Senate Dems To Try Again To DEBATE THE SURGE

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Senate Dems to try again on the ‘surge’
By Elana Schor

As Senate Democrats seek votes on capping troop numbers and funding for Iraq, they may use the pending bill on the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission as a vehicle. That would set up a replay of the debate over funding for troops that this week derailed their leadership-backed non-binding resolution on President Bush’s “surge” proposal.

Despite the minority’s decision to block the start of an Iraq debate, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has vowed to put Republicans on record on the “surge” plan, which has opened GOP fissures over President Bush’s unpopular war policy. But any up-or-down vote on the binding restraints backed by the Democrats’ more vocal war critics would expose equally potent tensions in their own caucus.

Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) said yesterday that the 9/11 Commission bill, slated for floor debate after the continuing resolution that is next up for the Senate, is a “good opportunity” to bring up his proposal for a binding funding cutoff for future deployments to Iraq.

Feingold said he and Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), the only other Democrat who indicated he would oppose the Reid-backed non-binding resolution, are amassing consensus among anti-war lawmakers: “We’re working very closely together with a number of senators who think we are not going far enough.”

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http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/020707/surge.html

[More Than A Feeling]

1. Since Republican bowels turned to water at the mere thought of disapproving

of Bush's warmongering, repeatedly showing them up as the wusses they are is the thing to do. Then we can all point and laugh our asses off as every Republican senator up in 2008 stammers like a dolt as they try to explain why they are a different breed of Republican warmonger.

Kick their asses. Repeatedly.

[Gloria]

2. Democrats must realize that they have to be in CONTINUOUS campaign mode....

When the Rethugs drag their heels, Dems have to campaign against them, taking the Republican crap bullshit to the public. Just pound away at it relentlessly. Make THEM the issue until they (the Dems)can get something going in terms of legislation. If Rethugs keeps obstructing, then keep campaigning against them.

[fasttense]

3. The repukes have become the party of No Backbone

Their fear of going against their crazy king george has shown the world what cowards they are. They have committed political suicide. It's just a matter of time before they are all out of office.