Senate GOP Blocks Dems on Iraq Timetable

[gatorboy]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051115/ap_on_go_co/congress_iraq_16;_ylt=AjXiOxqtNDswulqHPJgNemVX6GMA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled Senate easily defeated a Democratic effort Tuesday to pressure President Bush to outline a timetable for a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. It then overwhelmingly endorsed a weaker statement calling on the administration to explain its Iraq policy.


Senators also voted to endorse the Bush administration's military tribunals for prosecuting foreign terrorism suspects at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but to allow the detainees to appeal their detention status and punishments to a federal court.

On the question of a timetable for troop withdrawal, senators rejected the Democrats' proposal by 58-40. Democratic leaders had advanced the measure in the wake of declining public support for a conflict that has claimed more than 2,000 U.S. lives and cost more than $200 billion.

Republicans countered with their own nonbinding alternative that the Senate approved on a 79-19 vote. Five Democrats sided with the majority party.
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[acmavm]

1. Who are the five weasels? I can't believe some of these frigging jerks

that call themselves democrats.

[Greeby]

3. See here

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00322

Conrad
Pryor
The Nelsons
and Joe-mentum :eyes:

[Mass]

4. What's with Conrad?

He voted for Graham's amendment thursday, against Levin's amendment AND Warner's amendment, and against Bingaman's amendment.

Is he competing with Lieberman and Nelson?

[MissMarple]

2. Check out liveoak's thread. Durbin nails them. To the wall.

Figuratively speaking, of course. ;)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5368165