Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) to enter war dead into Congressional Rec.

[wndycty]

This is taking place tonight, the names will now become part of the Congressional record.

Hats off to Rahm!

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Today, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., will convene a forum on the so-called Downing Street Memo, a leaked document that appears to suggest that the White House made a decision to go to war in summer 2002. Next week, Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., is planning to read on the House floor the names of about 1,700 Americans who have died in the war.
-snip-

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0616iraq-exit16.html

There is not a lot of buzz about this. . .but it deserves to be kicked.

[David Zephyr]

1. Again, the House Dems show Senate Dems how to lead.

Kick.

[wndycty]

2. LOL . . .

. . .don't worry I'm sure Rahm will get hated on by DUers sooner or later. But he is my boy!

[im10ashus]

14. Why would you say that about DUers?

I am formally from Chicago, now living in Manhattan, and I don't get the implication. I've MET Rahm in person and had an actual conversation with him. He was very pleasant and intelligent, without being a politician, like a lot of elected officials. I respect and admire what he's done and was there to vote for him when he ran for the District. Why would you say such a thing? Just curious. Don't throw flames at this.

[wndycty]

15. Have you seen the way they threw Durbin under the bus?

And I think Rahm is DLC. . .I support him because he is awesome.

[eleny]

3. Where did you hear that it's tonight?

Tia!

[malaise]

5. He was on CNN

earlier this afternoon.

[wndycty]

6. They just talked about it on Chicago radio. . .

. . .then I did a news.google. I'm surprised this is not getting more coverage. This deserves a lot more press.

[eleny]

7. Thanks!

I have C-Span on and will just leave it there. Maybe it will be in Special Orders.

[Pirate Smile]

4. I wonder how long that will take to read. Is he doing it alone or will

others help read some names?

Good idea, Rahm.

[ComerPerro]

8. Wow. I'm glad he is doing that.

[uppityperson]

9. Good, they should be entered. n/t

[barb162]

10. kick

[malaise]

11. Cspan Home page has this

Thursday, June 23
House of Representatives:
Reading of Names of U.S. Armed Forces Killed in Iraq & Afghanistan
On C-SPAN at 6pm ET

http://www.c-span.org/

[eleny]

12. Thanks

He was just up speaking during Special orders and confined his remarks to Social Security.

[wndycty]

13. Has it happened yet

:kick: