Friday, February 16, 2007 Walberg Votes to Support Escalation
Today, the United States House of Representatives sent a clear message to President George W. Bush, expressing their disapproval of his plan to escalate the war in Iraq. Voting 246-182, the House passed H. Con. Res. 63. It will now proceed to the Senate.
As was expected, Tim Walberg voted No on the resolution. H. Con. Res. 63 reads as follows:
Representatives were allowed five minutes each to state their position on the resolution and advocate a position. These five-minute speeches varied from well-reasoned thoughts on the war to ridiculous statements and assertions-- notably, Congressman Don Young (AK-At large), who called for all those supporting the resolution to be "arrested, exiled, or hanged." (Young claimed to be quoting President Abraham Lincoln; however, Lincoln never said anything like that.) While not as ridiculous, Congressman Walberg's speech on the subject was equally insulting to those of us that wish to honestly, openly debate President Bush's escalation. Rather than argue about the merits of the plan, this is the best Walberg could offer: “I rise today to honor America’s brave men and women currently serving in the name of freedom and oppose this resolution of retreat.(Emphasis added.) The resolution does nothing to advocate retreat-- indeed, it states support for "America's brave men and women" and only disapproves of President Bush. To misrepresent it is foolish. Congressman Walberg has demonstrated today that good government is not his goal, and that he does not believe oversight should be exercised over the executive branch and its failed policies. Instead, he embraces the insulting politics of deception, simply assuming his constituents are too simple-minded to read the resolution for themselves. Walberg owes his constituents and the men and women in uniform an apology for misrepresenting the issue for political purposes. Labels: 110th Congress, Iraq, Issues, Tim Walberg, Walberg Voting Record
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The American troops are owed an apology, in my meek opinion, from Congressman Walberg to senselessly extend their tours of duty and take them away from their families (and putting them at further risk of them and their families paying the ultimate sacrifice).
Anonymous, if I am to believe that you're sincerely an independent voter whose vote is swayed Walberg's way by the comments on this blog, then I've got an International Speedway in Brooklyn to sell you. -- Michael McGuinness.
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Michael, Tim's response to the escalation resolution only belies the fact that his knowledge of this issue is not even skin-deep. He said as much during his debate. His agenda involves pro-life, anti-gay issues and little else. Why study the propositions at hand when, first of all, you don't need to know anything about them--just parrot what the administration is saying, and second, he really doesn't care about them because he's just a pro-life, anti-gay kinda' guy. Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom] << Home ArchivesAugust 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 |