Gore would have voted "NO" on the last Iraq funding bill

[welshTerrier2]

According to http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/05/gore_against_fu.html">this article, Al Gore said that he would have voted AGAINST the last Iraq funding bill because it did not have a withdrawal timetable. Gore's comments on last night's Olbermann show, while supportive of the efforts made by Reid, Pelosi and others under difficult circumstances, did NOT state that he would have voted for the bill that the Democrats brought to the floor.

ABC News' Teddy Davis and A'Melody Lee Report: Former Vice President Al Gore tells ABC News that if he were still in the United States Senate, he would have voted "no" on a war funding bill without a timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq which passed both house of Congress last week and was signed into law by President Bush.

Gore staked out his position for ABC News after speaking about his new book, "The Assault on Reason," at The George Washington University on Tuesday evening.

While Gore’s position puts him out of step with 80 of 100 United senators, it puts him in line with votes cast last week by Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn. -- three sitting senators actively seeking the Democratic Party’s 2008 presidential nomination.

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended for clarity

Thanks for the thread welshTerrier

[welshTerrier2]

2. appreciate that, Uncle Joe.

I wrote to Olbermann this morning and asked him, if it isn't already taped, to explore this issue in much greater detail with Mr. Gore.

Al's comments on Countdown last night were very open to interpretation and Keith never really pushed for specifics. Hopefully, he will tonight.

thanks so much for the feedback. it's appreciated!

[Uncle Joe]

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[Mabus]

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and raise you a K&R. ;)

[Uncle Joe]

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[Pastiche423]

4. Another thank you

w/a kick & rec.

[welshTerrier2]

6. you're very welcome, Pastiche423.

regardless of how anyone views the issue, it's critically important to be as clear as possible on the facts.

how we interpret those facts is an entirely different matter.

[Guaranteed]

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