Senate Republicans to allow debate on Iraq rebuke (Reuters)

[Eugene]

Senate Republicans to allow debate on Iraq rebuke

By Susan Cornwell
Reuters
Tuesday, March 13, 2007; 5:24 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate planned to begin
debating on Wednesday a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq, but
Republicans made clear they opposed the measure and would try to prevent
its passage.

Some Republicans said on Tuesday events in Iraq had convinced them it was
better to go ahead and debate President George W. Bush's war policy than
block consideration of Democratic proposals to change the policy for a third
time.

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Republicans will not stop the Senate from considering the Democrats'
withdrawal plan in a procedural vote expected on Wednesday, Senate
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, told reporters.

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Democrats said they did not know if they could muster a majority for the
measure in the narrowly-divided chamber.

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/13/AR2007031301172.html

[babylonsister]

1. I wonder if the rethugs are getting the teensiest bit tired of this lyin'

admin themselves. There's got to be a breaking point.

[rodeodance]

2. I wonder why the change of heart????????

[rodeodance]

3. ah------I get it. Trent wants to talk of all the Positive things happening.

..."The surge is underway," said Mississippi Republican Sen. Trent Lott, referring to Bush's recent decision to add about 26,000 troops to the Iraq conflict. "There are some positive signs here."

[rodeodance]

4. "I start with 49," Reid said. (one ill and one gone over)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, said he knew of 49 Democratic votes for the plan. One Democrat, South Dakota's Tim Johnson, is ill, and another senator who calls himself an independent but caucuses with the Democrats, Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, is opposed.

"I start with 49," Reid said. "Unless you get some Republicans it's hard to get to 50, even with modern math."