Petition Update
The online petition to tell the Republican leadership that some of us regard Senate votes for a non-binding anti-war resolution bad for the troops and encouraging for America's enemies is going strong. As of this post over 11,000 people who have chosen not to break faith with our soldiers have signed it.
I have read some comments around the blogosphere taking exception to this petition, arguing that it is bad to set a litmus test two years out from an election. Respectfully, I disagree. If a Senator is not fundamentally serious about the defense of this country and support for our troops, I will not support him or her. Ever. That isn't so much a litmus test as it is a hard boundary. I have a son serving there right now. Any vote that serves to undermine his support or encourage the people trying to kill our troops is unacceptable. A showboating non-binding resolution is nothing but partisan politics and should be treated with the revulsion it deserves.
I posted about the petition here. I posted about an Opinion Journal article that really hits home here. The New York Sun has an article that indicates that the insurgents may be nearing exhaustion. Is it correct? I have no idea. But the General we are sending to do the job is confident the mission can be accomplished. Who the hell is someone like Chucky Hagel to cut him off at the knees before sending him to do the job.
Any vote to deny him the backing he needs to do the job is unacceptable. Anyone who votes to deny that support is undeserving of future political support.
Blogosphere, Politics, War | Gaius Thursday, 25 January , 2007
By Lisa, Thursday, 25 January , 2007 @ 7:36 pm
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Done. Links forwarded to family and friends with orders to comply, and my emails sent to Brownback and Hagel, as well as my two California Senators. Speaking of Brownbeck, I actually sent a second email to him at his presidential campaign site.By Lisa, Thursday, 25 January , 2007 @ 7:40 pm
OOPs, Brownback….www.brownback.com. I hate when that happens..
By Gaius, Thursday, 25 January , 2007 @ 7:54 pm
I fixed it for you.
By David, Thursday, 25 January , 2007 @ 10:00 pm
I see it this way. There is no redemption for them for desertion of the troops. It is a one way street with no return. Maybe g_d himself can offer them redemption, but there will be none from me. It transcends politics, it is a visceral revulsion to their pandering and positioning for future votes.