March 18, 2004

THE ENEMY WITHIN:

House Iraq Resolution Turns Into Debate (JIM ABRAMS, 3/17/04, Associated Press)

The House on Wednesday approved a simple four-point resolution praising U.S. troops and the Iraqi people on the first anniversary of the war in Iraq, but only after a raucous debate over whether the war was warranted and had made the world a safer place.

Democrats said the Republican-written measure was aimed at endorsing President Bush's flawed policies, while Republicans said the removal of Saddam Hussein was an unequivocal victory in the war against terrorism.

The measure passed 327-93...


Next they'll be a filibuster over National Turnip Day.

Posted by Orrin Judd at March 18, 2004 1:56 PM
Comments

They voted against it; then they voted for it (well, most of them, anyway).

Posted by: jim hamlen at March 18, 2004 2:59 PM

307-93, and 7 ducked the issue by voting "present". It may or may not mean anything, but when Fox News flashed the pictures of the "present" voters on the screen a few minutes ago, it looked like most of them were members of the Congressional Black Caucus. ??

Posted by: Joe at March 18, 2004 6:26 PM

Gotta be a "root" cause joke somewhere on your comment.

Posted by: Rick T. at March 18, 2004 7:13 PM

jim:

You might be surprised how true your sarcasm likely is. My bet is that many Dems slipped a 'nay' set of remarks into the Congressional Record, then cast a 'yea' vote when it was clear the resolution would prevail. Which explains why sitting Congressmen/Senators can't get elected President.

Posted by: Fred Jacobsen (San Fran) at March 18, 2004 8:50 PM
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