Republicans have successfully blocked bills/amendments that would 1)restore the Constitutional right of Habeas corpus; 2)give voting representation to the citizens of the District of Columbia; 3)allow our troops at least as much time at home as is spent in war zones. Good job Republicans, now you can get on to much more important matters.
How about the resolution condemning the Petraeus ad by moveon.org that is scheduled for vote today? That's much more important than anything of the above three bills.
Ok, I agree that the ad went too far and was definitely counterproductive. So go for your resolution. But wait. Maybe someone should amend your resolution. How about those ads that criticized war veteran John Kerry in 2004 and Max Cleland in 2002? Sen. Barbera Boxer asks if we can condemn those ads at the same time. So yeah, I'd support a resolution condemning all of those ads.
UPDATE: Boxer amendment fails 51-46. It's ok for nasty, untrue ads about Kerry and Cleland, afterall, they're Democrat military men. Republican filibuster succeeds again. Resolution against moveon.org wins the day 72-25. The United States is saved from the evil moveon.org.
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