Yeah, Right, Whatever

It's never a big surprise when Democrats act like... well... Democrats. (An argument can very well be made that all politicians promise one thing and do another, but this bunch of Dems shows just how quckly that can happen.) Rich Lowry over at The Corner has some interesting quotes from our favorite fiends:

Sen Harry Reid (D-NV) :

"…I don’t think anyone can find a war that this country was engaged in where the funds were cut off. No one is talking about cutting off the funds."

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) :

"I do not support cutting funding for American troops."

Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) :

"We're not going to cut off funding to the troops … no one wants to do that."

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) :

"I don't know of any senator who would cut off funds for troops in the field."

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN :

"I don’t think we should be pulling back any funds."

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA):

"Yes, the congress could cut off the funds. But the congress will not do that because our men and women are in harm’s way."

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) :

"U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson ( D-FL ) today made clear his intention to oppose measures he sees as possibly undermining U.S. troops, like cutting funds... […] Nelson said today he’ll oppose efforts to cut off funding."

Now, these fine folks will tell you that they didn't vote to cut funding- they voted on a timetable. Semantics, at best. They explicitely tied funding to withdrawal, knowing that the President would veto it. It's a moot point, anyway- Reid, if he has his way, will change that and just cut funding.