Today Senate Republicans showed once again that they don’t give a damn about the lives and families of our soldiers. By a vote of 56-44 the Senators that support our troops were unable to get the 60 votes needed to clear a GOP filibuster.
The roll call confirms that the only change in voting was that John Warner decided to vote against it this time, a change that was offset by Dem Tim Johnson’s return into the Senate. Also, GOP Senators David Vitter and Sam Brownback, who were no-shows last time, showed up to vote no this time. Not a single Republican moved from the No to the Yes column.

Harry Reid responds to the defeat of the Webb measure:

“In blocking this bipartisan bill, Republicans have once again demonstrated that they are more committed to protecting the President than protecting our troops. They have shown they will allow President Bush’s flawed war strategy to continue to strain our military rather than allow the availability of troops to dictate our operations. And they believe it is in our national security interest to push our brave troops and their families beyond their breaking point.

“Democrats disagree. We care deeply about rebuilding our badly overextended military and ensuring our troops have the time to properly train, prepare for and recover from battle. And Democrats remain committed to repaying in some small measure the sacrifices our brave troops are making every day.”

Adding further insult to our men and women overseas, Republican National Committee Chairman and Florida Senator Mel Martinez got on the House floor today and had the audacity to say:

“I think we would demean their service if we were to say to them that there had to be a parity between the time in service out of the country and the time at home.”

Is it demeaning the troops to let them have as much time at home with their families as away dying for Bush’s mistakes and failed policies, in the middle of a civil war?
Is it demeaning the troops to save their families from falling apart from a high divorce rate?
Is it demeaning the troops to let them be with their children, be a part of their lives and be there to watch them grow?
Is it demeaning the troops to try and reduce the RECORD number of suicides?
I don’t think so!
Senator Mel Martinez is a chickenhawk coward.
What is demeaning to the troops and the American people are the Republicans who constantly put politics and that traitor, Alice in BushWonderland, ahead of this country and the will of the people.
[tags]Iraq,War,Surge,Impeach Bush[/tags]