"Arlen Specter is a senior United States senator who expects to be allowed
his say on the Senate floor. So he bristled when Senator Harry Reid, the
majority leader, brusquely cut him off at the end of the Iraq debate.
“The leadership is setting a dictatorial tone,” Mr. Specter, Republican
of Pennsylvania, said Thursday, still furious over his treatment the day before.
“Senators didn’t get here to be pushed around.”
It may seem small-minded to bicker over a few words at the end of a 24-hour debate. But the clash between the two veteran senators is evidence of a larger breakdown in relations in the Senate, a deterioration in cooperation that is hobbling the Senate’s ability to get things
done. The situation is not likely to improve with a presidential election on the
horizon."
Forget about bringing the troops home, I think we need to bring congress home. They are just wasting money at this point. Shut out the light in the capital, lock the doors, close all the offices in Washington and send them all home. Let them sit at home and think about the mistakes they are making by not working together.
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