The Lieberman/Kyl Amendment has passed by an unbelievable 76-22 vote. Roll Call here
Biden’s Iraq Partitioning Amendment passed by a vote of 75-23. I’ll put up Roll Calls as they become available.
And the House of Representatives, evidently eager to show that they are as spineless and easily cowered as the Senate, voted to condemn MoveOn for the Gen. Betrayus ad, 341-79. Roll Call here.
MoveOn’s response to the House vote here.
UPDATE: Kudos to a Democrat who gets it. Tom Allen
“I respect General Petraeus and honor all of our troops. They have done a phenomenal job and done everything that we have asked of them. General Petraeus is a soldier who simply takes orders from the Commander-in-Chief, President Bush.
Unfortunately the President and his Republican allies in Congress have continued to order General Petraeus and the rest of our troops to continue fighting. What we need is a plan to bring our troops home.
I voted against this resolution today because I believe it is the job of the Congress to bring our troops home, not legislate free speech.”
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Liberalism is dead. All hail the new prevailing ideology - Dumbass.
idiots
Oh no…………..
Lieberman/Kyl Amendment= what we get when Pelosi keeps Impeachment off the table.
Thank God. I would hate to waste time debating the additional $180 BILLION that Chimpy wants…and will get…for his worthless war.
Much better to keep rehashing this kind of bullshit.
They are voting to condemn moveon? WTF? Can they even do that?
BLOODY HELL !
HAVE WE LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF OUR GOVERNMENT?!!!
What does this mean in terms of a possible War on Iran?
341 to 79?
I cannot fathom how Delahunt voted “yea”???? grrrr.
He’ll be hearing from a constituent.
What…..the……FUCK???
cristalyn @ 6:
They can certily vote to put their fingers in their ears and chant “I can’t hear you, la la la la la la la” before excoriating us to “stop slapping ourselves”
For crying out loud!
Why do we even bother to have elections?
What good is the Democratic Party if they consistently ignore their constituents (and morality)?
What do the 70% of Americans who are repulsed by this administration, and bills like this one, supposed to do?
Who represents us?
No one! We have no representation. Perhaps we should have no taxation. Perhaps we should listen to Thomas Jefferson:
And the media is no help either: News Corpse
I can’t believe these idiots wasted time on this crap when there are so many other more important issues to address. All these morons need to go!
Then MoveOn needs to do a new ad that says:
“Any money that you were going to donate to the Democrats for re-election, Send it to US!”
Since they want to waste their time condemning MoveOn as opposed to dealing with real issues…like Gates coming to them and begging for more money to fund bombing Iran.
I read earlier that the Lieberman/Kyl amendment was going to be tabled. WTF happened?
What World War 3 may look like
http://tinyurl.com/yv4f3b
it’s high fucking time we broke out the torches and pitchforks!!!
I would like to officially announce my candidacy for any open office since I am far better than anyone currently in government anywhere. For example, I can walk and breathe at the same time.
Thank you for your support.
They can’t find the urge to wag their finger at a fascist Executive Branch, but they have no problem doing it to a bunch of uppity citizens.
These politicians have become far too arrogant. They seem to think they’re our bosses rather than our servants.
I left this at firedoglake already, but may we refer to them as the “Koolaid Kongress” henceforth? Apologies to anyone who preempted me, but perhaps a steady barrage of contempt and derision may attract their notice.
Forget it. Freedom of expression is dead in this country
Support Democrats = Support the Bush Regime. Cleanse Ye Selves. Register Indy and stop being taken for granted.
I VOTE TO CONDEMN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE.
Can I get a holla?
With Lieberman-Kyl, Bush will have all the authority he needs to attack Iran. This is a big setback for everyon who wants the US out of the Middle East. The Democrats are useless.
WTF?
I thought we had a Democratic majority in Congress. I can see that we can have trouble breaking a filibuster, but where was the leadership on this one? This is a moment of clarity for me. I knew that the Democratic majority was having trouble at being effective, but this shows that they are not even trying to resist Republican rule.
is it too much to ask to go down fighting?
yes it is.
Is this the Lieberman-Kyl Amendment to go to war with Iraq?
And let me ask you … you thought the democrats would win easily in 2008 … why is that again? Do you or I have any reason to believe the republicans arent still running the government? Do you understand just how irrelevant Pelosi and Reid are?
And what is being done regarding the 2008 elections - ITS ALL BEING DONE BY REPUBLICANS.
Republicans will do much better in 2008 than expected - they will say its the disaffection with congress.
If they can get a democratic congress (yes that means Reid and the control he is supposed to have) to authorize war with Iran and condemn a grass roots organization of voters - that really is what moveon is you know - then they can and will steal the next election.
This country stinks.
miss_kitty @ 22:
I 2nd that vote.
Fine. Condemn away, you spineless shitbags.
These idiots are going to get US ALL F**KING KILLED.
leslie @ 26:
Is this the Lieberman-Kyl Amendment to go to war with Iraq?
Iran, not Iraq
…due to unfortunate timing, I should point out that my #29 post is in reference to the topic, no to miss_kitty @ 22’s suggestion.
Ok…can we can now have amendments condemning the Swift Boat Ad, the max Cleland smears, Ted Nugents gun tirade, mann Coulters rap sheet of slurs and her NY Times comment, anything that Weiner guy says, the 2000 smears against the Straight talk Express, beck, Billo, Michelle M, Rush’s mocking of MJ Fox and Parkinsons and hundreds of other whacked out comments…..and on and on….
The Dems are a bunch of submissive collies….
great job democrats. You’ve proved time and again why it is that we have come to see you as WORTHLESS, SPINELESS, P*LITICIANS!!
The LieberKyl amendment passed without any real investigation into its underlying assumptions. It is evident that most of our politicians are simply lazy careerists who are hostage to Beltway conventions.
Here’s something for fans of Clinton and Obama. She voted for it, and he didn’t bother showing up. Feel the HillaryMentum!!!
leslie @ 26:
It basically offers the opinion that the US should defend the troops against Iranian hostilities. It is an opinion - the sense of the senate - which they will use as authorization.
rage @ 12:
I agree. They can do this crap to show how “patriotic” they are and so can we. “Get the hell out” in November. Thanks to Rob Wexler, my congressman, for his eternal balls and not being a lemming, ever.
Ha-ha, the Democrats! Yeah, they’ll save us. Man, that’s funny. The fuckin’ Democrats.
OK The demcrats and repussies can turn in their rubber stamps for a new one that say “WAR STAMP”
miss_kitty @ 22:
YEA
Ahh living in Facist America…
Um gosh, I’m so glad the Democrats are in the majority so stupid things like this don’t happen anymore.
I have given up all hope for the United States of America.
Holy SHEET!! The Kyl thing passed ??? Does this give the green light to go to war with iran ?
wtf is going on ? As watched Ach Mahn seal his own fate yesterday i wondered how soon we’d be in iran and it looks like he better hop on a plane and head for a bunker.
The Truth Hurts @ 5:
Exactly, over at DKos, a poster sums it up pretty succinctly with the comment:
“So this is the Important Business that Congress has to deal with instead of Impeachment?”
Oh, and if history is any judge the War Profiteering Dems will give Bush MORE than he asks for. They are just as much a part of the Military Industrial Complex as the Rethuglicans.
If Nicole had watched the Documentary “Why We Fight” she wouldn’t be so surprised when legislation such as the Lieberman/Kyle amendment passes with so much bi-partisan support.
Time for The Citizens to change the game. Instant Runoff Voting is a start.
www.fairvote.org
If that doesn’t work, I’ve got my pitchfork handy.
More proof that the Republicrats are just 2 sides of the same corporate/elitist coin playing all of us in the middle for chumps.
I’m glad I ditched them and went Green in the last election - I knew they’d sellout sooner or later as they’re as much bought and paid for as the other guys, two different animals feeding at the same through.
So who the fuck is representing the will of the people? Certainly not the fucking democrats! Where the fuck is their supposed sense of morality?
I’m ashamed to have registered myself as a dem…
Should be called the Demoncrat Party from here on out.
I’m so angry over this and the passage of the Kyle Lieberman Amendment in the Senate that I’m speechless. I just don’t understand how spineless Dems can slap down their own base and support this President and his horrifying war again and again and again.
I’m beginning to think that there really is no hope for this country…no redemption, no saving grace…nothing but a robotic whining sound as we all go down the drain of history!
pussy democrats
Last one to the border, please turn out the lights.
Looks like we are going to end up a one-world corporate financial plant.
According to TPM they took out the “offending language”. Geez.
Sorry, bloggers are stupid sometimes.
Moveon, as I said earlier, is a membership based grassroots organization of VOTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The GODDAMN congress just voted AGAINST THE WILL OF VOTERS?????????
WHAT?????????????
And tell me why bloggers heads arent exploding all over the country as we speak?
Bill Orielly condemns an organization of voters AND NO ONE COMMENTS THAT THE PRESS IS CONDEMNING VOTERS?
Are you kidding me?
Shame on you Nicolle and John and the rest.
Where can I find a Democratic politician who doesn’t bend over and spread ass every time he sees a Republican?
Take that back. I have a wonderful collie (adopted through Collie Rescue) who is loving, loyal, and dependable. I resent your comparing her to the invertebrate Dems (”Invertacrats”?)
Good for them! Glad to see them taking the issues that are paramount to all Americans. Now, if we could get them to act this quick on things other than Schiavo and Gay Marriage bans, then we would be in great shape. Health Care anyone?