Now that is a NEW direction as desired bu the American voters in 2006 but 71 Senators oppose it out of which 45 are Republicans.

We need more democratic Senators to get a 60 vote majority that will withstand the fillabuster threat of the Republicans. Hence 2008 is our chance to reverse course for a new direction.

Go Hillary44 08! http://hillaryis44.org/

Hillary, criticized the passage of additional funding for the troops in Iraq..

Kudos to John McCain for being the only adult in the room on this one!

NY, how do you feel about that?

The Clintons have always been obsessed with money, mo money mo money.

Once again this empty shirt fails to show up for a critical vote in the Senate. He consistently refuses to take a stand or vote on the issues that matter; then condemns others for their position.

I hope by now that Americans have figured out what a failure he has been as a United States Senator, and how dangerously unqualified he is for the office of President.

If I was from Illinois I would ask him to give his salary back, they sure aren't getting their moneys worth.

Where I work if you don't show up you don't get paid.

Thanks, McCain for voting. Thanks for taking the time. Thanks for understanding that leading by example is leadership. An acknowledgement of someone willing to stand up for their current responsibility during their time seeking a new one.

Posted By Troy King San Francisco California : December 19, 2007 6:30 pm

Troy after reading your posting, I could not agree with you more.

As a priority, we need to improve reading and writing skills in our classrooms.

[For those who like to look up and read the bills online at the Library of Congres THOMAS, H.R.2764 is the funding bill number and SA 3874 is the Sente Amendment discussed (as near as I can tell)]

Why did I and so many of my analytical colleagues see through this ill-fated, fear generated adventure - but she could not? The question answers itself if you are a student of political history and, in particular, of the Clintons– pure manipulative politics.

Why was it so plain to Obama at the time but not to the post-911 Clinton hawks? Same answer, with a dash of hubris.

The Other Senator for my state (one who keeps going on record against the war…) voted for it.
I am sure Obama would have voted No only that he can not afford to cancel his campaign at this time.

I expect no different(sad)leadership from any of these pathetic Lib candidates.

Anyone has the right to hate Bush or his policies but you cannot deny he has stood by his guns.....these Libs will not.

a. Former President Bill Clinton is the only president in the history of this country to actually be impeached while in office.

b. The only significant plan Mrs. Hillary Clinton has pushed for, Universal Heathcare, failed miserably in the 90's (oh, and that she hasn't learned from that mistake because Bill came out and said it was his fault the plan failed).

c. She plants questioners in the audience and has pre-rehearsed answers to the questions (seriously, if you watch the planted question asked of her by the college student, she begins to answer with "this question is asked of me all over the nation, namely by college students and children")

If her husband is a proven liar and she's chosen to "stick with him," why would she be any different? Please don't be naive, vote for something other than the establishment.

ps. I am neither republican or democrat, I am an independant. I will vote Obama in the primaries because I believe he is honest, but who in the general election? That remains to be seen.

Posted By hmmm…OKLAHOMA

2% of bodies in Iraq are foreign fighters. We protect the Sunni from Annihilation from the Shia majority and the Sunni kill us. We prop up and empower the burgeoning Shia theocracy and their militia kill us. All on 2 BILLION a week on borrowed money with no military solution. Calling Iraqi’s terrorists who do not want to be occupied is a bold face LIE!

Now how is that worthy of support?

There must be soup Hillary is waiting to eat here. She is not so power hungry for nothing...

The whole world’s wretching. The whole world’s wretching.

What a pathetic loser....

I was booted in a matter of minutes. To show that it was no fluke I did it again. Same thing although it took a little longer. One poster even bragged that I would get kicked off. So much for free speech or open debates.

No wonder the trolls come here. This is the only place that actually allows discourse on current events.

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Well now Scott, the shoe is on the other foot, isn't it. The Congressional Dems were doing this btwn 2000 and 2006. In my book it's called dysfunctional Govt. Nominate, then elect Hillary and expect 4 to 8 years of this nonsense. And to think we expect more from the Iraqi Govt....ridiculous!!!!!!!!!

Can we update it to "No complaining without voting"?

I think its sad when someone states how STRONGLY the feel about an issue but can not make it to vote on that issue. Im sorry, but those who do not vote gave up their right to comment on an issue.

Just like America, if you are tired all this go out and VOTE, don't just complain!

Terry, WHAT IF YOU HAD A BRAIN? I'm not even going to waste my time with such an idiotic comment like yours.

Whichever is most convenient will be the one we get for an explanation later for not even having the time to vote on it, whether or not she agreed with it, yet MAKING A DEFINITIVE STATEMENT, or she could just say anything that comes to mind at the moment. What ever way she plays it, America suffers for her actions.

Leftists everywhere rejoice.

When Europe begins to see the Russian bear beginning to look eastward again, they'll be doing what they have done for the past 60 years; they'll be looking at America.

Europe will also be wondering if our foreign policy will be accomodating tyrants, dictators, and thugs the world over with endless platitudes of equivocal diplomacy.

How many people will die in that cold war, lefties?

I guess if you never vote on anything, you can take whatever position is most politically expedient, huh?