Senate repudiates MoveOn ad

Senate repudiates MoveOn ad, Obama misses vote
By Klaus Marre
September 20, 2007
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/senate-repudiates-moveon-ad-obama-misses-vote-2007-09-20.html


The Senate voted on Thursday to repudiate an ad from MoveOn.org that referred to Gen. David Petraeus as “General Betray Us.” Democratic presidential front-runner Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) opposed the measure, while her closest competitor, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), missed the vote.

The Senate approved a resolution condemning the ad and all attacks on members of the military by 72-25.

“This amendment was an opportunity for every senator to declare with not only their voices but also with their votes that they fully support our troops and our commanding general in Iraq,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), the sponsor of the measure. “For MoveOn.org and their left-wing allies to brand General Petraeus a traitor and a liar crossed a historic line of decency. It was a despicable political attack by a radical left-wing interest group.”

Prior to the vote, President Bush also condemned the ad and criticized Democrats for not opposing it more vocally. Bush, when asked about the ad during a White House press conference, called it “disgusting.”

He added that the lack of Democratic outrage over the ad has led him to conclude that “most Democrats are afraid of irritating a left-wing group like MoveOn.org.” ............

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how special.

You know, no one outside of DC gives a damn. Why did Reid even let the vote go forward?

So damn easy to attach amendments to things.

Bush has been betraying us since he started running for office. Petraeus is one of His. Rummy was one of His.

This issue didn't even warrant a vote. Not voting on it seems a good way to show they are ignoring such a goofy issue on the Senate floor. Anyone remember Terry Schiavo??

What about the troops? Not near the passion there from the repubs....