Letters to the Editor
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Talk is cheap
While I will be the first to admit that the strong words expressed today in the committee are a welcome change from when the Republicans were in power in Congress, talk is cheap. What we heard today will be nothing more than political grandstanding, if the Congress does not take action to use the power of the purse to defund the escalation and, as Feingold said, defund the war in a way that forces Bush to either bring the troops home or shut down the government.
At this point, I have confidence that Feingold is willing to defund the war, but not much that anyone else will follow his lead.
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On another front, there is something we can all do today. MoveOn.org and America Says No are holding literally hundreds of rallies tonight to protest Bush's escalation plan. The rallies represent one of our last chances to convince our representatives that we mean busniness about ending the war. If our reps are wavering, we can help give them a spine by turning out in droves today.