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09-20-06, 12:05 PM
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I actually wouldn’t be surprised if this comes up for a vote pre-election, as it would be a win win for the neocons. If the bill goes down, Frist and co can use it to drum up supported from the religious right (which is kind of quietly rebelling against the neocons) to ensure they turn out and vote in the midterms. If it passes they can use it to appease the RR with the hope of accomplishing the same. Something similar as the Gay Marriage brew-haha in ’04.
If the House or Senate falls to the dems, there is concern that the neocons might not be able to push through legistation that protects them from prosecution of war crimes. Impeachment is not an option, but future charges by the International Court are legitimate concerns for Bush, Cheney, Rumsfield, et al. Not to get political, but starting a war under false pretenses is clearly defined as a war crime. And there is no question that happened. Granted, it doesn’t matter as a policy issue of what to do from here forward, but it does matter in terms of responsibility. just my cynical $0.02 |
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09-20-06, 12:07 PM
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He's stressing it because it plays to a key part of his constituency. It's an election-year feel-good issue.
Even though it has solid bi-partisan support (probably half the Senate Dems would go along) it isn't likely to gain any traction before the election for the simple fact that there's a reasonable potential for this election to shift control away from the GOP and the Dems will likely be very cautious about any legislation before the results of the election are in.
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