Webb and Tester Support War!
(What of the 2006 "mandate" to end war?)
Shortly after the elections of 2006, I was the very first person to declare that the elections were not a referendum on the war in Iraq; please see my posts of November 9, 2006 and December 16, 2006.
Between those two posts, on November 15, 2006, I wrote, " . . . Or, Democrats control the U.S. Senate because of 7,200 votes in the U.S. Senate race in my birth-state, the Mother of Presidents, Virginia. Or, Democrats control the U.S. Senate because of 2,900!! votes in the U.S. Senate race in Montana . . . . "
As we all now know, the media were incorrectly telling us that Sens. James Webb (VA) and John Tester (MT) won their Senate races because of their anti-war platform.
Well, last night, both Senators voted an additional $71 billion in war funding without requiring a surrender date in Iraq.
Readers of ZACKlyRight know that neither Sen. Webb nor Sen. Tester is worried about re-election in 2012 because of their vote last night.
(What of the 2006 "mandate" to end war?)
Shortly after the elections of 2006, I was the very first person to declare that the elections were not a referendum on the war in Iraq; please see my posts of November 9, 2006 and December 16, 2006.
Between those two posts, on November 15, 2006, I wrote, " . . . Or, Democrats control the U.S. Senate because of 7,200 votes in the U.S. Senate race in my birth-state, the Mother of Presidents, Virginia. Or, Democrats control the U.S. Senate because of 2,900!! votes in the U.S. Senate race in Montana . . . . "
As we all now know, the media were incorrectly telling us that Sens. James Webb (VA) and John Tester (MT) won their Senate races because of their anti-war platform.
Well, last night, both Senators voted an additional $71 billion in war funding without requiring a surrender date in Iraq.
Readers of ZACKlyRight know that neither Sen. Webb nor Sen. Tester is worried about re-election in 2012 because of their vote last night.
posted by Zack at 6:17 PM
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The following is excerpted from the December 14, 2007 lead editorial from the Wall Street Journal, The Delta House Congress, “Start with trying to end the war in Iraq, which Democrats claimed was their mandate from voters last November. That was a misinterpretation of their victory, which had as much to do with GOP corruption and overspending . . . Even today, Democrats are caught between their antiwar left, which wants more futile gestures, and Members from swing districts who want to fund the troops . . . .”
Trust me on how easy this is, just click on the August 2005 archives link and read my August 23, 2005 post, please note how it ends re: Ms. Cindy Sheehan.
Also, the Wall Street Journal was just about 13 months late telling you what I told you in November of 2006. Read my 2006 election coverage and read why Sen. John Tester was elected in Montana and why Republicans lost control of the U.S. Senate (specifically December 16, 2006).
ZACKlyRight again.
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