HOUSE DEFEATS IRAQ WITHDRAWAL MEASURE 403 - 3

In a brilliant move yesterday Speaker Dennis Hastert and the Republican majority forced the Democrats to put up or shut up. For weeks the left has been whining about pulling out of Iraq and essentially surrendering to the terrorists while all the while claiming they support the troops when in truth every word out of their mouths demoralizes our brave men and women in uniform. On Thursday Representative John Murtha (D) Pa, who the press has been calling a, "war hawk," and who 18 months ago began anti-war rhetoric sent a resolution to the House calling for an immediate pull out from Iraq which would last over six months. Everyone from the President to the grunt in the field called this irresponsible and politics at its worst. To counter this measure the House leadership headed by Speaker Hastert forced the vote last night and these spineless Democrats not only voted against the measure that they were playing in the press as heroic and supportive of our troops but proved that when push comes to shove that not only do they talk surrender but when given the opportunity to back up their words with action they can't find the backbone to place their name on the record with their rhetoric. Of course the Dems claimed that the majority was playing, "the rankest of politics, " according to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) CA, but my question is who exactly has BEEN playing rank politics with the war and our military to garner political advantage ? The Democrats that's who ! They have used this war and lied and manipulated through their friends in the press any and all information about Iraq including misleading the public about pre-war intelligence and conveniently forgetting that they TOO voted to go to war. All in an attempt to defeat the war effort and take down the President. Now that they have been forced by the majority to show their true colors they complain for they have been beaten at their own game except that the Republicans used this political vote to expose the Democrats for who they are and NOT to destroy the war effort or Bush. This vote also sends a clear message to our troops and the Iraqi people. We WILL stay the course and will remain in Iraq until full victory is achieved. Of course as we all know this will not be the end of the disgusting political games that the left will play to attempt to take power in Washington but it was a great slap in the face to these political morons who think that deceiving the public is the answer to everything. Great move Speaker Hastert and thank you for standing for truth, out troops, the President and ultimate victory in the War on Terror !

Ken Taylor