It involves meaningless votes on meaningless resolutions intended solely to weaken our Commander-in-Chief.
WASHINGTON -- Bruised by the elections and divided on the Iraq war, Republicans will find themselves in a tough spot when Democrats force them to go on record for or against President Bush's troop strategy.
Democratic House and Senate leaders intend to hold votes to gauge GOP opposition to Bush's decision to send 21,500 more troops to Iraq. Senate leadership is expected by Thursday to propose a resolution denouncing the plan, with debate planned around the same time Bush delivers his State of the Union speech next Tuesday.
What perfect timing to undercut the President!
When he'll be giving his State of the Union address to the American people and the world, the Dems are hoping to show that he has no support.
The Dems want to alert our enemies that the United States has lost the war and American forces will begin their cut and run exodus shortly.
...The resolutions would likely be a symbolic expression of Congress but would not affect the Pentagon's war budget or challenge the president's authority over U.S. forces. Such votes could be a shot across the bow to Bush, who said Jan. 10 that the extra troops are needed to protect U.S. interests in Iraq.
The resolutions also would help Democrats measure GOP support for more aggressive legislative tactics, such as cutting off funds for the war.
Such a vote puts many Republicans in an uncomfortable position. They will have to decide whether to stay loyal to an unpopular GOP president and risk angering voters disillusioned by the war or buck the party line.
These "symbolic expressions" are calculated efforts to damage the President. The Dems are seeking to topple him. They want to strip him of his authority over the military.
If only Saddam Hussein were alive to see it, he'd be so happy!
...Acknowledging their party is divided on Iraq, Republican leaders are trying to stave off a showdown in Congress by casting Democratic efforts as a political ploy to embarrass the president. On Tuesday, House leaders offered GOP members a second day to air their concerns about Bush's plan behind closed doors.
Republican leaders are accurately stating what the Dems are doing.
Of course it's all a political ploy.
What the Dems are up to is truly disgusting. They are putting power and party ahead of country.
...House Democratic leaders say their approach will be simple: put Bush's plan in a nonbinding resolution and subject it to a vote.
Exactly!
It's a NONBINDING resolution. It's posturing and nothing more.
The Dems' approach is simple: Embarrass President Bush and expedite defeat in the Iraq battle of the War on Terror.
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