Gordon Smith is credited by himself and by mainstream media with being an antiwar Republican. This is because he says he is. But what is his record?
When his vote matters, he votes more money for the occupation of Iraq.
Last October (Senate version) and December (final vote), voting for funds for this year, Gordon Smith approved $190 billion more for Iraq and Afghanistan. This is his pattern.
How is this a vote to end the war? Smith didn't even vote for the Feingold Amendment calling for the beginning of troop withdrawal.
If Smith runs on his words, let's all vote for him. His empty rhetoric will make us all feel better as our economy and ecology head over the cliff. His heartfelt speeches just might bring back the dead in Iraq.
But if we vote based on a Senator's record, based on reality, and we want peace, any of the other candidates will be a great improvement.
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