Why did Santorum and Jim Bunning vote against Bob Gates?

[bluestateguy]

Anyone know?

[blm]

1. Because Gates won't attack Iran and Syria.

Seriously.

[rodeodance]

2. do have an official link?-for these votes? Thanks

[Botany]

3. Because Bunning is bat shit crazy and Santorum wanted a bigger war.

n/t

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. Why would you expect Santorum do anything reasonable now?

He never has before.

[Solly Mack]

5. They got the short straws?

[charlyvi]

6. Heere ya go....

Two Bush allies, Sens. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., and Jim Bunning, R-Ky., voted against Gates, citing his criticism of the war and his view that the U.S. should engage Iran as part of a solution.


"Mr. Gates has repeatedly criticized our efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan without providing any viable solutions to the problems our troops currently face," Bunning said. "We need a secretary of defense to think forward with solutions and not backward on history we cannot change."


Santorum, who lost his re-election bid last month, mocked the idea of engaging dictators and talked at length of the evils of "radical Islamic fascism." When it comes to reaching out to Iran to discuss the security of Iraq, Santorum said of Gates, "I think he is in error."
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/12/06/national/w143110S15.DTL

[BOSSHOG]

7. Gates doesn't fuck dogs and he's a relief pitcher

This is the greatest most concise and honest answer to your question about two totally fucking insane lunatic members of the gop.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

8. Their last big fart...

what else could anyone expect from those assholes?

[pretzel4gore]

9. maybe the pig thought it wouldn't look good

if a crooked bastards like gates got confirmed w/out opposition. a unanimous confirmatiion might draw attention to gate's record (?)...naturally, the t2o nazipoohs could protest gates not being vicious enough (silencing forever, by default, any suggestion that gates is a rightwing political hack)

[muntrv]

10. Because they are assclowns who continue to drink the kool aid.

[Jacobin]

11. They are honoraray members of the Likud party

and the Baker group including Gates, don't truck with neo-cons who want to conquer the middle east for Israel.