September Song
Bush appears to be digging in with 28 percent of the American people on his side. Everybody else seems to be against his plan of fighting this war until the bitter end. Most Americans know, it’s time to bring the troops home, and most Republicans are not eager to go into the next election being tied to supporting the occupation of Iraq.
Privately, Republican members of Congress and presidential candidates have complained about Bush’s war, accusing him of not handling it in a competent way.
Republican Senator Olympia Snow of Maine, became the latest senator to speak out publicly. She proposed benchmarks to measure the need for troop withdrawals from Iraq. Republican Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee has promised to put into law the recommendations of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, which Bush has already contemptuously disregarded.
Most Republican Senators appear to be more concerned about their own members in Congress being sent home, rather than genuinely concerned about the troops coming home.
Republican Senators Susan Collins and Norm Coleman, who are up for reelection in 2008 are the most concerned. They sounded like they were ready to get tough with Bush several months ago, but they haven’t broken ranks.
Senator Collins said: “There’s a sense that by September, you’ve got to see real action on the part of Iraqis. I think everybody knows that. I think a lot of us feel the same way.”
Republicans seem to have Bush on a four month deadline, and are telling him publicly what they’ve been telling him privately for a long time. Your time’s running out. We’re leaving you in September. You’ve got four months to clean it up.
Some suggest that Republicans should be given the benefit of the doubt and see what happens in September. My prediction is that nothing will happen in September, because congressional Republicans have been Bush’s lapdogs for six years and they don’t have the integrity or courage to change. By in large, they’ll continue to put party loyalty above the lives of our troops and the wishes of most Americans.
Privately, Republican members of Congress and presidential candidates have complained about Bush’s war, accusing him of not handling it in a competent way.
Republican Senator Olympia Snow of Maine, became the latest senator to speak out publicly. She proposed benchmarks to measure the need for troop withdrawals from Iraq. Republican Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee has promised to put into law the recommendations of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, which Bush has already contemptuously disregarded.
Most Republican Senators appear to be more concerned about their own members in Congress being sent home, rather than genuinely concerned about the troops coming home.
Republican Senators Susan Collins and Norm Coleman, who are up for reelection in 2008 are the most concerned. They sounded like they were ready to get tough with Bush several months ago, but they haven’t broken ranks.
Senator Collins said: “There’s a sense that by September, you’ve got to see real action on the part of Iraqis. I think everybody knows that. I think a lot of us feel the same way.”
Republicans seem to have Bush on a four month deadline, and are telling him publicly what they’ve been telling him privately for a long time. Your time’s running out. We’re leaving you in September. You’ve got four months to clean it up.
Some suggest that Republicans should be given the benefit of the doubt and see what happens in September. My prediction is that nothing will happen in September, because congressional Republicans have been Bush’s lapdogs for six years and they don’t have the integrity or courage to change. By in large, they’ll continue to put party loyalty above the lives of our troops and the wishes of most Americans.
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