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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 05:18 PM
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Biden: GOP May Split on Iraq After Election
Oct. 6, 2006 — The bleak characterization of the situation in Iraq made by Republican John Warner on Thursday could be the only the first such call by ranking Republicans for a possible change of course in Iraq in the months to come, according to a Democratic senator, who says the Republicans have confided in him.

Senator Joe Biden of Delaware, the senior Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, told reporters today that at least two Republicans in addition to Warner have said privately that they will come out more forcefully against the White House strategy in Iraq.

Don't expect any bombshells this week or next, though. Both of the senators who have apparently confided in their Democratic colleague told him they will wait until after the Nov. 7th elections. Biden did not name the senators. He did say that Warner is not one of them.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2537492&page=1

Today reports three US military has died. This says the GOP will wait for another month before speaking up. Thirty one more days of reports of US military deaths before any chance of a change.
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LibDemAlways Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 05:27 PM
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1. The US soldiers dying everyday in Iraq are the
sons and daughters of people who do not frequent private country clubs, have big bank accounts, or live in luxury. They aren't real to the politicians in Washington who sent them there. As long as somebody else is doing the dying, war is fine by these assholes because it enriches the coffers of their biggest contributors.

And, knowing what a complete and utter fiasco it's become, they still won't speak out and risk the wrath of the Bush Crime Family. Lowly scum, all.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 05:43 PM
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3. Well, Fuck them... Come out now you POS...
Are you gonna look those people who lost a loved one in the eye from this day forward and say I am sorry, I could and should have done more....


FUCK 'EM ALL....
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Subdivisions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 05:29 PM
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2. Somebody send this to Sheppard Smith at Faux!!! eom
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 06:22 PM
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9. send it all the media----get some bloggers on this!
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 06:22 PM
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10. REC for the troops
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 05:45 PM
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4. dying for the electoral hopes of chickenhawks
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karynnj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 05:50 PM
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5. Why would anyone confide in Biden
Edited on Fri Oct-06-06 05:53 PM by karynnj
"Both of the senators who have apparently confided in their Democratic colleague told him they will wait until after the Nov. 7th elections. Biden did not name the senators. He did say that Warner is not one of them."

Confiding in Biden may be one of the easiest ways to announce something anonymously.
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 05:55 PM
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6. Yeah, that part seemed strange to me also
GOPers do not pass secrets to Dems unless they have ulterior motives.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 06:20 PM
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7. the immorality of this-Repugs to change minds after the election!
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 06:21 PM
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8. spread this around. This is oso outragious
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 06:24 PM
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11. what bloggers can do some detective work-keep the pressure on.
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truthisfreedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 06:25 PM
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12. they're floating this as a test to see if it improves their PR.
but nothing will.
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 06:29 PM
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13. Do it now, you cowardly maggots, before more kids die for nothing.
These people make me sick.
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ECH1969 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 06:35 PM
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15. Levin and Pryor both gave more positive assessments of Iraq then Warner
We are in a weird situation right now were it makes dems look moderate to say positive things about the war and makes members of the GOP look moderate to attack the war.

http://www.al.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-24/115983685025090.xml&storylist=alabamanews

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/special_packages/iraq/15669795.htm
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 06:37 PM
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16. Look at the toll so far this month - over 20 this week.
I don't care which side is glossing it over. This crap has got to stop and stop soon.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 06:33 PM
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14. "the need to protect the president will be nonexistent"


......"Two leading Republican senators have come to me," Biden said. He said they told him, "'Joe, I am getting beat up by my team.'"

Biden said after the election, "the need to protect the president will be nonexistent" and Republicans will be freer to break with the White House and call for change in Iraq.............
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DoYouEverWonder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 06:40 PM
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17. Why wait?
So more kids can die?

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