It's all definite timelines," ---the Dems are going to fight it folks!

[rodeodance]

in case this was missed yesterday over the Kerry issue:



.......The Democratic leader said he will call for a vote this month on several anti-war proposals, including one by Sen. Carl Levin that would insist President Bush end U.S. combat next summer. The proposals would be mandatory and not leave Bush wiggle room, said Reid, D-Nev.

"There (are) no goals. It's all definite timelines," he told reporters of the planned legislation.
………..

Reid's hardline stance, announced after the party's weekly policy lunch on Tuesday, reflects a calculation by Democrats that Levin's proposal probably would have failed either way. Democrats hold a thin majority in the Senate and similar legislation has repeatedly fallen short of the 60 votes needed to break a GOP filibuster.

Forum Name Latest Breaking News
Topic subject Look---Boxer, Feingold, Dodd----FORCED his hand on this!!
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2996558#2996567
2996567, Look---Boxer, Feingold, Dodd----FORCED his hand on this!!
Posted by rodeodance on Tue Sep-18-07 08:42 PM


Democrats are in a box on the Iraq war debate, lacking the votes to pass legislation ordering troops home but tied to a support base that wants nothing less. Several Democrats, including Sens. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, Russ Feingold of Wisconsin and Barbara Boxer of California, have said they will not vote for anything short of a firm deadline to end the war.

[againes654]

1. Go Dems!!!

End this stupid war like the people want you to. Don't back down!!!

[Jim__]

2. No backing down!

If the timelines pass and bush vetoes it, pass it again!

[coco77]

3. I will believe it when I see it...

what are the blue dogs saying?

[librechik]

4. Darlin! I have a bridge I want to sell you! just a minute

:cry:

wish the democrats would fight--don't think they will. It's too easy to just step back and let the pukkkes slowly melt into a greasy stain than work to make them accountable and pay for their transgressions. Besides, they are starting to like all those shiny new powers the fascist are going to hand over to them, and for such a small price (their souls)...

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. A deadline a year away? No "wiggle room"? A year?

Doublespeak lives.

I think it safe to assume that at the end of "deadline" another "deadline" will be established.