Dems Slash Feingold Move on Censure from Raw Story [View All]

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“I just think you know there’s was a concern among a number members of the caucus that this was going a little too far," the staffer remarked. "The majority of the American people agree with what the president’s doing. A lot of people outside the beltway see this as a tool that’s keeping Americans safe."

http://rawstory.com/news/2006/Democrats_slash_Feingold_move_on_censure_0314.html

Cowards.
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Though all say they believe the program warrants "more investigation," several Senate aides rebuked Feingold for proposing censure. They say that his move had the potential to derail Democratic efforts to strengthen the party's image on homeland security issues, noting that a large part of the country believes the eavesdropping program should continue. Bush has defended the program, calling it a "terrorist surveillance" program, and has used aides to defend its legality.

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Strikingly, some of the criticism came from liberal Senate offices.

One longtime Senate aide was particularly scathing.

“Feingold’s grandstanding screwed the pooch and played into Bill Frist’s hands," the aide said. "Thank God Dems punted this down the field. Frist was going to force Democrats to vote on a resolution Feingold had kept a big secret and he would’ve split the caucus on an issue that needed time to get the whole caucus to support. Russ Feingold had only one persons’ interests in mind with his Sunday bombshell, and those were his own. He practically handed a victory to a Bush White House that desperately needs a win.”

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According to the polls I have read, the majority of Americans do NOT support the spying. And, many more would not tolerate it, if the dems came out roaring and united against this illegal behavior.

PATHETIC.

Cowardly.

And, completely the wrong move politically. Go on the attack of this crimimal. How SLOW can you be?!

Any dems that won't support censure (and ultimately impeachment) is a dem I will not support.