Comments on: Andrea Mitchell Reports Republican Senators May End Support For War

By: Domenici Calls For Change in Strategy in Iraq - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 03:35:33 +0000

[...] I expect this trend of Republicans abandoning Bush on the war to continue considering speculation that Republican Senators would drop their support for White House policy by September. Written by Ron ChusidLast 5 posts by Ron ChusidThompson Tried to Suppress Watergate Investigation Years Before He Assisted Bush Cover Up of Iraq War Lies – July 5th, 2007Edwards’ Hair Stylist Tells All – July 4th, 2007Expanding Medicare – July 4th, 2007Nixon and Bush Are Least Popular Presidents – July 4th, 2007The Republican Reign of Witches – July 4th, 2007 [...]

By: Republican Support For The War Eroding - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:19:07 +0000

[...] There has been speculation that Republican Senators would drop their support for White House policy by September. Losing the support by Richard Lugar may be the beginning of the end of Congressional support for the war. Speaking Monday night, Lugar warned that the chances for success were “very limited” and advised fellow Republicans “We don’t owe the president our unquestioning agreement.” Holding the Excecutive Branch accountable when it is pursuing a policy which undermines our national interests should have been the roll of Congress all along, regardless of party affiliation, but better late than never. [...]

By: The Mahablog » The September Club

The Mahablog » The September Club — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:15:12 +0000

[...] I’m not sure exactly when September became the unofficial deadline for Congress to make up its mind about Iraq. The White House might have moved the first down marker to September at some point — they move it so much it’s hard to keep up. Or, it might have been the report from Andrea Mitchell last April that “the moderate center of the Republican caucus” had decided to give the President until Labor Day to show some progress. “After that, if it doesn’t work, they’re running.” [...]

By: Bush Losing Repubicans on Iraq - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought

Thu, 31 May 2007 01:16:51 +0000

[...] I was disappointed in the Democrats for sending Bush an Iraq funding bill without deadlines, but I wasn’t terribly hard on them because of the prospect for a different result in September. There’s been a number of signs that by September many Republicans will abandon Bush on Iraq. The latest comes from Rich Lowry of The National Review. Lowry writes, “Was talking to an influential Republican strategist who thinks if Iraq looks the way it does now in September, Bush will lose about 25 Senate Republicans on a bill with some sort of timetable for withdrawal.” [...]