The New York Times called the vote a "stinging defeat" for antiwar Democrats that "underscored the divisions among Democrats over how to oppose the administration’s Iraq policy, as well as widespread fear of being seen as undercutting American troops." Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama voted for Feingold's cutoff plan. Their votes are, of course, an accurate barometer of where the Democrats' base is on the war.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
May 16 - Another Iraq Cutoff Plan Rejected
This morning, the Senate voted 67-29 on a procedural motion that effectively rejected the Democrats' latest effort to cut off funding for the Iraq war. It would have cut off funding for the Iraq war by March 31, 2008. No Republicans voted for the proposal, and a number of Democrats voted against it.
The New York Times called the vote a "stinging defeat" for antiwar Democrats that "underscored the divisions among Democrats over how to oppose the administration’s Iraq policy, as well as widespread fear of being seen as undercutting American troops." Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama voted for Feingold's cutoff plan. Their votes are, of course, an accurate barometer of where the Democrats' base is on the war.
The New York Times called the vote a "stinging defeat" for antiwar Democrats that "underscored the divisions among Democrats over how to oppose the administration’s Iraq policy, as well as widespread fear of being seen as undercutting American troops." Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama voted for Feingold's cutoff plan. Their votes are, of course, an accurate barometer of where the Democrats' base is on the war.
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