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In reply to the discussion: Obama ran after only 2 years in the Senate. Why is this a tougher prospect for Warren? Here's why: [View all]ProSense
(116,464 posts)"That's about as selective as you could get. but, I'll play. And my excerpts are a lot more honest than yours. Your habit of selective quoting is pretty dishonest, dear. You should be embarrassed to try and foist this off as a sense of the speech. You are intentionally attempting to change the meaning of his speech. I find that contemptible. Please note that I have far, far, far more to choose from. And no, he did not buy into the WMD, as your attempt at being clever seeks to prove. "
...matter if he claimed it was a "blank check." My point is that all the Senators spoke about the need to disarm Saddam and his possession of WMD. And all the Senators voted for one or more versions of the authorization to use force.
Here is the Durbin Amendment, which only got 30 votes, including Feingold, Leahy and Kennedy.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=107&session=2&vote=00236
And you have a lot of nerve calling someone "dishonest" because the facts show you're wrong. You're the one who should be "embarrassed."