Democrats In Tight Races Back Terror Detainee Bill
Interesting…
WASHINGTON - Breaking with their party, a handful of Democrats in competitive congressional races voted to approve President Bush’s system to interrogate and prosecute terrorism suspects.
In doing so, they took away one arrow Republicans plan to use in their soft-on-security attack on Democrats.
“It’s time for terrorists such as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who planned the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to face justice,” Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Texas, said, projecting a tough-on-terrorism position and sounding very much like Republicans who are gunning for his House seat Nov. 7.
The Texan is among the Democrats in hard-fought races who sided with Bush and Republicans.
It always makes me shake my head with bemusement when I hear of Democrats having to vote with Republicans in order to appear tough on terrorism. If Democrats have to look tough on terrorism in order to stay elected what does that say about Democrat opposition to Republican attempts to wage the war on terror in general? That maybe it’s not so much about sound domestic and foreign policy as it’s knee-jerk partisan opposition to any thing the “other side” proposes?
I think that’s the logical conclusion.
Update by the Whistler Rob I notice that your Senators, Dorgan and Conrad, both voted against the bill.
