Risky Business
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Some congressional Republicans who have broken ranks with the president over the Iraq war are finding it to be far riskier than national opinion polls might suggest. The Washington Post reports Maryland's Wayne Gilchrest — a Marine who saw combat in Vietnam — and who voted for the war funding bill with the troop withdrawal timetable — has been called a coward and a traitor during town hall meetings back in his district.
And constituents in Bob Inglis' South Carolina home district were so furious after he voted for the non-binding resolution opposing the president's troop surge — that local GOP officials are considering an effort to find a primary challenger for the next election. Inglis apparently got the message — he voted against the bill with the troop withdrawal timetable.
Some congressional Republicans who have broken ranks with the president over the Iraq war are finding it to be far riskier than national opinion polls might suggest. The Washington Post reports Maryland's Wayne Gilchrest — a Marine who saw combat in Vietnam — and who voted for the war funding bill with the troop withdrawal timetable — has been called a coward and a traitor during town hall meetings back in his district.
And constituents in Bob Inglis' South Carolina home district were so furious after he voted for the non-binding resolution opposing the president's troop surge — that local GOP officials are considering an effort to find a primary challenger for the next election. Inglis apparently got the message — he voted against the bill with the troop withdrawal timetable.
posted by Andy W. Rogers | 7:27 AM
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