A REPUBLICAN was the most passionate voice at today's war hearings

[Terran1212]

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/capitalgames?bid=3&pid=96350

"So after all this, Representative Jones, who had voted to grant Bush the authority to invade Iraq, had a question. He noted that "my heart has ached ever since I found out that the intelligence...was flawed and possibly manipulated." He said that he had written letters to relatives of every American soldier who has died in Iraq--8000 letters so far. "What perplexes me," he said, "is how in the world could professionals see what was happening and nobody speak out?"

It was an important question. Within the intelligence community, there were professionals who knew that critical parts of the Bush administration's case for war--which relied primarily on the argument that Saddam posed a direct WMD threat to the United States--had serious holes. Those who dissented internally did not go public--they worked within the system. But the system did not work. The White House made certain not to pay attention to any of the dissents, and it did not share the disputes with the voters. Why had the entire intelligence community allowed Bush and his aides to get away with this? "


That's a REPUBLICAN.

The Dems have obviously grown some sort of balls to even have this hearing (after so many have died, of course). But it's still up to even the Republicans to speak the right truths.

[Cocoa]

1. he's come a long way since "Freedom Fries"

which was Jones's project.

[LittleClarkie]

4. I do believe he apologized for that too

It bugs me that my local greasy spoon still uses that stupid term.

[Clark2008]

8. So does mine.

Maybe we should print out the articles where he denounces and apologizes for what he said and leave it, conveniently, at the cashier's stand?

:shrug:

[Island Blue]

2. Walter Jones is my district's Representative

and though I disagree with him on many, many issues, I'm glad he is being more vocal about his feelings about the war. This isn't the first time he has spoken out. I think actually attending so many funerals has really had an impact on him. And for what it's worth, Jones was actually a Democrat before he was a Republican. Maybe that accounts for him apparently having at least a kernel of decency in his soul.

[Terran1212]

3. My congressman (Tom Price) has no decency in him

He actually took to the floor recently to congratulate some athletes in my districts' high school getting to the top baseball thingy or whatever.

I was thinking, "No wonder I feel like telling him to shut up everytime i meet him"

[madfloridian]

5. Compare Jones with my senator, Bill Nelson...and his votes this week.

Redeployment of troops in Iraq by 2007 - Vote Rejected (13-86, 1 Not Voting)

During the debate over the defense authorization bill, the Senate rejected this amendment calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by July 2007.

Sen. Mel Martinez voted NO......send e-mail or see bio
Sen. Bill Nelson voted NO......send e-mail or see bio


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Gradual redeployment of troops in Iraq - Vote Rejected (39-60, 1 Not Voting)

The Senate rejected this non-binding "sense of the Senate" resolution calling for a gradual pullout of U.S. troops from Iraq.

Sen. Mel Martinez voted NO......send e-mail or see bio
Sen. Bill Nelson voted NO......send e-mail or see bio

[Skittles]

6. some sort of balls?

male body parts are not required for courage

[Terran1212]

7. I think that was obvious in the pre-war debates in media and politics

The females were standing up to war much faster