Loser caucus in Senate building a record to run against

Washington Times:

The Senate overwhelmingly rejected a bill that would have cut off funds for U.S. combat troops in Iraq, as Democrats said that staging repeated failed votes for a pullout is a worthwhile exercise.

"There is value in doing it because I think it makes the record clearer," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat. "That's what we do. ... We live by our votes."

The lopsided 70-28 vote was predicted even by backers of the bill by Sen. Russ Feingold, Wisconsin Democrat, because it risked criticism for not supporting troops at the battlefront.

"We're not changing our strategy," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said shortly before the vote, adding that the tactic succeeded in making Senate Republicans claim responsibility for the war.

"We are united," the Nevada Democrat said. "We vote together all the time. And the Republicans vote together all the time, with rare exception. And as a result of that, it's very clear to the American people who supports President Bush's war."

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Republicans should start running ads soon about how many times Democrats have voted for defeat in Iraq while our troops are winning. The fainthearted Democrats think they are branding Republicans , but they are really branding themselves. How many of the 28 losers also voted against condemning the odious MoveOn ad? This desperation for defeat cannot be cast as patriotic no matter how much they try to spin it. What this also shows is that the stalling on funding is not going to work either, meaning they will just make the MoveOn wackos angrier closer to next year's election.