Yee Hiii!
White House water boy and House Minority Leader (R-OH) is swinging from the Capitol dome tonight after leading an overwhelming 341-79 House vote condemning MoveOn.org’s General “Betray Us” ad.
Because the leaders of the current majority had refused to allow a vote on this important resolution, House Republicans took action to force an up-or-down vote today.
General Petraeus and the men and women of our armed forces deserve our strongest support, and while the measure passed with significant bipartisan support, it is troubling that so many Democrats still voted to condone this attack defaming the general.
But the Senate and House votes may not elicit the precise response Congress is looking for. According to The Hill, it may simply embolden MoveOn.
In response to the vote, the executive director of MoveOn.org’s Political Action Committee, Eli Pariser, said the group would continue its “ad campaign to accuse the Republicans who are blocking an end to the war of a ‘Betrayal of Trust.’ ”
Pariser noted that U.S. soldiers and Iraqi civilians lose their lives every day and “with every passing day, more information comes to light casting more and more doubt on the validity of the facts and conclusions presented by General Petraeus in his testimony before Congress.”
Pariser strongly criticized Congress for “fiddling with an ad while Iraq burns.”
“It is unconscionable and outrageous that instead of doing the people’s work and ending this war, Congress chooses meaningless and distracting gestures,” he said.
This is getting pretty ridiculous. If this becomes a major topic in tonight’s debate, it is going to be a very long, ugly, and useless campaign.
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