Why did Santorum & Bunting vote against Gates today?

[napi21]

It strikes me strange. Are they still trying to support Rummy? Were they pi**ed at Gates fortelling the Senators at the hearing that we'renot winning in Iraq, thus under cutting Shrub? I don't understand.

[Mz Pip]

1. Santorum

said Gates doesn't understand the true danger of the Islamo-Fascists.

Bunning was probably asleep and his grunts were perceived as "No."

Mz Pip
:dem:

[kevinmc]

6. --grunts were perceived as "No."--- HAHAHAHAHA ..... 8-) ,,n/t

[AlinPA]

2. I saw Santorum on CSPAN; he claimed that Gates supports "being buddies" with our enemy,

Iran because Gates supports negotiation.

[spanone]

4. Santorum is such an idiot.

[charlyvi]

3. Here you are....

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/12/06/national/w143110S15.DTL

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."

[napi21]

5. Well, at least Ricky will be gone by the end of the week!

I guess Bunting will still be around though.

[usaftmo]

7. Maybe Santorum voted that way

so he will stand out from the others. That way, if Gates' tenure is a mess Santorum can claim I-told-you-so.

[whistle]

8. It is back to being an alter boy for Rick Sanitarium