The Face of Betrayal

BAH, Weasely Democrats, anger, politics, war May 22nd, 2007

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Harry Reid’s message to the anti-war progressives who helped return his party to control of Congress: “Thanks for the help, now fuck off.”

How else to interpret the Democratic leadership’s apparent decision to send Bush a war bill dropping our single most important demand, and their single most important promise, a timeline to bring our troops home?

On Sunday, AFP reported that “US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday an Iraq war funding bill will pass Congress this week despite fierce opposition from Republicans who say it amounts to “surrender.” The country’s top Democrat said a bill containing a timeline for the withdrawal of US troops would be submitted to President George W. Bush by next weekend, when Congress breaks up for a week for the Memorial Day holiday.

This is the exact opposite of what was reported late Monday night and this morning. Count me as one Democrat who doesn’t appreciate being spun like a top, who doesn’t appreciate being lied to, and who will not get behind any measure that keeps our troops in harm’s way.

What part of “28 percent approval rating” do the Democrats not understand? What part of “unpopular war” is so hard for the Democrats to grasp? What part of “losing your base” is it that the Democrats can’t quite get their heads around.

This bill is a disgrace. Call Congress.

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