Reply #125: Yes - beating up on Democratic candidates for not unilaterally disarming, [View All]

[Edwards4President]

suspending their campaigns and rushing back to Washington on the day of a crucial debate in order to cast a vote that would not change the outcome of an amendment is counterproductive, short-sighted and, in the damage it inflicts upon our efforts to mount a successful campaign against George Bush, is the very definition of eating one's own.

I would very much like an explanation from the Senators John about their decisions to sit this one out.

You already know their explanation. It's been explained repeatedly here and in the numerous other posts on this same topic.