smacky44
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Wed Jul-26-06 06:28 AM
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| Why is it that the most reasoned comments on the Iraqi PM's statement |
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about Lebanon are coming from a Republican. At least Shays says he disagrees with the PM but "welcome to democracy." How can we deny this man the right to speak his opinion about an area he knows more about than any Democrat sitting in Congress. I am ashamed of all those who want to censure him.
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| muriel_volestrangler
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Wed Jul-26-06 06:35 AM
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| 1. Playing safe with voter prejudices in an election year? |
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Politicians aren't likely to lose many votes by dissing the Iraqi PM, but they think they might pick up, or retain, a few by being more pro-Israel than their opponent.
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| smacky44
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Wed Jul-26-06 06:53 AM
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| 2. I think they will lose more than gain by this. |
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Edited on Wed Jul-26-06 06:55 AM by smacky44
I don't hear these same Dems speaking out about the atrocity Israel committed on the UNIFIL outpost.
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| muriel_volestrangler
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Wed Jul-26-06 07:13 AM
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| 3. But where would anti-war votes go? |
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Yes, they might not vote at all, but that's only half the loss that a defection of a voter to the Republicans represents.
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