House Democrats On The Spot

[JLB]

As the House voted Thursday on more than $100 billion to pay for military operations in Iraq, the eyes of war critics were on Democratic members who supplied the margin of victory for the funding.

Despite misgivings about the war, 86 Democrats combined with 194 Republicans to pass the funding, as the House OK'd it by a vote of 280 to 142.

more:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18845838/

[35Pete]

They need to rephrase this in it's actual terms.

It's not about "surrender" (whatever the **** that means). It's not about cut and run.

It's about admitting a mistake and stopping something that is severely affecting our national security.

Cowards abound.

[nehemiah]

pussies abound.

politicians are worthless.

[Crinoline]

I wonder how much pork was added to the bill to convince the dems to endorse it.

[JLB]

Moveon.org and other anti-Iraq war groups were fuming at House Democratic leaders.

In an e-mail to its members, Moveon.org said, “Democratic leaders were facing the president down on summer funding for the Iraq war. But they just blinked.”

Moveon.org said Democratic leaders “gave up on real timelines to end the war, which were key to progressive support. This is a failure of leadership.”

The future of the 232-member Democratic House majority hinges partly on whether anti-war groups such as Moveon.org decide to support primary challengers to Democrats who voted ‘yes’ on funding.