Putting Dems On The Record
The Hotline has learned that the House GOP leadership might bring a symbolic, but politically charged, resolution to the floor today that would force Dems to register an up-or-down vote on Rep. John Murtha's call for U.S. troops to immediately withdraw from Iraq. The pre-Thanksgiving recess vote will force Dems to go on the record on one of the year's most sensitive issues and provide the NRCC a roll call vote on the so-called "cut and run" question going into '06. [JONATHAN MARTIN]
Update: Rep. J.D. Hayworth is the prime mover of this idea. AS of 2pm ET, House GOP leaders are mulling it over.
Really? This on the same day the Republican National Committee put out a press release about new ads accusing the Dems of playing politics with Iraq? That's about as hypocritical as you can get.
Bring it on.