Saturday, July 14, 2007

GOP Dissenters Take On Bush Policies

Republican legislators are getting an earful from heartland voters on the Iraq war. A scan of the blogosphere this week shows that even in Kansas and Iowa, more voters are expressing their unhappiness over the Bush Administration's handling of the war.

Two high profile Republican senators weighed in against the President this week as well. Senators Warner of Virginia and Lugar of Indiana, both respected foreign policy leaders, have announced their own plan to curb the Bush war plans. Their proposal calls on the President to seek a new war authorization by Oct. 16. The proposal also calls for reducing American forces by the end of the year.

Here's the blunt way the Washington Post described the new proposal:
2 GOP Senators Join Revolt Vs. War Policy

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