"Our Goal Is Political Extinction For War Supporters"

[Hissyspit]

http://www.americablog.com/2007/06/our-goal-is-political-extinction-for.html

"Our goal is political extinction for war supporters"
by Joe Sudbay (DC) · 6/04/2007 11:07:00 AM ET

Bush and his-pro Iraq war allies on Capitol Hill were celebrating a victory when the President got his blank check two weeks ago. They may have won a battle, but they're going to lose the war. That's because they are losing the Iraq war and an increasing number of Americans knows it -- even if Bush and the GOP are in denial.

It's going to be a long, hot summer for pro-war members of Congress:

Democratic congressional leaders, whose efforts to force a withdrawal from Iraq were stymied last month, plan a summer of repeated Iraq-related votes designed to force Republican lawmakers to abandon the White House before the fall.

At the same time, antiwar groups are expanding their campaign to pressure GOP incumbents in their home states.

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"The debate on Iraq will continue," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) said last week. Pelosi, who in March helped push Democrats to embrace a withdrawal of American combat forces, has pledged that the House will vote on numerous measures aimed at ending the war.

Tom Matzzie, campaign manager for Americans Against Escalation in Iraq, the leading coalition against the war, promised an equally unpleasant summer for Republicans whenever they return home.

"Our job is to go into the congressional districts of members and create a political environment that is toxic," he said. "The public is there already. It is really about focusing their anger."

We're all about focusing the anger. Most of us can't read and watch what's going on in Iraq and not be apoplectic. All we get from Bush and his allies is political happy talk about progress that doesn't exist.

Best line from Matzzie: "Our goal is political extinction for war supporters." A worthy goal to save the nation and save lives.

[bryant69]

1. I hate the term extinction in political discourse

It seems so undemocratic.

Bryant
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[Beausoleil]

3. It's perfectly democratic

If the voters do not want any Whigs in office, they do not vote for them; Whig party goes extinct after being unable to get elected.

[ananda]

2. It's more like political irrelevance.

and so sad

[Hissyspit]

4. .

[ellenfl]

5. which explains why the dems did not cut off war funding.

they are going to use a thousand cuts to take back the wh and keep the house and the senate.

ellen fl

[Morgana LaFey]

6. Now THERE's a campaign I can support wholeheartedly

In fact, that's one I might go all activist on. We'll see. These shitheads have GOT to understand who, exactly, they really report to.

[Morgana LaFey]

7. Here ya go -- Link and all

http://www.noiraqescalation.com/

mericans Against Escalation in Iraq is a major, multi- million dollar national campaign to oppose the President's proposal to escalate the war in Iraq by sending more than 20,000 additional troops into the violent civil war between Sunni insurgents and Shiite militias.

Americans Against Escalation in Iraq is a coalition of:

* SEIU
* MoveOn.org Political Action
* Center for American Progress Action Fund
* USAction
* Win Without War

* Vote Vets
* Campaign for America's Future
* USSA
* Working Assets
* Americans United for Change

Sign up for their email list!

[Morgana LaFey]

8. I think this deserves a kick

[bvar22]

9. Ruh-Ro

Sounds like the Democratic Leadership is getting ready to write some strongly worded letters or slap some non-binding resolutions on the Republicans.

[MisterP]

10. *sob* why are they so ungrateful to our Smart, Pragmatic overlords?

:sarcasm: