Nearly four years after it authorized the use of force in Iraq, the House today will embark on its first extended debate on the war, with Republican leaders daring Democrats to vote against a nonbinding resolution to hold firm on Iraq and the war on terrorism.
In the wake of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s death and President Bush’s surprise trip to Baghdad, Republican leaders are moving quickly to capitalize on good news and trying to force Democrats on the defensive. Bush continued his own campaign with a morning news conference and a White House meeting with congressional leaders from both parties, while House leaders strategized on today’s 10-hour debate.
A memo from House Majority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) urged House Republican members Tuesday to make the debate “a portrait of contrasts between Republicans and Democrats.” After Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) was booed this week by liberal activists for her failure to resolutely oppose the war, Republicans hope to present a united front that highlights the fractures in the Democratic Party.
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GOP Measure Forces House Debate on War (Washington Post) Here’s the Boehner strategy memo, courtesy of Think Progress. Quick summary: <9/11> <9/11> <9/11> <JFK quote> <Dems weak> <9/11> <Dems weak> <9/11> <9/11> |
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