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Well, I count 49 Republican senators, 49 Democrat senators and 2 independants- Bernard Sanders and Joe Lieberman. "Democrat dominated" eh?
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I stand corrected, I was working under tha assumtion the Democrats just won more seats in the house and confused with the senate, still....
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26 Republicans voted for the resolution, Smiling Assassin. That's 26 out of 49 republican senators. The Republican Senate Minority LEADER and Senate Minority WHIP voted for this bill.
I stand by my statement that this is a bi-partisan resolution.
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Care to list off how many Democrats voted for the resolution merely based on the idea itself or simply because it was another chance to stick it to the Republican government? Simple math can give you a good idea of how many Dems voted for it.
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Did you read the link?
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As a matter of fact I did...
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Did you note that a national and sovereign Iraqi government would still stand on matters of international relations, oil-revenue sharing, and nat'l defense? This isn't a partition plan.
It's an expression of senatorial contempt for the Iraqi national government's inability/unwillingness to achieve discernable progress on issues of national reconciliation.
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....and thats going to amount to what? Its another waste of time IMO and another example of the Democrats life in a riverie.
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Anyway, thanks for your careful and well-conceived thoughts.
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Yeah well sorry if it isn't "intellectual" enough for your taste...