Hold on, what you’re saying about Durbin voting with the GOP on wars is just not accurate.
Dick Durbin voted against the 2002 Iraq War Resolution and was consistently against the war from the get go. In fact, his record is better than Joe Biden and John Kerry’s when they served in the Senate back then.
Hold on, what you’re saying about Durbin voting with the GOP on wars is just not accurate.
Dick Durbin voted against the 2002 Iraq War Resolution and was consistently against the war from the get go. In fact, his record is better than Joe Biden and John Kerry’s when they served in the Senate back then.
You're definitely right. I must have lumped him in with Schumer and the other Dem leaders. I was looking at Durbin's House votes a few days ago and realized what a disappointment he was back then, but he has been much better as a Senator, except for the blue slip BS.
Not a problem. I understand though and agree with your overall sentiment and argument about Durbin.
However, in the post-Trump world since 2016, it’s still fair to lump Durbin along with Schumer to the extent that they are behind the times with where the Democratic Party should be going. Just because Durbin had a good track record on fighting the Iraq War doesn’t mean he’s exactly firing up the base.
Durbin I think, like Schumer, wants to maintain the tradition of Congress and civility for the most part. That’s a noble thing but doesn’t make enough progress.
Hold on, what you’re saying about Durbin voting with the GOP on wars is just not accurate.
Dick Durbin voted against the 2002 Iraq War Resolution and was consistently against the war from the get go. In fact, his record is better than Joe Biden and John Kerry’s when they served in the Senate back then.
https://www.ontheissues.org/senate/richard_durbin.htm
You're definitely right. I must have lumped him in with Schumer and the other Dem leaders. I was looking at Durbin's House votes a few days ago and realized what a disappointment he was back then, but he has been much better as a Senator, except for the blue slip BS.
Not a problem. I understand though and agree with your overall sentiment and argument about Durbin.
However, in the post-Trump world since 2016, it’s still fair to lump Durbin along with Schumer to the extent that they are behind the times with where the Democratic Party should be going. Just because Durbin had a good track record on fighting the Iraq War doesn’t mean he’s exactly firing up the base.
Durbin I think, like Schumer, wants to maintain the tradition of Congress and civility for the most part. That’s a noble thing but doesn’t make enough progress.