What is this farce that is going on in the House of Representatives? 2,175 minutes of debate on a non-binding resolution that says little and means less? What is it's point? Who does it benefit? Why are they doing it? Is there anyone other than the most pathological Bush hater that is not thoroughly chagrined by this cheap piece of political theater?
I find it not just embarrassing, though. I find it offensive. Pelosi came to power on a wave of genuine anguish about a war that seemed to be going nowhere and to have no foreseeable end. Actually grappling with that issue is difficult, though. So they decided to use the power given them to embarrass Bush. The charade now going on in the House has no other purpose. But, like all such empty and obvious political hatchet jobs, the result is to embarrass the Congress and, to a degree at least, rehabilitate Bush.
If I am any indicator, the Democrats are doing themselves enormous damage by trivializing the public's anguish over this war.
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I agree completely.
While I don't buy the "you can't support our troops and not support the war" cliche, I do feel that we owe our soldiers an honest discussion of our options. There are a lot of plans other than the "surge" out there - Senator Biden's, the ISG Report, Sen. McGovern and Dr. William R. Polk's, etc. A congressional debate on the merits of these plans compared to the merits of the surge might not lead to a binding resolution, but it sure would be a better use of valuable time.
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