Senate Republicans have filibustered the non-binding resolution denouncing President Bush's escalation of the Iraq War (a blocking tactic in which the chamber needs 60 votes in order to move the measure to a full vote). Among those backing the filibuster are several key Republicans who have said publicly that the President's war management is incompetent...Sen. Gordon Smith (OR), Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC), Sen. John Sununu (NH), and Sen. Chuck Hagel (NE).
Let's make one thing clear...despite being "non-binding" (ie: the President doesn't have to entertain the Senate's vote), every Senator who voted "no" to ending the filibuster essentially voted FOR Mr. Bush's escalation and war management.
If anything, the fact that the resolution was "non-binding" gave every one of these Senators enough cover to vote with their gut. Instead, as they did in the previous Congress, they put loyalty to party and to a failed president above America, above Americans, and above correcting the incompetence of this pathetic administration.
The Republican Party: Spineless and partisan to a fault.
