From her mouth to the Hairy Thunderer's ear. Deborah Pryce, running in tough battle for reelection in central Ohio just made this statement:
As she fights for her political life, Ohio Republican Rep. Deborah Pryce distanced herself Thursday from the Iraq war, telling CNN Radio, "What's happening in Iraq is not a direct reflection on me."
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In a statement issued to CNN later, Pryce finished her response, writing, "What's happening in Iraq is not a direct reflection on me."
"I voted to give the president the authority to use force in Iraq; that doesn't mean I'm always happy with what I see, but I can think of nothing worse for our troops or our prospects for success than having 435 members of Congress second-guessing our commanders," Pryce wrote.In a statement issued to CNN later, Pryce finished her response, writing, "What's happening in Iraq is not a direct reflection on me."
"I voted to give the president the authority to use force in Iraq; that doesn't mean I'm always happy with what I see, but I can think of nothing worse for our troops or our prospects for success than having 435 members of Congress second-guessing our commanders," Pryce wrote.
Hmmmm...let's see, Ms. Pryce was in the republican leadership of the house, she voted to give Beloved Leader his war of choice, she stood by while her fellow members mocked and savaged Democrats (and others, including some republicans who questioned the wisdom of the folly in Mess O'Potamia), she instigated no actions to look into or perform oversight on the methodology of the war and its consequences. But that's no reflection on her.
I don't think that the oversight authority given to the Congress by the Constitution exactly counts as "second-guessing", but then I've been wrong before.
But she's not responsible and it's no reflection on her. She's not responsible enough to be sent back to Congress again, that's for sure. I hope the voters and Franklin County and surrounding areas that have Ms. Pryce's name on the ballot in front of them on Tuesday remember that she "is not responsible", and vote for Mary Jo Kilroy.
It's the responsible thing to do, that will reflect well on the voters in central Ohio.
