GOP Senator Criticizes Iraq War in Emotional Speech

[noamnety]

"I, for one, am tired of paying the price of 10 or more of our troops dying a day. So let's cut and run or cut and walk, but let us fight the way on terror more intelligently that we have because we have fought this war in a very lamentable way," he said.

Gordon Smith, on CNN, Dec 8, 2006
http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2006/12/gop-senator-criticizes-iraq-war-in.html

I see he got caught up on his sleep enough since then to vote to continue funding the war.

[bluestateguy]

1. This is why RINO's should not be trusted

They talk a good game, but on the votes that really count they always end up cooperating with Trent Lott and Mitch McConnell.

[snowbear]

2. Translation = Gordon is up for a tough re-election campaign next year

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[snowbear]

3. Oh p.s.. He's up for a tough re-election in a BLUE state..

Hence the flip-flopping starting about a year ago.

Hopefully Oregon, like Rhode Island, will boot his ass out in favor of a Democratic U.S. Senator.

[Straight Shooter]

4. That's my Senator.

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