Adam Horowitz writes:
The Rasmussen poll said that Democrats by 55 to 31 were opposed to Israel's assault on Gaza last week, numbers that have surely grown. The following numbers
on the Solidarity with Israel bill that passed the House reveal how out of touch the Congress is from the Iraq-educated U.S. public. (Reuters: "Few Speak out for Palestinians in U.S. Congress") The House vote
was 390 yes, 5 no, 22 voted present and 16 didn't vote. The nos were
| Kucinich Moore (WI) |
Paul Rahall |
Waters |
The No's include Milwaukee's Gwen Moore (whom Weiss worked for in 2004 campaign), sole Republican Ron Paul, Maxine Waters, Nick Rahall, and of course Dennis Kucinich. The Not-presents were
—- ANSWERED "PRESENT" 22
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| Abercrombie Blumenauer DeFazio Dingell Edwards (MD) Ellison Farr Grijalva |
Hinchey Johnson (GA) Kilpatrick (MI) Lee (CA) McCollum McDermott Miller, George Moran (VA) |
Olver Payne Sanchez, Loretta Stark Watson Woolsey |
