The “Gut” Primary: Dec. 31, 2006

5:08 pm EST August 18th, 2005 | Democrats | 3 Comments

(In 2008, Democrats need to get rid of strategy and go with their “gut”. The Democrat who demonstrates the most “gut” should be the nominee. We’ll follow along and see who’s got it, and who’s gutless.)

Dec. 31, 2006. That’s when Russ Feingold says that the troops need to come home.

U.S. Senator Russ Feingold today, at a local Listening Session in Marquette, Wisconsin, proposed a target timeframe for the completion of the military mission in Iraq and suggested December 31, 2006 as the target date for the completion of the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq.

In June, Feingold introduced a resolution calling for the President to clarify the military mission in Iraq, lay out a plan and timeframe for accomplishing that mission, and publicly articulate a plan for subsequent troop withdrawal. Because of the Administration s recent flurry of conflicting signals about the duration of U.S. troop deployments, Feingold said he feels obligated to help jump start that process by proposing a specific goal for bringing U.S. forces home from Iraq.

Note to Democrats: It doesn’t matter a whole heck of a lot what Feingold’s position is, as much as the fact that he has picked one and it is clear.

Of course it helps that Russ Feingold voted against the darn thing in the first place. Score one for him, and another for clarity.

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3 Responses to “The “Gut” Primary: Dec. 31, 2006”

  1. Oliver Willis » Iraq: Time To Go? says:
    August 19, 2005 at 9:08 am

    [...] s, only slightly less dumb ), it may be time for us to do the right thing. RELATED: The  Gut Primary: Dec. 31, 2006

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  2. Bushwacked says:
    August 19, 2005 at 10:08 pm

     It s time for senators and Members of Congress, especially those from my own party, to be less timid while this Administration neglects urgent national security priorities in favor of staying a flawed policy course in Iraq. We need to refocus on fighting and defeating the terrorist network that attacked this country on September 11, 2001, and that means placing our Iraq policy in the context of a global effort, rather than letting it dominate our security strategy and drain vital security resources for an unlimited amount of time.

    I urge anyone who is sick of this mess read the full text of Russ Fiengold’s message. At least he is trying to provide constructive input to try to resolve this problem. That’s the trouble with many of the washington democrats regarding this issue. Its time to force a debate with this administration on why we can’t come up with a plan to bring our troops home. I just dont buy the so-called reasons given by the Bush Adminstration on why we cant leave just like I didn’t buy their “reasons” for going to war in the first place.

  3. Oliver Willis » The  Gut Primary: Russ Feingold Is Making Sense says:
    August 21, 2005 at 12:08 pm

    [...] up right now? Why wouldn t they just let us leave and then take over? Previously: The  Gut Primary: Dec. 31, 2006 Party of the People : A History of the Democrats
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