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And, yes, I DO take it personally: Robert Parry wonders about the Dems desire to get serious
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Robert Parry wonders about the Dems desire to get serious

as do i...
The Republicans scored a political victory of sorts by thwarting a non-binding Senate resolution that would have expressed mild disapproval of George W. Bush’s military escalation in Iraq. When the resolution was blocked, White House officials reportedly gave each other high-fives.

The GOP’s use of parliamentary procedures to prevent a floor debate was another sharp elbow in the ribs of the new Democratic congressional majority, which has been trying since November to behave in a bipartisan way on foreign policy, graciously approving Bush’s new war council with nary a tough question.

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Despite the Republican defeat in November, the Bush administration has left no doubt it intends to continue playing political hardball. The question before the congressional Democrats is whether they will play that way, too.

if six years of watching the bush administration trash everything the united states stands for hasn't led to serious opposition to the bush administration, do i think congressional dems are suddenly going to grow a spine after being rebuffed on the iraq debate...? uhhhhhhhhh... < scratches chin, looks at ceiling, pulls at ear lobe > frankly, no, i don't...

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