Republicans, to Their Peril, Stand With Bush (Marie Cocco at Truthdig)

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Republicans, to Their Peril, Stand With Bush

Posted on Mar 27, 2007
By Marie Cocco

WASHINGTON—From its inception, the Iraq War has been George W. Bush’s signature project.

It was conceived by a small band of neoconservatives who had on their side the vice president’s robust agreement and unflagging determination to have the United States return to Iraq. They, in turn, had the president’s ear.

The public has long seen Iraq as Bush’s war. It is why his approval ratings soared with what appeared to be initial success, and why they have sunk with the prospects for anything resembling an American victory.

Now the war belongs to the Republican Party.

That is really what happened in the House the other day. All but two Republicans opposed the Democrats on the vote in favor of a war funding measure that seeks to wind down American military involvement with a set of political benchmarks the Iraqi government and Bush himself have long espoused but never attained.

The same is about to occur in the Senate, when it votes this week on a war spending bill that includes a “goal”—but no requirement—of bringing U.S. combat troops home in a year. Having first blocked even debate on a nonbinding resolution on Iraq in the Senate, Republicans there now will be almost unanimous in opposing this more robust bill.

They are standing with Bush. .....(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070327_republicans_to_their_peril_stand_with_bush/

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1. The lemmings provide me an opportunity to amuse myself

Just say Iraq is Bush's War and they get all pissy. Why's that I ponder? Would they not be proud that this is their hero's war? Surely they don't want to share that incredibly conservative success with anyone else.

I used to be apolitical. Now because of these bastards I've morphed into an evil button pusher. Its too easy.

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2. The more the GOP supports this president

The better the chance for a sweep by Dems in the '08 election. If they think they can fix a landslide election using electronic voting and general fraud, they've got another thing coming. Jeb's no longer delivering FL, and the people in OH are fed up.