September War Protests Won’t Include Many Democratic Lawmakers

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Source: CQ



September War Protests Won’t Include Many Democratic Lawmakers
By Alan K. Ota | 6:30 AM; Sep. 12, 2007

Democratic leaders once envisioned a summerlong cavalcade of anti-war protests to help make their case for a quick drawdown of troops in Iraq.

But Democrats in both chambers are passing up opportunities to participate in a monthlong series of demonstrations, dubbed “Big September” by liberal groups such as Code Pink and Iraq Veterans Against the War.

Why? Because some protests are aimed as much at Democrats as President Bush and Republicans.

A protest scheduled for Sept. 15, for example, will feature a march on Congress as well as the White House to make the point that Democratic leaders haven’t done enough to reverse course on the war........

Read more: http://www.cqpolitics.com/2007/09/september_war_protests_wont_in.html

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1. They’re concerned, he said, that their attendance “would be wrongly seen as a sign they are soft on

......House Judiciary Chairman John Con­yers Jr. of Michigan said he’d like to participate in protests but acknowledged the problem for Democrats, especially vulnerable freshmen.

They’re concerned, he said, that their attendance “would be wrongly seen as a sign they are soft on terrorism.”

[Lerkfish]

2. but, apparently, they don't worry about being seen as soft on republican corruption

interesting priorities

[Javaman]

3. ahhh the passive aggressive dem senators and reps...

can't be seen being soft on terrorism. What a bunch of fucktards.

voted dem in november and what do we get? fucking enabler spineless twits. damn it, not even a fucking t-shirt.

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4. DLC Democrats like Rahm Emanuuell don't want the War to End

They want never ending War and Ethnic elimination of those Pesky Islamics

They also want to eliminate Iran and kill all the people there