Taking a symbolic stand


Appearances matter more than the reality to politicos
I really get tired of things like this. Emphasis added.

Democratic support is building around a resolution that would rebuff Bush's plans for more troops to Iraq, and more Republicans are looking for ways to sign on to the measure.

As the White House scrambled to secure the dwindling backers of Bush's war policies on Capitol Hill, Republican Sen. Gordon Smith of Oregon signaled that a simple wording change could persuade him to join the Democrats.

Pelosi said House Democrats would back a Senate Democratic resolution declaring that the troop increase is "not in the national interest of the United States." Senate leaders expect to begin action on the nonbinding measure next Wednesday.

Senate Democrats, backed by two Republicans, unveiled legislation Wednesday that criticized Bush's decision. "It is not in the national interest of the United States to deepen its military involvement in Iraq, particularly by escalating the United States military force presence in Iraq," the nonbinding Senate measure states.

It's political posing.

If you are going to vote, make sure the results have some teeth. As it is, this lets Congress have it's cake and eat it too. They are free to go on record criticizing the President, but they don't have to come up with alternatives.

That is not leadership. It's not even moral.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Sun - January 21, 2007 at 03:20 PM  Tag


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