TWO-FRONT WAR
Defend The Constitution Against All Enemies ... 1. Foreign (Fighting Terrorism Abroad) -- "refocus our resources on fighting terrorist networks and on addressing trouble spots around the world that threaten our national security."
-- "the president's policy has us in Iraq with no end in sight. But the Iraqis need an end in sight to get their political house in order, and we need an end in sight so we can get back to fighting terrorist networks."
-- "setting a target date for redeployment, so that we can direct our resources to defeating the terrorist organizations that seek to harm this country."
Sen. Russ Feingold -- "We cannot win a war against the terrorists if we’re on the wrong battlefield,” Obama said. “America must urgently begin deploying from Iraq and take the fight more effectively to the enemy’s home by destroying al-Qaida’s leadership along the Afghan-Pakistan border, eliminating their command and control networks and disrupting their funding.”
Sen. Barack Obama 2. Domestic (Fighting Fascism At Home) -- "the Constitution of the United States belongs to the American people, not to the Bush administration. It is our responsibility as Senators and Congressmen to stand up and fight for it."
Sen. Chris Dodd -- "the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act gives us a chance to reverse one of the Bush Administration’s many assaults on our civil liberties."
Sen. Chris Dodd -- "I will not vote to give a single new police power to this administration. I voted against the PATRIOT Act when it first passed, and I remain even more opposed to this legislation today. I urge my colleagues to vote against the PATRIOT Act reauthorization, to stand up for our Constitution, to stand up for our Bill of Rights, to remember the long struggle that was instrumental in establishing those liberties."
Rep. Dennis Kucinich BROKE-BACK WAR
Defend The Institution Of Marriage ... -- Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is launching a radio ad touting the strength of his opposition to gay marriage. "Defending marriage is the right thing to do."
Gov. Mitt Romney -- As president, he promised to defend marriage as a "sacred union" between one man and one woman.
Rep. Tom Tancredo -- "I pledge to defend the bond of marriage."
Sen. Sam Brownback -- Keyes voiced support for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, and said he would defend the natural family. "We have to restore the understanding of what marriage is."
Alan Keyes -- "I firmly believe that marriage is one of the most important social institutions we have and that it is central to promoting family values and raising children in a healthy environment. It is for this reason that I cosponsored and voted in favor of H.J. Res. 88 (Musgrave-CO), which proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution declaring that marriage in the United States shall consist solely of the union of a man and a woman."
Rep. Duncan Hunter
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