This is ridiculous, the Post knows what the procedural demands were, why not include that in the story:
The letter began circulating yesterday evening after it became apparent the Senate was deadlocked over the war resolution and Reid was prepared to move on to other matters. McConnell and many in his party have aggressively defended their decision to block the bipartisan resolution as an issue of fairness because Democrats would not agree to GOP procedural demands.The Republicans want a full debate and Reid does not. He doesn't want an amendment (Judd's amendment) that would get 75 votes in the senate that promises to continue funding the troops regardless of any meaningless resolution that the senate passes.
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The Senate was poised to debate a nonbinding resolution opposing the additional troop deployment and calling for a diplomatic initiative to settle the conflict in Iraq. Republicans refused to allow the resolution to reach the floor, relying on a standard procedural objection.
And then there's this:
"Monday's procedural vote should not be interpreted as any lessening of our resolve to go forward advocating the concepts" of the resolution, the letter said. "The current stalemate is unacceptable to us and to the people of this country."Warner, what's not acceptable to the American people is one sided debate.
Warner is going to try to attach his amendment to other bills. If the does that Judd should do the same thing.
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