Report: Pro-War GOP Senators Refusing To Be Interviewed About Iraq On National Television
September 25, 2007 -- 10:17 AM EST // //
Senator, why do you keep voting to keep the war going despite saying you're critical of it?
Senator?
Senator? Are you there?
MSNBC's David Schuster shared some very interesting news with his viewers last night: He said that pro-war GOP Senators who are up for reelection have repeatedly refused to go on MSNBC and have directly turned down multiple invitations to appear on the network and discuss the war.
Take a look:
Schuster, singling out GOP Senators like Norm Coleman and John Sununu, said:
"If you've been watching cable news programs lately, you may have noticed the disappearance of a certain breed of guest: Specifically, Republican Senators who are up for reelection...Indeed, David. Well said."Interview invitations that we provide almost daily to these Senators are now routinely turned down. The answer appears to be Iraq. These lawmakers have voted to keep the war going but when it comes to explaining their votes on programs like this one, well, forget about it...
"They've come out with public statements and press releases, but when it comes down to brass tacks, they have voted to keep the war going indefinitely."
These Senators, of course, are from the WINO caucus -- they are Waverers In Name Only who say they're "wavering" in their support for Bush's policies, but keep voting against any measure that would actually force a change in those policies.
One of the worst things that could befall a WINO, of course, is to be asked directly why he or she keeps voting to perpetuate policies that he or she claims to be criticizing. This is to be avoided at all costs, naturally.
So the WINOs have now apparently taken to avoiding venues where this might happen and where their WINOism risks being showcased for all their constituents to see. (Editors's note: Should we call them WINO Weasels?)
When Senators repeatedly turn down a chance to be interviewed on national TV -- something they'd ordinarily leap at -- you can bet that their internal polling is telling them that things have gotten really, really bad.