Don't Mess With Senator Webb [VIDEO]

Posted by Adam Howard at 10:18 PM on July 15, 2007.

On "Meet the Press", Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) takes surge supporter Republican Lindsey Graham to task for "putting words in the soldier's mouths."

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Think Progress reports:

Webb’s amendment would have required the Bush administration to provide at least a year of rest for every year that a member of the Armed Forces was deployed overseas. The amendment provided three years of rest for National Guard soldiers. In the vote to end the filibuster, 56 bipartisan members supported Webb’s amendment, less than the 60 needed to end debate.

This Sunday, when Graham tried to claim that he’s a qualified voice to speak on behalf of all soldiers because he has been to Iraq, Webb countered, “You go and see the dog-and-pony shows.” Webb scolded Graham, “Don’t put political words into [the soldier’s] mouth.”

Oh, and Senator Webb showed considerable restraint by not mentioning the fact this his own son has served in Iraq, so naturally he might have more stake in the war's outcome that a twerp like Lindsey Graham.

Tagged as: iraq war, surge, webb, graham

Adam Howard is the editor of PEEK.