Remember when Sen. Mitch McConnell stole Sen. Kerry's withdrawal amendment and put his name on it and submitted it to the Senate for a vote. This happened in June of this year. McConnell thought this was the height of hilarity and a very effective putdown and smear of John Kerry and his 'unpopular' views on the Iraq situation:
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk to the underlying amendment.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Kentucky proposes an amendment numbered 4269 to amendment No. 4265.
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: To require the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq and urge the convening of an Iraq summit)
At the end of the amendment add the following:
SEC. __. UNITED STATES POLICY ON IRAQ .
(a) Withdrawal of Troops From Iraq .--
(1) SCHEDULE FOR WITHDRAWAL .--The President shall reach an agreement as soon as possible with the Government of Iraq on a schedule for the withdrawal of United States combat troops from Iraq by December 31, 2006, leaving only forces that are critical to completing the mission of standing up Iraqi security forces.
(2) CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS REQUIRED.--The President shall consult with Congress regarding such schedule and shall present such withdrawal agreement to Congress immediately upon the completion of the agreement.
(3) MAINTENANCE OF OVER-THE-HORIZON TROOP PRESENCE.--The President should maintain an over-the-horizon troop presence to prosecute the war on terror and protect regional security interests.
(b) Iraq Summit.--The President should convene a summit as soon as possible that includes the leaders of the Government of Iraq , leaders of the governments of each country bordering Iraq , representatives of the Arab League, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, representatives of the European Union, and leaders of the governments of each permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, for the purpose of reaching a comprehensive political agreement for Iraq that addresses fundamental issues including federalism, oil revenues, the militias, security guarantees, reconstruction, economic assistance, and border security.
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, the amendment I have sent to the desk is the amendment that I believe the Senator from Massachusetts , Mr. Kerry, had indicated he was going to be offering today so that we can have an appropriate debate on this very important day about whether it is appropriate to withdraw American troops by the end of 2006. That is the second-degree amendment that I just sent to the desk.
Mr. President, I yield the floor.
The Congressional Record, June 15th, 2006.)
Got one question for ya McConnell, who's laughing now? You thought you were so clever and that you had succeeded in really holding Sen. Kerry up to public ridicule. You thought you had lowered his profile among the Democrats and that the rest of the Senate was laughing at him.
Well, you prick, who's laughing now? Tell me, have you heard from Sens. Hagel, Snowe, Warner, Allen, Sununu and so forth lately? Heard anything from Jim Baker and his Iraq Study Group and what they think should happen in Iraq? Heard any laughter lately McConnell, cuz I don't hear anybody laughing at Kerry now. All I hear is the sound of agreement.
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