[Peace-discuss] House Vote Today to Approve Iran Sanctions Bill Would Restore Bush "Cooties Doctrine"

[E. Wayne Johnson]

Hopefully Tim Johnson has been sufficiently intoxicated by the foul brew 
of those birchers
and "paultards" that he is said to hang out with, such that he will vote 
against american imperialism.


On 12/14/2011 2:02 AM, Robert Naiman wrote:
> Speaking of fine print, it would be fantastic if we could get Tim
> Johnson to vote with the anti-war forces on this. He's been with us on
> Iraq and Afghanistan, but not yet on Iran. FCNL has provided a
> toll-free number (not NIAC, as I wrote earlier, they are just using
> it.)
>
> 1-877-429-0678
>
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 11:49 AM, E. Wayne Johnson<ewj at pigs.ag>  wrote:
>    
>> Last time I checked, the Democrat party was indeed the War Party.
>>
>> Never mind the label.  Read the fine print on the package insert.
>>
>>
>> On 12/14/2011 1:32 AM, Robert Naiman wrote:
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>>> Today the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote -- under
>>> "suspension," requiring a supermajority to pass -- on a provision
>>> which would restore as policy the Cooties Doctrine of the early Bush
>>> Administration -- U.S. officials can't meet with officials of the
>>> adversary du jour, because our officials might get contaminated.
>>> What's remarkable isn't that some people in Washington would want to
>>> prohibit U.S. officials from having contact with Iranian officials.
>>> After all, some people in Washington want to have a war with Iran as
>>> soon as it can be arranged. What's remarkable is the possibility that
>>> the majority of Congressional Democrats might vote to approve the
>>> "Iran Cooties Provision." Aren't Democrats supposed to be the
>>> diplomacy party, not the war party?
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/iran-threat-reduction-act_b_1145945.html
>>>
>>>
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