The rare, round-the-clock session Tuesday night through Wednesday morning is intended to bait Republicans into an exhaustive debate on the politically unpopular war, as well as punish GOP members for routinely blocking anti-war legislation.
"How many sleepless nights have our soldiers and their families had?" said Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
Yes, how many sleepless nights have our troops endured trying to win this war (and winning it, I might add)? How many sleepless nights have their families endured, at least comforted by the knowledge that our nation wants them to win?
And now our Congress will lose sleep for the first time over the war--to legislate defeat.
They disgust me.
The President and those still determined to win must match the Left in determination. Our troops fight and die in Iraq for us. They are doing their duty and winning.
Our remaining loyalists in Congress must fight on Capitol Hill in a far more critical theater.
How many sleepless nights will our troops and their families endure wondering if our Congress will stab them in the back?
