Reid and 6 others left for the middle east on Friday!! Schiavo bill???

[NVMojo]

Reid, six colleagues to spend 10 days in Middle East region

It remains unclear whether senators will go into Iraq

March 19, 2005

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., departed Friday for a 10-day trip to the Middle East where he planned to get a first-hand look at American involvement in the region.

"This is a critical time for the peace process in the Middle East, and for democratic change in several other nations. Many of the developments hang tenuously in the balance," Reid said in a statement.

"It's only appropriate for the Senate to be fully engaged at this time and express the full commitment and support of the United States," he said.

Reid's office said he would travel with six other senators to the Middle East and "several emerging democracies." A Reid spokesman declined to say whether the delegation would venture into Iraq.

Other senators on the trip include: Richard Durbin, D-Ill., Robert Bennett, R-Utah, Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Ken Salazar, D-Colo.

"The primary focus of the trip will be on security issues, and exploring ways the United States can support several developing democracies around the world," according to Reid's office.

Reid, who voted in 2002 to authorize the war in Iraq, has since been critical of the Bush administration's handling of military operations and reconstruction efforts.

more...

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Mar-19-Sat-2005/news/26112099.html

[shraby]

1. If he left Friday, how is it that

he supposedly talked to Delay and agreed with him on Saturday?

[Idioteque]

2. He didn't....

...he talked to DeLay on Thursday.

[wndycty]

3. Have you ever heard of phone. . .

. . .I would think that a US Senator has the ability to reach out to Washington from Baghdad. . .or am I just stupid?

[Freddie Stubbs]

4. Appernetly they believe that this is a biger priority

And I agree with them. If this woman really is brain dead then keeping her 'alive' isn't going to have any effect on her that she will be aware of.