The mainstream media is calling today's Senate vote a condemnation of the MoveOn.org advertisement which attacked the character of General Petraeus. This is a ploy. The words "MoveOn.org" appear nowhere in the resolution. Thus, there was absolutely no danger of fallback from Democrats passing the resolution, with the proper spin that is.

And yet, 25 Democrats voted that it's fine and dandy to attack the character of Petraeus. That's how beholden the Democrats are to MoveOn.org money.

To repeat, MoveOn.org wasn't even mentioned in the text. Here's the full text as it appeared:

To express the sense of the Senate that General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, deserves the full support of the Senate and strongly condemn personal attacks on the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all members of the United States Armed Forces.
These Senators who voted "Nay" to the above are disgusting. There's no other word for them.

Months ago most of these senators voted 81-0 to confirm Petraeus. Senators Dodd, Byrd, Clinton, Reid, Rockefeller, Sanders... almost every Democrat voted to confirm Petraeus. But now, because they cannot afford to lose the support of MoveOn cash they attempt to disassociate themselves from Petraeus, even by means of condoning personal attacks against him.

And they say Republicans are corrupted by special interests!?

Pleeeease!

Here's the list of losers:
NAYs ---25
Akaka (D-HI); Bingaman (D-NM); Boxer (D-CA); Brown (D-OH); Byrd (D-WV); Clinton (D-NY); Dodd (D-CT); Durbin (D-IL); Feingold (D-WI); Harkin (D-IA); Inouye (D-HI); Kennedy (D-MA); Kerry (D-MA); Lautenberg (D-NJ); Levin (D-MI); Menendez (D-NJ); Murray (D-WA); Reed (D-RI); Reid (D-NV); Rockefeller (D-WV); Sanders (I-VT); Schumer (D-NY); Stabenow (D-MI); Whitehouse (D-RI); Wyden (D-OR)

Labels: 25 gutless slimy senators, capitulation, Congress, cowards, democrats, Petraeus, quitters