Letters to the Editor
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Biden time
I'm glad you posted the votes. Curious that Chuck Schumer punted the vote. I'm really disappointed that Dick Durbin voted Yea, and am unsurprised that Rahm Emanuel did. Glad that Jan Schakowsky voted "No" -- although it's not a surprise. She rocks -- she's one of the only members of Congress who's been tirelessly critical of the mercenary army we're increasingly relying upon, demanding fiscal accountability from the assorted players, and trying to bring them into the sunshine, and she's been doing it for years. Jan rules.
As for Joe "Coach" Biden, lordy (I've always said he'd be better suited as a coach than a politician). He must've plagiarized somebody else's vote. He probably figures he's got no chance of the presidential nomination, and made a characteristically cack-handed vote.
Is it third party time yet?
Anymore, I feel like maybe we're just going to stay in Iraq indefinitely -- that perhaps the invasion of Iraq was really just a pretext for us to establish a permanent presence in the region. The excuse-go-round keeps spinning: First it was WMDs, then it was overthrowing Hussein, then it was bringing democracy to the region, now it's supporting the troops and keeping Al Qaeda occupied in the region; I'm sure more excuses will appear as required -- but I can't help but think that we're just going to stay there as long as there's oil there to be had, regardless of who is in charge, at least between the two parties.
For all we know, the surge in Iraq is really just a way of getting lots of troops massed near Iran, for the purpose of invasion or to destabilize that country.