The NY Times reports that the White House is quite pleased that the Iraq war debate was stymied in the Senate:
The White House welcomed the Senate vote. “All sides have a right to be heard in this debate, and we support Senator McConnell’s and the Republicans’ right to be able to offer the amendments they want to offer,” said a spokeswoman, Dana Perino.The Bush White House wants no voice to be heard. For five years, the Bush team has avoided any real debate on Iraq. Despite the 2006 loss of the Senate, Mitch McConnell, Trent Lott and the rest of the Republican Senators are willing to do Bush's dirty work.
But, it's not over. Harry Reid sounds resolute:
“You can run but you can’t hide,” Mr. Reid told his Republican colleagues on the floor. “We are going to debate Iraq.”Don't let the Republicans Senators run and hide. If you have a Republican Senator, call them. Today. The full contact list is here. But several of the "run and hide" Republicans deserve special attention:
John Warner (R-VA): 202-224-2023,
John Sununu (R-NH): 202-224-2841
Gordon Smith (R-OR): 202 224-3753
They all ran with Bush on his war platform in 2002. The GOP has enabled Bush to run a disastrous war for the past five years. Now, they're trying to stop the debate about the war. We can't let that happen. Call your Senators. It matters.
