Reid Stands Up To Blurring Strategy

[babylonsister]

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Reid Stands Up To Blurring Strategy
by: Chris Bowers
Wed Sep 19, 2007 at 15:42:17 PM EDT

In a surprisingly good move, Harry Reid just dealt the Iraq blurring strategy a major blow:

After weeks of suggesting Democrats would temper their approach to Iraq legislation in a bid to attract more Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared abruptly Tuesday that he had no plans to do so.

The Democratic leader said he will call for a vote this month on several anti-war proposals, including one by Sen. Carl Levin that would insist President Bush end U.S. combat next summer. The proposals would be mandatory and not leave Bush wiggle room, said Reid, D-Nev.

"There (are) no goals. It's all definite timelines," he told reporters of the planned legislation.(...)

When asked why Democrats won't soften the deadline, the majority leader said he doesn't have confidence Republicans are willing to challenge Bush on the war.

"I think they've decided definitely they want this to be the Senate Republicans' war, not just Bush's. They're jealous," he said with a smile.

Yes, yes, yes! Support a binding timeline, or support the war. It really is that simple, and I am thrilled Harry Reid has dropped a toothless "compromise" strategy. Non-binding timelines would have done nothing to end the war, while they would have given many Republicans cover on Iraq.

This is the way we need to operate. More like this, please.

[Cha]

1. Good! bushit has been wiggling nough around

our Justice system and lying to get our country into War On Iraq and Iran is next. Like somebody asked.."Why aren't we in the streets?"

[Nite Owl]

2. What happens when *

vetoes a bill with binding timelines? Will they do what they did last time and just give him the money? That's where the rubber meets the road, they have to keep sending him a bill with a timeline to veto over and over, they need to defund this war.

[VP505]

3. The more often

Reid can get something definite on the floor for a vote the more it will put the RePukes on record, should by chance they get one through, shrub will probably veto but that only makes him and his party look that much worse.