Dissent within the ranks
06/23/05
There is an unmistakable sound in Washington as politicians gear up for midterm elections: Amid plummeting public support for the war in Iraq, a growing chorus of congressional voices is opposing the Bush administration's policy. Alarmingly for President Bush, the dissent isn't coming just from Democrats. Leading Republicans are increasingly expressing their frustration with the war effort -- and this may only be the beginning of Bush's problems within GOP ranks as Republicans assess whether they'll run as allies or critics of Bush's policy in 2006... [subscription or ad view required]
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/23/republican_dissent/
from Salon, by David Paul Kuhn
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
There is an unmistakable sound in Washington as politicians gear up for midterm elections: Amid plummeting public support for the war in Iraq, a growing chorus of congressional voices is opposing the Bush administration's policy. Alarmingly for President Bush, the dissent isn't coming just from Democrats. Leading Republicans are increasingly expressing their frustration with the war effort -- and this may only be the beginning of Bush's problems within GOP ranks as Republicans assess whether they'll run as allies or critics of Bush's policy in 2006... [subscription or ad view required]
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/23/republican_dissent/
from Salon, by David Paul Kuhn
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 23. Jun, 10:22
