Democrats have so far remained on the sidelines, sidestepping Republican efforts to draw them into a fight over Mr. Bush’s leadership on national security heading toward the midterm election. Democrats are rapt spectators, however, shielded by the stern opposition to the president being expressed by three Republicans with impeccable credentials on military matters: Senators John McCain of Arizona, John W. Warner of Virginia and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. The three were joined on Thursday by Colin L. Powell, formerly the secretary of state and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in challenging the administration’s approach.Democrats say that no matter how bipartisan the opposition to the administration’s tribunal plan, they expect that Republicans will try to blame Democrats for any delay. They note that House Republicans have taken to referring to bipartisan Senate legislation on immigration, a measure most House Republicans abhor, as the Reid-Kennedy bill, named for the Democrats Harry Reid of Nevada and Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, despite the substantial participation of Mr. McCain.
“At the end of the day, they will forget John McCain, Lindsey Graham and John Warner and say it is all about the Democrats holding up President Bush’s plan to make American safer,” said Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate.
But Mr. Durbin said, “We are not going to take it sitting down.”
This is all politics and nothing else. People are tired of this shit. People know what's right and what's wrong, but Democrats don't know their ass from their elbow. Have some fucking principle, you stupid assholes. Stand for what you think is right, not for what you think may hurt you. You make me sick.
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