Feingold responds to today’s Iraq Vote.
“Today the Senate took another step toward acknowledging the will of the American people, who want to end this misguided mission in Iraq.” Read the full statement:
Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold On the Growing Support for the Feingold-Reid Proposal
“Today the Senate took another step toward acknowledging the will of the American people, who want to end this misguided mission in Iraq. A majority of Senate Democrats are on the record clearly stating that the President’s Iraq policy is a failure and that we need to take real action to change course. Keeping 150,000 American troops in the middle of an Iraqi civil war both hurts our national security and impedes the ability to reach a political solution in Iraq. We must continue to ratchet up the pressure on the President and supporters of this irresponsible war to safely redeploy our troops from Iraq so we can refocus on those who attacked us on 9/11.”
Senator Feingold originally introduced the Feingold-Reid legislation on April 10th to safely redeploy the troops by March 31, 2008 after which funding for the war would end. With 29 Senators supporting the Feingold-Reid amendment today, the support for changing course in Iraq has grown considerably since thirteen Senators voted in favor of the Feingold-Kerry amendment to the Defense Authorization bill last June, which only set a date certain for redeployment. In August 2005, Feingold became the first Senator to propose the idea of a timetable for redeployment from Iraq.
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the will of the people???? hahahaha!!!
yes, with the Democratic Led Congress having a 29% approval rating Reid believes that he is doing the will of the American people. what an imbecile.
So, Bush with 28% approval rating is also doing the will of the people, right?
what utter and complete stupidity.
May 16th, 2007 at 12:55 pmwho are this 29% imbeciles that approve of this radical, out of touch Democratic led Congress? they are deniars, idiost that can’t see that their Congress, that their party is an embarrasment to FDR, Harry Truman, JFK, etc.
who are this poorly educated 29% that approve of this pathetic Democratic Led Congress?
May 16th, 2007 at 12:56 pmI like to know what was the vote of Hillary, Obama, Dodd,and Biden who are running for president’s job.
May 16th, 2007 at 12:58 pmanother year of war and murder is not something I’m happy about, but it’s better than guaranteeing endless war.
Can the war end this second? no. but it’s clear that cease-fires have been successfully implemented throughout history, and war could end much much sooner than what even the democrats are proposing.
Once this is done, we have to start realizing that our foreign policy is what drives people to attack this country - we need a new direction - one where we won’t invade nations, overthrow governments, kill civilians, prop up dictators, and on and on and on.
some further thoughts on this:
“A Foreign Policy for America”
May 16th, 2007 at 12:58 pmhttp://www.populistamerica.com/a_foreign_policy_for_america
I see the troll is already stinking up the place.
The only poorly educated are the 28% who support Chimpy.
Chimpy’s shrinking base are inbred rednecks like troll here.
Congress always has bad approval ratings, so this doesn’t mean much.
May 16th, 2007 at 12:59 pm#5 - you’ve got that right!
but, these people learned from the school of Goebbels - repeat the lie, repeat the lie, repeat the lie….
Congress has a low approval rating, in my opinion, because they’re not moving to end the war fast enough. not even close.
May 16th, 2007 at 1:04 pmTarazan - I’d like to know how ALL the Senators voted on this monumental slap in the face to Progressive anti-war types……Hmm..
May 16th, 2007 at 1:04 pmRon Paul had it right. The reason terrorists hate us is because of our neo-imperialism for the last century. We have been meddling in the affairs of the Middle East for decades. The CIA removed Mossadeq, the legally elected president of Iran, in the 1950s. And they’ve been meddling ever since.
No wonder the rest of the world hates us. We keep acting like a big bully to them.
May 16th, 2007 at 1:05 pmI see the troll is already stinking up the place.
The only poorly educated are the 28% who support Chimpy.
Chimpy’s shrinking base are inbred rednecks like troll here.
Congress always has bad approval ratings, so this doesn’t mean much.
Comment by Tom3 — May 16, 2007 @ 12:59 pm
really, congress always has bad approval ratings? that is nto what Democratic Leaders were saying when the republican led congress had this same pathetic approval ratings.
do you mean to say that Emmanuel, Pelosi, Hillary, Kennedy, Murtha, and others in the Democratic Party lied to the american people when they claimed that the low approval ratings of the Republican led Congress was prove that that Congress was out of touch with the American people?
what is good for the gander, is good for the goose.
29% approval rating is a pathetic joke, as much as the 28% approval rating of our President.
Both Congress AND our President are completly out of touch with what the American people want.
stop lying to yourself so you feel good.
congress ridiculously low approval rating are as bad as when the Republican Party led Congress.
You Liberals are doing EXACTLY what Republicans were doing during the last Congress. Claiming that the low approval ratins mean nothing, etc, etc.
A word to the wise, don’t make the same mistakes that the Republican party made. They lost Congress and the Democratic Party will lose congress in less than two years if they don’t start doing what the American people want.
29% approval rating is pathetic and only the moonbats are still with this pathetic, do NOTHING Congress.
May 16th, 2007 at 1:05 pmImpeach Chaney , then Impeach Bush , Bring the Troops home so that the Terrorist will follow . they love Democrats and Cowards because they are so easily killed . Peace Man , but at what cost ?
May 16th, 2007 at 1:06 pmTom111 - You have to admire Feingold’s spin on this crushing defeat! I would have thought that with the American public so war-weary the “election” conscious Senate would have been leaping over each other to approve Feingolds’ Bill……
May 16th, 2007 at 1:06 pmI like to know what was the vote of Hillary, Obama, Dodd,and Biden who are running for president’s job.
Comment by tarazan — May 16, 2007 @ 12:58 pm
May 16th, 2007 at 1:07 pmYea, Yea, Yea, and Yea - there’s a link to the roll call in the first thread about this.
Hey troll, your Chimp’s 28% approval rating is pathetic.
Congress is probably low because they won’t stop the war.
May 16th, 2007 at 1:09 pmYou Liberals are hillarious!
When the Republican led Congress had this dismissal and pathetic approval rating, Liberal pundits and politicians were all over the media and in blogs telling the american people how the approval rating was terrible and pathetic….
now that it is the Democratic Led Congress that has the pathetic approval rating, in the same numbers that the Republican led congress had it, left wingers claim that all Congresses have bad approval ratings.
hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
if it makes you feel good and sure of yourself to believe this, by all means, believe it……
the fact is that this Congress, as much as our President is completly out of touch with the American people. FACT!
May 16th, 2007 at 1:09 pmvaliantthehater,
It is interesting isn’t it. THat the poll numbers seem to match up all over. 70% of Americans want the war ended, and neither the Republicans in Congress, nor the one in the oval office will end it. So their poll numbers almost match. Wierd.
I wonder what would happen to those numbers if the Republicans would actually get on board with the will of the American people on this issue. There’s a novel idea.
Plus, I think its important tht you not that while the poll numbers for Congress in the last AP/Ipsos poll were at 35%, we must remember that the Congress is nearl 47% Republican. So you can try all you want to turn it into a victory for your praty that the congressional number is low, but the fact is that it is that low, because Republicans refuse to sign on to ending the war.
May 16th, 2007 at 1:09 pmTom111 - I vote that we give you Ron Paul for your nominee. He at least has the chutzpah to stick to his “guns” unlike the majority of the current crop of Dem nominees………
Tooodles…………
May 16th, 2007 at 1:10 pmYou Repuke Trolls ARe Hilarious…NOT.
Go back under your bridge.
May 16th, 2007 at 1:12 pmActually the approval rating for congress is 36.7%, which is much higher that the 21% approval for the republican led congress at the end of last year.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/polls/
May 16th, 2007 at 1:12 pmThank you for the roll reference. I was incorrect about the Dem nominees and their vote. Apparently the Dems who voted against it are from Red States and are quite centrist in their views….
May 16th, 2007 at 1:16 pm#3 Tarazan every one vote Aye.
May 16th, 2007 at 1:18 pmThe media would love just to COMPLETELY IGNORE Ron Paul : a lone voice of reason amongst the others.
May 16th, 2007 at 1:19 pm#1
Do you ever comprehend what you read? The poll you’re referring to does say 29% approval rating but in further states that 29% is for the REPUBLICANS in Congress.
The Democratic number is a bit higher though. I didn’t expect you to post the full information though.
May 16th, 2007 at 1:20 pmHey Crump’s Brother I have 2 questions 1 By ending the war do you mean the U.S. stop fighting the war ?
May 16th, 2007 at 1:21 pm2 what do you think the majority of the people will want when the theater of the was moves from Iraq to the United States ?You do realize that the Muslims cut off the Heads of Drug users don’t you ? there goes a large segment of the Democrat voting Block
Actually the approval rating for congress is 36.7%, which is much higher that the 21% approval for the republican led congress at the end of last year.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/polls/
Comment by CharlieN — May 16, 2007 @ 1:12 pm
Actually, according to the latest Gallup Poll, the approval rating of Congres is 29%.
http://www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=27589
sorry Liberals, try to spin it any way you want. Gallup puts this Democratic Led Congress approval rating at a pathetic 29%.
May 16th, 2007 at 1:28 pmPlus, I think its important tht you not that while the poll numbers for Congress in the last AP/Ipsos poll were at 35%, we must remember that the Congress is nearl 47% Republican. So you can try all you want to turn it into a victory for your praty that the congressional number is low, but the fact is that it is that low, because Republicans refuse to sign on to ending the war.
Comment by Crump’s Brother — May 16, 2007 @ 1:09 pm
Well, so what you are saying when the last congress had a 22% approval rating, it ment that Democrats who also made about 45% of Congress were in this group, right?
what is good for the gander is good for the goose.
May 16th, 2007 at 1:29 pmradical1a,
In order to address your nonsensical rambling about doomsday theories, I will offer this:
Yes I mean the US ends its occupation of another sovereign nation, and begin to put resources back into fighting al Qeada and the resurgent Taliban.
‘They’ are going to attempt another attack here, whether we are occupying Iraq or not. In fact I would argue that our occupying a muslim nation is fueling their desire to do so.
Yes I’m aware that they cut the heads off of people. And we electrocute people. Your point?
I was unaware that drug addiction was a partisan problem.
Any other brain busters? Better get your diaper checked before the boogeyman gets you.
May 16th, 2007 at 1:31 pmYes I mean the US ends its occupation of another sovereign nation, and begin to put resources back into fighting al Qeada and the resurgent Taliban.
——–But, but crump, we are also occupying Afghanistan, right? so if we use your logic, we should get out of Afghanistan too, correct? And leave Iraq? what will you do, what will Liberals say when Iraq turns into a huge humanitarian disaster. Many, if not must of you, want troops to go into Darfur, right? why Darfur and not Iraq?———————–
‘They’ are going to attempt another attack here, whether we are occupying Iraq or not. In fact I would argue that our occupying a muslim nation is fueling their desire to do so.
——Yes, they will and in fact have. But by fighting this war in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc, their resources are over there and not in the USA.—————-
Yes I’m aware that they cut the heads off of people. And we electrocute people. Your point?
—–You are equating us punishing criminals to Muslims killing homosexuals, drug users, thieves, etc? Please get a clue—————————
I was unaware that drug addiction was a partisan problem.
————-For the most part, it is Democratic party members that want to legalize drugs.————————
Any other brain busters? Better get your diaper checked before the boogeyman gets you.
Comment by Crump’s Brother — May 16, 2007 @ 1:31 pm
————-I think it is you that needs to get his diaper check my friend. You and all the Liberals that claim that Bush is the boogeyman and the Global Warming is ending our world.———————-
May 16th, 2007 at 1:39 pmvaliantthehater,
Well, so what you are saying when the last congress had a 22% approval rating, it ment that Democrats who also made about 45% of Congress were in this group, right?
YEP!!
But the voters still chose the Dems over the Republicans. Right?
May 16th, 2007 at 1:43 pmsorry Liberals, try to spin it any way you want. Gallup puts this Democratic Led Congress approval rating at a pathetic 29%.
Comment by Valiantthehater — May 16, 2007 @ 1:28 pm
Oh, dear st*pid child. You missed the part of the poll where over 50% were happy that Congress was Democratically controlled! See the low approval rating comes from them not leaning towards a more *librul* stance as a *body*. They’re not mad at the Democrats, there mad at you obstructionist republicans! But I say keep up the work, it just ensure 2008 will bury your party further in the dust! You and the rest of your wingnuts that don’t listen to the American people have been the best recruitment tool that Democrats have! Maybe that’s why over 50% of America (at this moment) lean Democratic in polling, but just barely 30% lean Republican!!!! Loser!
May 16th, 2007 at 1:47 pmClinton (D-NY), Yea
May 16th, 2007 at 1:50 pmObama (D-IL), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Valiantthehater,
“You are equating us punishing criminals to Muslims killing homosexuals, drug users, thieves, etc? Please get a clue”
No, I was comparing one act of barbarism with another.
“Yes, they will and in fact have. But by fighting this war in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc, their resources are over there and not in the USA.”
Rather simple minded of you don’t you think that they are not capable sending, or already have, several cells here planning and waiting to attack.
“But, but crump, we are also occupying Afghanistan, right? so if we use your logic, we should get out of Afghanistan too, correct? And leave Iraq? what will you do, what will Liberals say when Iraq turns into a huge humanitarian disaster. Many, if not must of you, want troops to go into Darfur, right? why Darfur and not Iraq?”
WE can help with humanitarian issue sas they arise. IT’s not our fault that Iraqi’s want to kill each other. And while I know you may be fine with it, I don’t like the idea of our troops getting caught in the cross fire. In Afghanistan we don’t seem to have the problem of our troops getting blown up on a daily basis due to sectarian civil war.
“I think it is you that needs to get his diaper check my friend. You and all the Liberals that claim that Bush is the boogeyman and the Global Warming is ending our world”
I will check it. But for the record, the vast majority of Americans, and the world believe that Bush is a failure, and that Global warming is a problem. So I wouldn’t call that a ‘liberal’ viewpoint.
May 16th, 2007 at 1:53 pmAfghanistan War Date 10/2001 ……Iraq War Date 3/2003
All Wars cause a major UP SURGE in INFLATION within all COMMODITIES. The longer you “STAY THE COURSE” at Wars the Longer the SURGE UP and UP and UP.
The Commander and Chief will Decide when we can eat again and have cheap gasoline.
Commodity Index including FOOD and ENERGY and METALS (manufacturing dying relative to costs of metals)
” $CRB “- CRB INDEX (INDEX)Note the lows on the chart match the war dates.
http://charts3.barchart.com/ chart.asp?vol=Y&jav=adv&grid=Y&org=stk&sym=%24CRB&data=H&code=BSTK&evnt=adv
May 16th, 2007 at 1:55 pm” CLU7 “- CRUDE OIL September 2007 (NYMEX) Note the lows on the chart match the war dates.
http://charts3.barchart.com/ chart.asp?vol=Y&jav=adv&grid=Y&org=stk&sym=CLU7&data=H&code=BSTK&evnt=adv
” OJN7 ” - ORANGE JUICE FCOJ July 2007 (NYBOT) Note in 2001 I paid 2.10 for a gallon of Tropicana Orange Juice, same gallon yesterday 6.99. No inflation right?
http://charts3.barchart.com/ chart.asp?vol=Y&jav=adv&grid=Y&org=stk&sym=OJN7&data=H&code=BSTK&evnt=adv
” GCZ7 ” - GOLD December 2007 (COMEX)Note last time GOLD was this HIGH was End of Vietnam War when we LEFT!
May 16th, 2007 at 1:56 pmValiantthehater,
“You are equating us punishing criminals to Muslims killing homosexuals, drug users, thieves, etc? Please get a clueâ€
No, I was comparing one act of barbarism with another.
————-well, I won’t argue this point since I am 100% against the death penatly for any reason. But you can’t equate putting criminals to death who have murdered and Muslims killing an individual for being gay, a petty thieve, drug user, a woman not wearing her barka, or walking in public without a male escort, etc————————————-
“Yes, they will and in fact have. But by fighting this war in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc, their resources are over there and not in the USA.â€
Rather simple minded of you don’t you think that they are not capable sending, or already have, several cells here planning and waiting to attack.
————–how is it simple minded? BEFORE 9/11, while Clinton was in power, terrorist cells came to the USA. Now, by us fighting the terrorist overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan, they are more occupied in killing our troopsp there than they are coming to attack us here. yes, some have tried, but they can’t put 100% of their resources to attack mainland USA since they also want to kill American soldiers. I believe that it is you the one that is being simple.————————————
“But, but crump, we are also occupying Afghanistan, right? so if we use your logic, we should get out of Afghanistan too, correct? And leave Iraq? what will you do, what will Liberals say when Iraq turns into a huge humanitarian disaster. Many, if not must of you, want troops to go into Darfur, right? why Darfur and not Iraq?â€
WE can help with humanitarian issue sas they arise. IT’s not our fault that Iraqi’s want to kill each other. And while I know you may be fine with it, I don’t like the idea of our troops getting caught in the cross fire. In Afghanistan we don’t seem to have the problem of our troops getting blown up on a daily basis due to sectarian civil war.
——————-Crump, even Democratic Leaders agree that we are fighting Al Qaeda in Iraq. We can debate until our faces are blue whether they were there beofre or after we entered Iraq. But the fact remains that NOW our troops are fighting Al Qaeda in Iraq. If we leave Iraq without defeating Al Qaeda there, do you know the moral boost this would be for Al Qaeda and terrorists aroudn the world? You Liberals need to think before demanding things that are horrific for america——————————–
“I think it is you that needs to get his diaper check my friend. You and all the Liberals that claim that Bush is the boogeyman and the Global Warming is ending our worldâ€
I will check it. But for the record, the vast majority of Americans, and the world believe that Bush is a failure, and that Global warming is a problem. So I wouldn’t call that a ‘liberal’ viewpoint.
———————————-I could give a shit what the world believes about Bush. Leading and protecting a nation is not a popularity contest. Furthemore, I doubt it very much that the whole world hates Bush or thinks he is a failure. The new leader of France won, despite the fact that he claimed and proclaimed over and over and over again that he was a supporter of Bush. In Canada, and Mexico in Australia, etc tghe same thing. It is a Liberal myth that the world thinks Bush is a failure. And if they did…so what….the Presidency of the USA is not a world popularity contest.
As for Global Warming, a farce, a fake, a Liberal agenda thing, nothing to do with mainstream America. A fake ideology being shoved down American people through fear.—————————————
May 16th, 2007 at 2:05 pmhttp://charts3.barchart.com/ chart.asp?vol=Y&jav=adv&grid=Y&org=stk&sym=GCZ7&data=H&code=BSTK&evnt=adv
DXM7 - U.S. DOLLAR INDEX June 2007 (FINEX)US Dollar has LOST 33 percent since 2001. You BUY LESS.
http://charts3.barchart.com/ chart.asp?vol=Y&jav=adv&grid=Y&org=stk&sym=DXM7&data=H&code=BSTK&evnt=adv
Our loving government REMOVES Food and Energy from the Consumer Price Index, better known as the “CPI”.
Wonder why, to hide that inflation. This explains why more and more families are falling into POVERTY!
Gasbuddy.com
May 16th, 2007 at 2:11 pmNeed gasoline for your cars check here. Also put in a 6 year price chart of the cost of gasoline. Go back into 2001, notice the lows.
Compare to todays prices. Also click on check crude oil prices.
Valiant,
For a guy who hates liberals you sure seem to enjoy hanging out with them all day. What’s the matter? Don’t your conservative friends want to play with you anymore?
May 16th, 2007 at 3:04 pmAs I watch the postings from the right, I am amazed how truly ill educated they are. I do not see them out fixing their own party and seeking a way to end this.. It saddens me that those who call themselves Americans would back a war where a few things are happening. The first is do we know who the enemy is? When our troops walk down the street are they able to tell if that woman carrying groceries or the lil boy playing ball will attack. Please stop and think about that for a moment.. The next idea that has not been addressed in the posts is something that was ran here on Think Progress. The Iraq Parliment wants us out. They have asked that we leave. Yet we stay? Lastly I have not quite figured this one out. We are rebuilding in Iraq while there is still fighting going on? That should make no sense to anyone - dem or repub. Spending the money rebuilding in Iraq is asinine; rebuild to have it blown up.. That’s beyond stupid.
I also am a veteran. If Bush and company had really wanted to “win” this war he would open up the rules of engagement. Allow the military to do their job. As it is now we are being told where and when to shoot? How do you win - if there is such a thing - a war like Iraq when you cannot do the job trained to do. If they are not going to allow the troops to perform as trained they need to come home. Can’t put up a road block here, can’t shoot here? ASININE! what kind of war is this?
May 16th, 2007 at 4:29 pmValiantthehater
You are a failure and an a killer of american troops!
May 16th, 2007 at 6:00 pmYEs, fully will of the people my ass. We need to deport all the lobbyists back to Israel where they belong.
May 17th, 2007 at 7:52 amOh wait- I meant that poster denying this is the will of the people should be deported to Israel. Did he not notice we elected all democrats in the hopes of ending this dictatorship?
May 17th, 2007 at 7:53 amIf Congress announced Impeachment proceedings, their approval would immediately jump to 50+%. If Bush announced he was resigning, his would too.
May 17th, 2007 at 5:32 pmand VTH is as dumb as a sack of hammers - what a hoot!!!
May 17th, 2007 at 5:36 pm