Freedom Freaks Speak Out

Via here and here I compared who voted to authorize war in 2002, and who voted to fund the $87 billion for troops/rebuilding of Iraq.

Now, I can respect those Senators that voted to authorize the use of force in Iraq and also voted for the $87 billion to fund the troops. That list includes the following Democrats:

Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carper (D-DE)
Clinton (D-NY)
Daschle (D-SD)
Dodd (D-CT)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Miller (D-GA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Schumer (D-NY)

I guess Kerry needed to help Sens. Daschle, Clinton, etc. understand why it was wrong to vote to fund our troops.

I can also somewhat respect those senators that voted against the authorization for war, but then at least voted for the $87 billion to make sure our troops were supported. Those Senators are:

Akaka (D-HI)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Chafee (R-RI) (the most liberal Republican in the Senate)
Conrad (D-ND)
Corzine (D-NJ)
Dayton (D-MN)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Inouye (D-HI)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA) (after saying that Bin Laden was a daycare operator, she danced to the center)
Reed (D-RI)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Kerry needed to better explain to these colleagues that a vote to authorize the use of force was actually a vote against the war. Maybe it could've been a unanimous vote.

Also, on a certain level, I can even respect the consistency of those Senators that voted against the war and against funding the troops (the damage that their 'consistency' would do to this country notwithstanding). Those Senators are:

Boxer (D-CA)
Byrd (D-WV)
Graham (D-FL)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Leahy (D-VT)
Sarbanes (D-MD)


But I can't respect the four Senators that voted to authorize the war, but then voted against funding the troops:

Edwards (D-NC) (Dean pushed him left after the war)
Harkin (D-IA) (ran for re-election in '02 in-between votes)
Hollings (D-SC) 10/2/03 the Senate passed an amendment 98-1 commending our troops in the War on Terror (Hollings was the one vote against)

Kerry (D-MA) Kerry is Kerry. Nuff said.