Ok, I'll give rethug Sen. Gordon Smith kudos!!!

[RiverStone]

From my notes as he is being interviewed by Anderson Cooper -now- regarding Shrub's new Iraq plan:

...same old stratigy...needlessly gets soldiers killed...I do not support escalation...Bush is trying a hail mary pass which he's tried before...20,000 troops will not make a difference, we would need more like 200,000 and turn the whole city into a green zone...our presence there is counterproductive!

So I don't do short hand, but you get the idea.

Putting any other disagreements I may have with Senator Smith from Oregon (and there are many) aside, I greatly commend him speaking out as a Republican against Shrub's arrogance and foolish plan to further this insane Iraq quagmire. It will take other rethugs with equal courage to stand up against this madness to stop Shrub in his tracks.

I admit, it's easy to rail on the rethugs and I do it in my sleep; but I will give Gordon Smith lots of kudo's for having the guts to take a stand against the tide of his party. He is far more a DEM on this then newly anointed rethug Lieberman - - and I will happily give credit and respect to any other Republican that see's the light and the truth.

And coming from this life long dedicated DEM Mr. Smith, tonight you earned my respect.

Thank You.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. vote whore

he'll say anything if he thinks the voters want to hear it.

[Bicoastal]

2. Well, there's a time and place for a principled stand....

...but after 3,000+ dead in a botched invasion, I think it's about time some of these A-holes started paying attention to what the voters want for a change.

What would you rather have happen first--a few more stubborn, unpopular GOP jackasses voted out of congress, or our servicemen taken permanently out of harm's way?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

4. just wanted everyone to be perfectly clear about his reasons for this

"change of heart".

I doubt principals have a thing to do with it, but yes, at least he's listening to his voters. :)

[originalpckelly]

3. Vote whore be damned, he's doing what we want him to...

and what the voters want him to. That's what counts. Whatever it takes to get our troops out of Iraq.