Adding Another To The List Of Things I Don't Understand
Published by BG on Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 7:57 AM.Think Progress » Breaking: Webb amendment fails.
The Senate just voted 56 to 44 on Sen. Jim Webb’s (D-VA) amendment “requiring that active-duty troops and units have at least equal time at home as the length of their previous tour overseas.” The bill failed to garner the 60 votes needed to move forward.
Obviously, "failed to garner the 60 votes" means the Democratic leadership ever-so-politely allowed the cloture vote on this amendment, which gave the Republicans a chance to obstruct without having to filibuster.
Why in lord baby jesus god's name isn't the leadership making the Republicans stand up and tell America exactly why the troops don't need rest? Even if the Republicans who oppose want to say it's a "political game" designed to "end run the president to stop the war," isn't that exactly what most Americans want them to do? Why isn't it a winning strategy to turn the "support the troops" mantra back on the Republicans? This seems like rich territory to mine, so why the goddamnmotherfuckityshitfuck are they voting on cloture and not debating the amendment?
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