Breaking: Webb amendment protecting U.S. troops fails

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/11/breaking-webb-amendment-protecting-us-troops-fails/

Breaking: Webb amendment protecting U.S. troops fails.

Senate conservatives filibustered Sen. Jim Webb’s (D-VA) amendment that would require troops to rest for as much or more time as they are deployed. Today, it failed to get the 60 votes needed (56-41) to move forward.

[SpiralHawk]

1. republicon chickehawks HATE our troops and veterans

they prove it again, undoubtedly at the behest of the Deserter-in-Chief and Dickie 'Five Military Deferments' Cheney.

The republicons are ashamed of their chickenhawk status --- and take it out on the honest, honorable troops.

Phooey on the republicon chickenhawks

[wakeme2008]

2. This will come back to haunt those 41

Besides Nelson I wonder what other Dem voted against the troops.

[TwilightGardener]

10. Ben Nelson voted NO? Are you series? Oh, man, I am PISSED!

[XOKCowboy]

12. Why do I think that Salazar will be on that list...

I called his office yesterday after receiving his newest constituent email touting his grand plan to make the administration conform to the ISG report. I told his representative I expected him to support the Webb Amendment.

Here we thought we elected a Democrat. What a disappointment.

[grytpype]

3. F*ck.

There's no goddamn hope.

[thereismore]

4. How patriotic of those SHITS! nt

[rubberducky]

5. I hope that this is the lead story on every news program.

Show the bastards for what they are. Support the troops, they couldn`t care less and this proves it.

[EFerrari]

26. If anyone finds it at yahoo or at CNN, we could try rating it up. n/t

[tularetom]

6. Why would anybody vote against an amendment like this?

and still have the cojones to face voters in 2008? I'm assuming the republics up for reelection voted for it.

And I'd bet a dollar against a dog turd Joe Loserman voted against it.

[TwilightGardener]

11. LieberWorm voted against. Can't rest the troops when Iran needs bombing.

[NCarolinawoman]

35. On CNN yesterday he more or less said that Webb didn't know

what he was talking about. Of course when he was on Hannity recently, he said that Wes Clark didn't understand the military ground game.

:nuke: Pompous Joe, the military expert....:dunce:

[TwilightGardener]

36. LOL! Chickenhawk Lieberman contradicting a Vietnam vet /former Secretary of the Navy

and a retired General--can't put his own ass on the line, but loves to criticize others who were willing to fight and saw military operations from the INSIDE. What...an...ass--he earns more of my contempt and hatred every single day he opens his yap.

[MiniMe]

7. Can we say: Webb amendment protecting US troops dies

Just like the soldiers will die at the hand of those that did not support this amendment.

[aquart]

8. There should be an ad scrolling their names.

Scrolling their traitor names over pictures of them on vacation, throwing out baseballs, having fun.

[Mrs. Overall]

9. Is there or will there be a list with those 41 names?

I don't think I have ever felt this much vehemence and raw hatred toward anything in my life--I truly "hate" republicans and everything they stand for. Except for a few family members, I no longer even associate with any republicans--their blind loyalty, hypocrisy, and prejudice are things I do not want in my life or in that of my children.

[babylonsister]

17. There will be a list out soon. If I see it, I'll post it in this thread. nt

[Mrs. Overall]

Thanks!

[babylonsister]

47. Here's a thread with names of who voted NOT to support the troops:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1305476

[Nutmegger]

13. It would have passed if there was an up or down vote.

The repukes are obstructionists who filibuster everything damn thing the the Dems put forth. F you repukes!

[wisteria]

14. We all know that many Repubs don't really care about our troops. n/t

[jaxx]

15. Another screw put to the troops

Damn those fools who think they can keep sending the troops back with too little downtime. Why don't they enlist and go get shot at?

[Akoto]

16. The Dems need to hammer this like there's no tomorrow.

How anyone who supports the troops could vote against this, I don't know. Keeping our men and women over there for five or six successive terms is simply not feasible or right.

[spanone]

18. Obstructionists....up or down vote????

4 votes short......

[bdamomma]

41. you know the Dems will keep on bringing these amendments

to the floor and each time some repigs cross over to the Dems side, I think this is what the Dems want, but in the meantime, the death count of our soldiers and Iraqi civilians keep climbing. Shameful.

[MagickMuffin]

19. ALL DEMS VOTED AYE... NO DEM VOTED NO.... according to c-span

Republicons who voted with the Dems

Coleman, Hagel, Collins, Smith, Snowe, Sununu, Warner

Voting with the rest of the Republicons:

Drum Roll: Lieberman


Sheesh, no surprise about Lieberman, he doesn't give a damn about our troops dying.

And the Repubs who voted with the Dems, I believe they are all up for re-election....

[TwilightGardener]

23. Good! I was afraid Ben Nelson voted No. Now I won't have to e-mail.

[Island Blue]

20. Who DIDN'T vote?

Obviously Tim Johnson didn't vote, but who were the other two? Does anyone know?

[MagickMuffin]

22. Brownback and Vitter

I guess they had more important things on their minds.

Especially Vitter....

[Island Blue]

24. Thanks.

Yes, I suppose Vitter is in hiding from his wife and Brownback out campaigning - or something. Thanks for the info.

[coco77]

21. Time to start calling and emailing...

and letting them know this is no free ride.

[muffin1]

25. Send the "NO" voters to Iraq

Immediately. What pieces of shit they are. Fucking assholes. Fucking shitheads. I hope they ALL fucking lose in 2008.:grr:
How they can deny REST for men and women who put their lives on the line everyday...in 100 degree plus weather...without proper equipment....
GOD, I FUCKING HATE THEM!

[BurtWorm]

27. Why do Senate conservatives not want our troops to rest?

Do they hate our troops?

[babylonsister]

29. They don't care about the troops, only care about doing *'s bidding. Here's

the biggest traitor, who you'd think might have shown some compassion.

Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the senior Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, criticized Webb's proposal to reporters.

It "is an encroachment on the constitutional rights of the president of the United States and the presidential authority of the president . . . in that he alone is the commander in chief and would set deployments," McCain said."

[bdamomma]

39. McCain is a disgrace, our troops wellbeing is being squandered

for some sickening repigs.

[Bitwit1234]

28. And what is so maddening

the general public is never informed that the republicans blocked it. The just say the democrats FAILED to get a bill passed. The sneaky basta**s know very well the press won't out them. And all you could hear from them when they are the majority in the senate was that the democrats were obstructionists.

But you have to fault the democratic senators...they should all clamor to go on TV and tell the world what the republicans are doing. That they don't really support the troops all they support is a stubborn ass little piece of crap that smirks and grins and giggles because he is getting his way. He does not care one bit about the troops all he cares about is the money he, his friends and his family are raking in.

[Old and In the Way]

31. Will any news program cover this tonight?

If they do, will they clearly explain where each Party stand on this? Or will they simply say "Congress failed to pass the Webb amendment"?

[Terri S]

33. What do you think?

Keith's program may be the only place you'll hear mention of it.

[bdamomma]

38. true, the repigs are blocking these amendments.

and our troops lose, more PTSD cases and more wounded and more casualities, enough is enough.

[Old and In the Way]

30. Indentured servitude

Republicans only care about covering for this administration. I guess their motto is, "Support the troops...until every last one of them is ground down and broken."

[Terri S]

32. Kinda makes those yellow ribbons and fancy speeches supporting the troops a joke, huh?

Like it always has been. F'ing bastards!!

[yardwork]

34. SUPPORT OUR TROOPS

Anyone who voted against this bill ought to hang their head in shame.

[JANdad]

37. Remind again why the Dems

Never filibustered ANYTHING?

[bdamomma]

40. this is only one of the many amendments, the Dems want to put

put forward, Levin-Reed Amendment has that been voted on yet? Now when the Repigs start blocking those amendments then you will know who is for and against those troops. But so far the repigs do not give a shit about our troops.

[churchofreality]

42. They can't possibly allow it cuz they've killed and maimed too many already

They don't have enough to deploy.

[bdamomma]

43. roll call votes have not been published yet,

[fooj]

44. The Republicans are TRAITORS and OBSTRUCTIONISTS!!!

[mzmolly]

45. "The differences make a difference." I'll say it every time I can.

That quote is from Paul Wellstone to Ralph Nader, and I never tire of it.

That said my message to Republicans = "support the troops" my !#$ ass! Take those damn yellow ribbons down you !@#& hypocrites!

[alfredo]

46. Mitch McConnell's Lexington Ky office 859 224 8286

His DC office 202 224 2541