41 Senators tell Bush: Be frank on Iraq (40 Dems & 1 Independent)

[sabra]

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/politics/13406571.htm

41 Senators tell Bush: Be frank on IraqAssociated Press

WASHINGTON - President Bush is hearing from the Senate on Iraq. Forty Democrats and one independent have signed a letter urging him to be more frank with Iraqis and the American public.

The letter says the administration needs to present "a plan that identifies the remaining political, economic, and military benchmarks that must be met and a reasonable schedule to achieve them."

The administration, the letter said, should "tell the leaders of all groups and political parties in Iraq that they need to make the compromises necessary to achieve the broad-based and sustainable political settlement that is essential for defeating the insurgency in Iraq within the schedule they set for themselves."

[sabbat hunter]

1. where are

the other democrats?

which ones didnt sign?

[Silvermint]

2. Yeah,

which four do I now campaign forcefully against?

I bet Lieberman has to be one of 'em... dare I say Clinton as well?

[sabra]

4. no Lieberman, yes to Clinton

[sabra]

3. here:

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/On_eve_of_Iraqi_elections_Democrats_1214.html

Senator Daniel Akaka Senator Max Baucus Senator Evan Bayh Senator Joe Biden Senator Jeff Bingaman Senator Barbara Boxer Senator Robert Byrd Senator Maria Cantwell Senator Tom Carper Senator Hillary Clinton Senator Jon Corzine Senator Mark Dayton Senator Chris Dodd Senator Byron Dorgan Senator Dick Durbin Senator Russ Feingold Senator Diane Feinstein Senator Tom Harkin Senator Daniel Inouye Senator Jim Jeffords Senator Tim Johnson Senator Ted Kennedy Senator John Kerry Senator Herb Kohl Senator Mary Landrieu Senator Frank Lautenberg Senator Patrick Leahy Senator Carl Levin Senator Blanche Lincoln Senator Barbara Mikulski Senator Patty Murray Senator Barack Obama Senator Mark Pryor Senator Jack Reed Senator Harry Reid Senator John Rockefeller Senator Ken Salazar Senator Paul Sarbanes Senator Chuck Schumer Senator Debbie Stabenow Senator Ron Wyden

[ECH1969]

5. What dems aren't on the list?

[ncrainbowgrrl]

6. From what I can see quickly- both Nelsons. (nt)

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7. and Lieberman

[ncrainbowgrrl]

8. Whoops- I forgot Joe! (Sorry y'all!)- who else are we missing?

[sabra]

9. don't be sorry, just adding to the list.

peace :-)

[ncrainbowgrrl]

12. Conrad (D-ND)?

:hi:

[agincourt]

10. Pointless to ask a pathological liar to be truthful,

you might as well ask him to get cold fusion to work.

[Yavin4]

11. Bush's Response: "My Name Is George, not Frank."

Who is this "Frank" that they're talking about?

[fshrink]

13. Wow! What a bold move!

I suppose that the idea is to ask for something that doesn't exist. It'll take 15 minutes to an aide in the PR department to cook up a few responses, or lack thereof.

[pocket]

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[Laura PourMeADrink]

15. Can't believe Ladrieu finally voted w/ Dems - Guess she's po'd

about hurricane response