The Republicans are attempting to ridicule the Democrats, while they are grappling with an illegal war and an unreasonable Executive Branch, to build momentum to end the Democratic renaissance and continue an illegal war that does nothing but supply their cronies with monies to continue to fund wars. There is no respect for the Consitution in anything the Republicans are doing. There is no respect for human life. There is no respect for the majority of the USA that voted in 2006 to end the war. The American people did NOT just want to give Bush a 'rough ride' for the next two years they wanted action on the redeployment of the troops out of the Middle East. The presence of the USA has done NOTHING to protect Israel. As a matter of fact it 'emboldened' the Shia even further and caused conflict in Southern Lebanon.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Thursday that she's joining forces with one of the Senate's most skilled parliamentary infighters to try to rescind President Bush's authority to wage war.
Clinton, a New York Democrat seeking her party's presidential nomination, and Sen. Robert Byrd, a West Virginia Democrat who is the Senate's longest-serving member, said they will seek a vote to rescind the authority Congress granted Bush to use force in Iraq in October 2002. If approved, the measure would require congressional reauthorization for troops to remain in Iraq, Clinton said.
Clinton, a New York Democrat seeking her party's presidential nomination, and Sen. Robert Byrd, a West Virginia Democrat who is the Senate's longest-serving member, said they will seek a vote to rescind the authority Congress granted Bush to use force in Iraq in October 2002. If approved, the measure would require congressional reauthorization for troops to remain in Iraq, Clinton said.
RENO, Nev. Republican Senator John McCain criticized Democratic Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's move to repeal congressional authorization for the Iraq war, saying it's "the worst possible idea that anybody could have."Speaking to reporters after a town hall meeting today in Reno, McCain says the new war strategy announced by President Bush in January is beginning to show "some success" and should be given a chance to succeed.
His criticism came two days after the Democratic front-runner joined legislation that would require Bush to seek new authority from Congress to extend the conflict beyond October eleventh, 2007.
McCain says he respects Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, but strongly disagrees with his assessment that the Iraq war is lost.
The Arizona senator's hourlong meeting was dominated by questions about Iraq and immigration.
McCain was greeted by about a dozen anti-war protesters and six counter-demonstrators.
