Lack of Courage Shown by Dems


	Lack of Courage Shown by Dems

AtlLiberal

4-28-2007 11:15 AM

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democrats, iraq, bill, laws, bush, veto

AtlLiberal says:

Once again the Dems have opted to not stand up to Bush. It's time for a lot more courage and a lot less politics on the Dems part.

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4-28-2007 11:16 AM

brazilnut72

I would much rather the Dems worry about standing up to Al Qaida than standing up to Bush.

4-28-2007 11:48 AM

AtlLiberal

It would seem by your comment that you somehow don't believe that the two situations could be carried on concurrently? Just wondering.

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