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on Monday, January 29, 2007 1:07:36 PM
The Pledge is nearing 30,000 signers and Hugh Hewitt brings us news the our efforts are paying off:Senator Mitch McConnell's appearance on Face the Nation signaled clear victory for the victory Republicans. No resolution --not Biden's, Warner's or McCain's-- will advance without 60 votes for cloture. The Minority Leader also reminded the audience that General Petraeus made it clear he'd prefer no resolution. And after some nice words about Senator Warner. McConnell also announced he'd be voting against Warner's resolution.
The Pledge is nearing 30,000 signatures, and poll questions have been added on whether Senator Warner should step aside in '08 and on presidential preference among Pledge takers. The key for victory Repubicans is to communicate with the Senate that they expect Republicans to support the troops, General Petraeus and victory, and that such support cannot be demonstrated by posturing through hair-splitting resolutions.
We now have Senator McConnell on the same page as we are. Granted, he is not advocating our position when it comes to contributions to the Republicans, but that point is moot; he does not control or oversee the NRSC, RNC, or GOPAC. The point is that he has conveyed he is opposed to the resolutions (the transcript from his appearance on Face the Nation is up at Hugh's site), and has stated that it will be tough for these resolutions to get the sixty votes needed for cloture.
Good, good, good. This is the message that needs to be sent to the Democrats and the war-wobbly Republicans. We are not backing down from our mission. We are not going to give into defeat. This mission will be completed, and the strategy developed by General Petraeus and President Bush will have a chance to be implemented. But do not give up. Make the calls. Send the faxes. Fire off those e-mails. We did it first thing this morning, and we will do it again tomorrow, and the next day, and the next until Senator Warner gets it through his thick skull that he is acting like the Democrats are.
at this stage of the war, if they accfomplish their task of tying our hands, not only are they condemning the troops in Iraq to a possible defeat, but they are giving the enemy confidence that they can eventually beat us. THAT is not a proposition that these people should be embracing. If they are not for the troops and victory in the war, then our party no longer needs them in our ranks. And that was conveyed to Hugh this morning:
We have been getting cc'd on e-mails to various senators. here is a representative one to Virginia's John Warner from a constituent, Mary Jane. Seniority isn't enough to get re-elected these days:
"You sorely dissappoint me, a mom with two voting age daughters. We will all NOT vote again for you if you go ahead with this UNPATRIOTIC Resolution. Shame on you. It's back to Middleburg for you..."Heh. Indeed.
Marcie