Anyhow, teacher and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) today took her place as the first woman in American history to hold the position of president pro tempore, 3rd in line for the WH (maybe 2nd until a Speaker is elected
).
Prescient.In October 2002, Murray was one of 21 Democrats in the Senate to vote against the War Authorization for invading Iraq. Quoted from her Senate speech:
Mr. President, if we do take action in Iraq, there is no doubt that our armed forces will prevail. We will win a war with Iraq decisively, and, God willing, we will win it quickly. But what happens after the war? That will have as big an impact on our future peace and security. Will we be obligated to rebuild Iraq? If so, how? Our economy is reeling, our budget is in deficit, and we have no estimate of the cost of rebuilding. And with whom? As The New York Times columnist Tom Friedman points out, there's a retail store mentality that suggests to some—if "you break it, you buy it."
She's otherwise been more liberal than I thought, at least according to the issues featured by Wiki. On the downside she's 72, another Dem dinosaur (sorry, billy.pilgrim and O Really
).
It's hyperbole in the face of 10+ BRD years of never needing this topic