Bad Call: Davis Votes Against His Own Out of Iraq Caucus
This past Tuesday, Davis cast an enormously hypocritical vote by approving continued, no-strings-attached funding for the War in Iraq, despite previously vowing not to do so. The bill in question was the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009, which among other things, provided the funds to continue America’s Mid East wars.
Davis had previously signed a letter, along with 91 other House members, promising not to vote for any Iraq War spending that didn’t also include funds for “the protection and safe redeployment of our troops out of Iraq”. Davis is also a member of the Out of Iraq Congressional Caucus, which advocates the return of U.S. troops from Iraq.
And as if that weren’t enough, Davis had recently signed another letter demanding that the terms of $100 billion in funding for the IMF in the supplemental bill be changed to ensure the money would truly benefit the needy. Even though it appears that those changes were never made, Davis still voted for the bill.
So while the Congressman talked a big pro-peace, pro-reform game when his word wasn’t being put to the test, once it came time to vote, he folded faster than a rusty lawn chair under the weight of a well-fed Soldier Field tailgater. That’s apparently what passes for “progressive” politics in Davis’ mind.
