Obama Has Different Supporters on Afghanistan
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 18th, 2009 5:38 am by HL
Obama Has Different Supporters on Afghanistan
A new Quinnipiac poll finds Republican support for the war in Afghanistan is more than twice as strong as Democratic support.
By a 47% to 42% margin, voters that President Obama should send 40,000 more combat troops to Afghanistan as the military commanders on the ground have requested. Only 27% of Democrats want more troops, compared to 68% of Republicans. Similarly, 68% of Republicans, but only 31% of Democrats, think the United States is doing the right thing fighting in Afghanistan.
Said Peter Brown: “Increasingly, the President finds himself with two different coalitions, one that backs him on domestic matters and a completely different one that backs him on Afghanistan. That could create a challenge to his considerable political skills.”
Byrd Reaches Milestone
With Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) reaching the milestone of becoming the longest serving member of Congress today, it’s interesting to watch a C-SPAN interview from a few years ago in which he talks about the role of the U.S. Senate.
Said Byrd: “As long as there is a place where one can speak as loudly as he wishes and as long as his lungs will last, then we can be sure the people’s liberties will endure.”
