The answer is a finger in the wind. (US war declaration) (Beltway Bandits) (column)

Nation, The, February, 1991 by Corn, David

* The Answer Is a Finger in the Wind

The Solarz-Michel saps are in good company. After the war began, many a fine legislator who days earlier had earnestly spoken out against going to war joined the herd in both the House and Senate by voting for a resolution that expressed support for the troops in the Middle East--a fine sentiment--but that also commended Bush's "effort and leadership" in the Persian Gulf. That is, they praised the very actions they had previously apposed. in the house, only eleven members who had voted against going to war said nay to the commending resolution or abstained. In the Senate, where the resolution originated due largely to the insecurities of previously antiwar, moderate and conservative Democrats who now desired cover, no one...

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