The Cornyn amendment was unnecessary, the Republicans are hypocrites, and all Democrats

[ProSense]

had to do to diffuse the situation was vote against the Cronyn bill. Why? In the end the both amendments would have failed and the Republicans would have been the ones left looking like hypocrites.

Cornyn Amendment:

To express the sense of the Senate that General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, deserves the full support of the Senate and strongly condemn personal attacks on the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all members of the United States Armed Forces.

Boxer Amendment:

To reaffirm strong support for all the men and women of the United States Armed Forces and to strongly condemn attacks on the honor, integrity, and patriotism of any individual who is serving or has served honorably in the United States Armed Forces, by any person or organization.

(emphasis added)

Did anybody really believe the Republican a-holes weren't going to use this to pull the Democratic Party strings?

Everyone is not up in arms because half the Democrats in Congress got roped into a BS vote. That's 22 Democrats, more than the number Republicans running for reelection in 2008:

Alexander, Lamar (R-TN)
Allard, Wayne (R-CO) -- retirting
Chambliss, Saxby (R-GA)
Cochran, Thad (R-MS)
Coleman, Norm (R-MN)
Collins, Susan M. (R-ME)
Cornyn, John (R-TX)
Craig, Larry E. (R-ID)
Dole, Elizabeth (R-NC)
Domenici, Pete V. (R-NM)
Enzi, Michael B. (R-WY)
Graham, Lindsey (R-SC)
Hagel, Chuck (R-NE) -- retiring
Inhofe, James M. (R-OK)
McConnell, Mitch (R-KY)
Roberts, Pat (R-KS)
Sessions, Jeff (R-AL)
Smith, Gordon H. (R-OR)
Stevens, Ted (R-AK)
Sununu, John E. (R-NH)
Warner, John (R-VA) -- retiring

[Trisket-Bisket]

1. Don't forget B.O.

He was too busy raising money.

[fasttense]

2. So did they pass an amendment when the swift-boaters were lying about Kerry's service?

Hell no. But let a group of liberals ask a question about the lies our military dictators, I mean leaders are telling us and we have to have legislation to shut down the majority party's base. What a bunch of cowards.

[ProSense]

3. Kick! n/t