[Peace-discuss] Feckless Democrats

[C. G. Estabrook]

There are two ways to be "anti-war," as I suggested the other day: one 
is serious; the other (Obama's way) is cynical pretense (altho' it may 
have some naive fellow-travelers in the Congress).  Who stands where 
will become clear when the supplemental funding for the war comes to a 
vote.  Serious opponents of the war will vote against it (and I hope 
filibuster it: only 41 votes are required to defeat it).  Others will 
vote for it with various amendments (from Webb, Murtha et al.), altho' 
one knows perfectly well that once passed it will be accepted by the 
president with a "signing statement" that will remove whatever force 
those amendments have.  --CGE