Support the Troops? Nah

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/washington/11cnd-cong.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

The Army used to maintain a 2-to-1 ratio, one year served with two years at home, the ratio is now less than 1-to-1 with a typical tour going 15 months, and less than 12 at home.

Now you have Republican leadership calling other Republicans "wimps" if they think and say anything about changing direction in Iraq.
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/boehner-calls-gop-senators-wimps-2007-07-11.html

 

I have an even more novel idea for a measure congress should be considering......

BRING ALL THE FUCKING TROOPS HOME AND LET THEM STAY HERE FOR GOOD

 

I know many people either serving or whose spouse is serving and the roation is closer to 15 months in THE SHIT and it's crazy.
For all the lies and bull shit about family values, the Bush/Cheney regime has no qualms about sending mothers into combat areas

 

You mean women who voluntarily enlisted in the army - chose combat as their career? What would the reaction be if they were turned away from their career of choice?

 

Speaking of, you can see how your senators voted on this measure that would have forced down time between deployments...

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Webb Amdt. No. 2012 )

Vote Number: 241 Vote Date: July 11, 2007, 11:38 AM

Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Cloture Motion Rejected

Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2012 to S.Amdt. 2011 to to H.R. 1585 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 )

Statement of Purpose: To specify minimum periods between deployment of units and members of the Armed Forces for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Vote Counts: YEAs 56
NAYs 41
Not Voting 3

Vote Summary

Alphabetical by Senator Name
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brown (D-OH), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Not Voting
Bunning (R-KY), Nay
Burr (R-NC), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Nay
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Coleman (R-MN), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Nay
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-NC), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Isakson (R-GA), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Not Voting
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (ID-CT), Nay
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Martinez (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Sununu (R-NH), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Nay
Vitter (R-LA), Not Voting
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Webb (D-VA), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea

 

The gentleman from Massachusetts votes Yea.

 

Boehner is one of the slimiest-looking guys I have ever seen.

 

Lieberman is Dead. To. Me.

 

LOL!

 

Just heard Boehner... and finally figured his voice out.

He sounds exactly like Schillinger from Oz (J.K. Simmons)

 

I can understand Vitter, but anyone know why Brownback and Johnson didn't vote?