Reply #139: You know, I'm a bit peeved about the whole war vote issue (hear me out) [View All]

[LynneSin]

I am disappointed in anyone who voted for that resolution which was not to proceed with war, but give the Bush Regime the leeway needed to work with the UN to go to war. Clearly the Bush regime lied anyways about everything.

I stood in a small group with Joe Biden after one of his seminars (He hosts them twice a year back in Wilmington, DE where I live) and it was while they were debating the war. In fact Joe had actually showed up late for the event because the debates in DC were lasting longer than normal (His son Beau stepped in to introduce the guest speaker).

Anyhow, it was interesting to listen to Biden speak about the debate about the war and the meetings he had with the Bush admin about the war (he was the Foreign Relations CHair in the committee) and the questioning of "what if this information is right? What if it's real?" You could tell he had doubts but I think back in 2002 we were all still a bit raw from 9/11 and yes, the mid-terms were coming up soon.

So I am upset with Biden and the others for supporting IWR back in 2002, but my decision on who to support in 2008 will NOT be about how they voted back then but what they are doing now to get this war ended. If a warhawk like John Murtha (who made Lieberman look liberal) could change his mind on the war then I think just about anyone else could do the same thing. What our congress does the next 2 years will determine who I will support in 2008 (Ironically, not Biden - I'm ok with him as my senator but NOT as a president).