Surge Working? Yes? Send a 'No' Vote Anyway

By D. S. Hube | December 4, 2007 - 18:58 ET

Congress.org, a service of Capitol Advantage and Knowlegis LLC -- "private, non-partisan companies that specialize in facilitating civic participation" -- seems to have a partisan problem. This past weekend, their main page featured its "Hot Topics in Congress," and the subject of the Iraq "surge" was featured prominently (including a pic of John Murtha).

Notice the two links shown. Now, if you think the surge is indeed working, you'll click the "Yes, the surge is working" link, right?

 

But here's what you'll see next:

"No, the surge is not working"? After being alerted to this by NB reader "Awe-Sum Ed," I checked out the site immediately and the erroneous link still was in place. I e-mailed Congress.org notifying them of their error and asked them to change it ASAP. It's been over two days now, and despite this "surge" story not being featured as prominently as it was this weekend on Congress.org's main page (but there's still a link to the story under "Hot Topics in Congress"), the "Yes, the surge is working" link still goes to the "No, the surge is not working" page.

Voters can take "further action" by e-mailing President Bush, Robert Gates and their senators and congresspeople -- that a "yes" vote actually means "no," that is.

There is a box to add some text if voters wish; however, I can just imagine the confusion on lawmakers' faces when they see a [surge] "no" vote coupled with voters' written reasons why the surge is working. Got that?

—D. S. Hube is an educator and a member of the National Association of Scholars. He blogs regularly at The Colossus of Rhodey.

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I don't care

what the traitorous bastard Murtha thinks anyway. He can go to hell and the sooner the better.

oc... I could not agree

oc...

I could not agree more than with every single word you just posted.

You said it all for me, or that I am allowed to say about the scumbag of a so-called man here.

Glad to know the error in the voting, typical not to have this corrected even after being alerted after two days.

agree

with everything you said re: Murtha

Ditto...

...In Spades.

Dude, I so second that

Dude, I so second that motion!

It sounds like one of those

It sounds like one of those automated phone systems from hell, "Press one for...". Then you're back at the beginning, "Hello, you've reached..."

why

why do liberals hate the USA?

since they hate the USA, why do they stay to torment those that love our country?

If conservatives are RIGHT, then liberals must be WRONG.
Thompson/Rice

WOW

This is beyond freudian... I don't know what you'd call this.

But wow!

 

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We'll call this the "Kerry

We'll call this the "Kerry Poll". Because, as we all know, he voted for it before he voted against it.

Zing!

Zing!

Another thing about the

Another thing about the despicable Murtha...

When is this POS ever going to apologize to the military men about Haditha just for starts....

Got to get dinner on pretty quick...I just detest Murtha will all my might.

BT, You sound so hot that

BT,

You sound so hot that you can probably cook dinner just by putting your hand on it! :) 

 

No Surprise

Murtha...shoot, the whole bunch of 'em used to make my blood boil! Now, this is all I expect from them. How sad.

 Did you ever try to

 Did you ever try to e-mail this SOB?  If you are not from his District, his web site will not accept your e-mail.  He must be very cozy in PA.

Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty teeth. - George Washington

 

This is deliberate by

This is deliberate by Murtha.

Now he can say, "Quoting a Congress.org poll, 100% of Americans say the surge is NOT working!"

I just went and voted yes, and it still comes back no.

Forget 911, I dial 10MM.