The 10 Pro-Anwar Dems

Below is a list of the 10 Pro-Global Warming, Pro-Big Oil Democrats that voted YEA. They are either that or they are totally ignorant of the FACTS... or it's a stupid play to the voters knowing it won't get past the Senate.

Although it may be still a bit of a fantasy hopefully it will backfire. From what I've seen more and more Americans are becoming increasingly concerned (if not alarmed) about Global Warming and learning more about the causes. As they learn that, they'll look more into how to stop the seriouos problems that this is causing how to fix the problem... and it AIN'T by pumping more oil and buying bigger gas hogs. (and then again of course or those IDIOTS who have their head so far up their backsides they can't see past their own crap and will continue to live in denial or a "so what I'll be dead when it gets to bad" mentality). :grr:

Taken from the House roll call:
Boren
Cramer
Cuellar
Murtha
Melancon
Kanjorski
Green, Gene
Ortiz
Reyes
Skelton

edited to add (because I needed to get the link to the DU thread) that the Above is a modiofied repost from my post in the DU discussion in late breaking news: HERE.

Guess the progressive purists have decided it's HIS turn in the barrel now.....

would 100% truly please everyone, even within one party, ALL the time? When choosing a candidate one has to decide what is important to you and can you accept the bad with the good and what is the balance of positive to negative. Since I don't know Mr. Murtha's stances on other issues, other then this and bringing the troops home, and I don't know what he was thinking when he voted for this I can't say much. If he becomes a contender for President or VP I'll look more into his stances on issues that are important to me.:) As you may be able to guess I'm not so much a "Progressive purist" as much as I'm pragmatic Progressive (or Socialist).

btw - your use of the "turn in the barrel" expression made me smile.:) My late FIL used that expression off and on and other then my husband once in a blue moon I haven't heard it used much other then that (even though my own Dad is a Navy vet). When I have heard it used it's usually been by either a Navy vet or one of their offspring.

"I don't know Mr. Murtha's stances on other issues"
Worth noting that he is more conservative than most Republicans...he's anti-abortion, pro-school prayer, and co-sponsored an anti-flag-burning Constitutional Amendment with Duke Cunningham. But, hell, it's a big tent.

I used to hear people say "his turn in the barrel" when I grew up, but never noticed if it was restricted to Navy folk or not. It owes its provenance to an ancient dirty joke, which in the version I heard, had to do with the Foreign Legion.

years ago. It's like finding the perfect lifemate... qualities, stances, etc that one person finds attractive another doesn't. :)

Thank you for Mr. Murtha's basic stances although he's probably not someone I'd vote for the Dem party is a big tent... although I also wonder at what point that tent gets too big and we loose our true identity.

I seem to remember hearing it as a dirty joke originally so I'd get the "punch line" but it was told from an old seaman's POV... that line sure seems to have grown feet and made the rounds. :D

You will notice that just about every Democrat that comes under attack here by name is:
--up for re-election, and
--beating his or her Republican opposition like a red-headed stepchild...

I don't think that's any coincidence...

I suppose there may be a few reasons for that...
from life experience I've learned that there are some folks who seem to enjoy finding fault and making mountains out of molehills... there are some who truly seek what doesn't exist... perfection and then of course there are those who are not as they seem to be.. sometimes for "play" and sometimes for pay.