3. I'm watching it now -- the entire thing! Boy, what a pair in Biden and Brownback!
I really enjoyed watching Brownback present the maps -- the visuals helped understand the logic. And I was moved by his praise of Biden. Like Biden, he seems to tell it like it is. Joe is up now and he said Kennedy would be coming up later. I'll hang in there for that, too.
I'm sorry that there are so few people there today.
It almost looks like it was preplanned for him to interject questions that essentially helped clarify the plan. Then he showed interest toward the end. I don't think that was spontaneous.
He can't show his immediate support, but clearly he was leaning toward Biden's plan. I think the "debate" comment was so he wouldn't be appearing to give in easily.
11. It was interesting to see how Biden was the only one out there promoting
this approach (and like Warner and Biden himself said -- for the past year) and it garnered little attention. Then whoosh! All of a sudden everybody is espousing the "political vs military" resolution. The 100th monkey theory.
On Monday we should post a poll asking what DUers think of the plan/amendment.
to distance themselves from Bush and his war without committing political suicide. Biden has given them the opportunity. Warner's remarks were clearly premeditated and being he's leaving the senate, he has little to lose, but he also doesn't want to inflict damage on his party. Things will be getting pretty interesting in the upcoming weeks. Warner is a party leader and others will follow.
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