Daily Archives: February 17th, 2007 «

 

Senate Democrats once again fail to end debate on Iraq resolution

Posted by: ST on February 17, 2007 at 7:27 pm » 8 Comments

CNN reports: WASHINGTON (CNN) — Senate Democrats failed to garner the 60 votes they needed to consider a nonbinding resolution opposing President Bush’s plan to send more troops to Iraq. The vote was 56-34, with seven Republicans crossing the aisle to vote with senators who oppose the troop buildup. The measure was identical to a [...]

 

Weekend open thread

Posted by: ST on February 17, 2007 at 11:10 am » 8 Comments

I’ll be back later this afternoon to blog.