[Sosfbay-discuss] BREAKING NEWS: US SENATE CONDEMNS MOVEON.ORG AD

[alexcathy at aol.com]

Dear Green Friends, 





The United States Senate. the (ahem) World’s Most
Deliberative Body, solemnly voted 72 to 25 to condemn the “General Betray Us” ad
by MoveOn.org. 





 



SENATE
BLOCKS ANTIWAR BILL, CONDEMNS AD

by Anne Flaherty

Associated Press



 



WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate blocked legislation Thursday
that would have cut off money for combat in Iraq by June. It was a predictable
defeat for Democrats struggling to pass less divisive anti-war measures.



 



The 28-70 vote was 32 short of the 60 needed to cut off a
GOP filibuster. The legislation, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
and Sen. Russ Feingold, was indicative of the Democratic leadership's new
hardline strategy.



. . . 



Earlier, the Senate voted 72-25 to condemn an advertisement
by the liberal anti-war group MoveOn.org that accused the top U.S. military
commander in Iraq of betrayal.



A full-page ad appeared last week in The New York Times as
Gen. David Petraeus testified before Congress about his assessment of the
situation in Iraq. The ad's headline was: "General Petraeus or General
Betray Us? Cooking the books for the White House."



 



With several Republicans opposed to President Bush's war
strategy, GOP lawmakers could put aside their differences and rally around
their disapproval of the ad.



 



Sen. Gordon Smith, one of the few Republican senators who
supports legislation ordering troop withdrawals, said he thought Petraeus'
testimony and the ad were the two biggest factors in keeping Republicans from
breaking ranks with the president.



 



He said Petraeus' testimony was persuasive and the ad went
too far by attacking a popular uniformed officer.



 



"It was stupid on their part and disgraceful,"
said Smith, R-Ore.



 



Click
here to see how your senators voted.



 



Special Note to My California Friends:







Democratic Sen. Diane Feinstein, of course, voted to condemn
the ad.  Please tell me again why she is the "lesser evil."  



 



They could not vote up or down on a plan to give troops more
rest between deployments, but they could vote for this. 



 



Unbelievable!



 



For my thoughts on the Petraeus ad see my blog post at: 



http://www.greencommons.org/node/782




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