"The Dems will be the death of us all...." -Powerline: Democrats Resist Effort to Strip Deadline from Appropriateions Bill
This afternoon, the Senate voted down an amendment to the supplemental Iraq/Afghanistan appropriations bill that would have deleted the language calling for troop withdrawal from Iraq within 120 days, and complete withdrawal by March 31, 2008. The vote was 50-48, as Ben Nelson and Chuck Hagel voted against the amendment, despite earlier votes against a timetable.
John McCain said in Florida that he had to get back to Washington, D.C., to vote against "the definite date for surrender act." Well put
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Senate Signals Support for Iraq Timeline
Mar 27, 5:44 PM (ET)
By DAVID ESPO
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hotair.com
McConnell: GOP won’t filibuster Senate Dems’ Iraq bill; Update: Nutroots targeting McConnell in ‘08posted at 7:14 pm on March 26, 2007 by Allahpundit
Allah thinks McConnell's making Bush kill the thing to give himself some cover on the Nutroots front, where apparently he's a choice target for '08. Which makes sense, what with the parliamentary trouncing he's given to their hero, Harry Reid, lately.
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politico.com
Democrats Put McConnell on Hit List
By: Carrie Budoff
March 27, 2007 06:15 PM EST |
