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87 Republicans Voted for the Kucinich Resolution

My next column will discuss the Libya resolution votes, and that should be online early next week, but I did want to make a few remarks today. Obviously, it’s unfortunate that Boehner and the House leadership arranged to divert Republican frustration into a meaningless, symbolic vote that changes nothing. The encouraging thing is that 87 […]

My next column will discuss the Libya resolution votes, and that should be online early next week, but I did want to make a few remarks today. Obviously, it’s unfortunate that Boehner and the House leadership arranged to divert Republican frustration into a meaningless, symbolic vote that changes nothing. The encouraging thing is that 87 Republican House members voted the right way on the Kucinich resolution in spite of that. The Kucinich resolution failed 148-265, but well over half of the yeas were Republicans. The roll call of the vote is here. I am usually very skeptical of apparently antiwar moves by most elected Republicans, and I make a point of doubting antiwar rhetoric when it comes from their members of Congress, so it is a rare occasion when I can point to a demonstration of what seems to be a genuinely significant protest against a bad policy and an illegal war. It was not enough, but it’s much better than I had expected.

Update: The column is now online.

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