AND THE STRUGGLE FOR A CONSENT ON AFRICAN AMERICAN NATIONAL QUORUM [redux from May 2006]. Legal iff not separate + parallel African American and other ethnic-based States within Amerikkka. ["Race-based Amer SHARIA" Law???] ALSO, BOLIVIA AND LATIN AMERICAS: NEW SPACES FOR THE COMMUNIST PARTY artiiikkkle.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-04-27 00:58  

#1  These people have NO IDEA what the American people want! Where in blazes have we come up with such a bunch of spineless self serving jackasses? Smith of Oregon is first in my current list of abominations in the Senate. How does one go about getting rid of a worthless SOB like that? I would vote for the dogcatcher over him next time!
Posted by: Dave S   2007-04-27 00:55  

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