Warner Dismisses Webb, Introduces ‘Do-Nothing’ Amendment with McCain
The Washington Post ran a piece in today’s edition — published before Senate business began — that summarizes quite well the current environment in the Senate.
With a difficult war debate looming and presidential vetoes for a host of popular legislation threatened, moderate Republicans in Congress are facing a tough choice: Stand by President Bush or run for their political lives.
Sen. John Warner (R-VA) previously told Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) he would support his (Webb) amendment requiring the Bush administration provide active duty troops an equal amount of time at home as the amount of time spent on their previous tour. Instead, Sen. Warner, without notifying his colleague in advance, introduced a toothless bill with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) designed specifically to defeat Webb’s bill. Webb learned of Warner’s betrayal when McCain introduced the bill.
ThinkProgress has the video and additional info.
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