Illinois Senator Dick Durbin appeared on Thursday’s "Early Show" to discuss President Bush’s new strategy for Iraq, and, as one would expect, Senator Durbin was highly critical of the plan. However, it wasn’t anything that Durbin or "Early Show" co-host Harry Smith said that was attention grabbing, but the information CBS provided under Mr. Durbin’s name that was perplexing. For example, CBS informed viewers that the senior Senator from Illinois supports the presidential ambitions of his junior colleague, Barack Obama. Other tidbits of information provided by CBS included that Mr. Durbin is in his second term in the Senate and that "Time" rated him as one of the Senate’s ten most effective members.
While these facts may be interesting to some, they beg the question, what do they have to do with the subject matter being discussed? It is not exactly earth shattering news that a Senator would support his home state colleague of the same party during a presidential race. So, Couldn’t CBS find germane facts to display, such as how Durbin voted on the use of force resolution in 2002? (For the record, he voted no.) Or, what course of action does Mr. Durbin support? He stated in the interview that "this new Democratic leadership in Congress is going to lead America out of this war." Yet, neither the CBS graphics, nor Harry Smith in his questions pondered "how."














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Durbin
January 11, 2007 - 14:34 ET by iveseenitallDurbin, O'Bama, Time Magazine--and all the rest. Ignorant enemies of our nation. Unfortunately, many so-called Republicans can be added to the list every day. The big bang is coming and it's not going to be pretty. Guard your children.
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
I have said before about Bara
January 11, 2007 - 14:45 ET by newstalkmachineThe CBS graphic should have s
January 11, 2007 - 16:01 ET by TEThe CBS graphic should have stated that in 1990 Durbin voted for Saddam Hussein and against the United States prior to the United States' liberation of Kuwait. The CBS graphic could have also added that if Durbin were in charge of American policy, Saddam Hussein would still dominate Kuwait after 15 years.
Dick Durbin - Enemy of the State
January 11, 2007 - 16:08 ET by ChasvsAlong with the likes of Pelosi, Kennedy and Reid. These evil people will be the end of our Democracy in our lifetime. How can they spout the garbage they do and still believe that they are supporting our Country and our Troops?
lime rickey
January 11, 2007 - 16:18 ET by misterbillA braindead Senator named Durbin
Got all caught up in Obama's turban
He said "I can't wait
For elections in 2008
Until then I'll keep drinkin my bourbon
(Man must be drunk, can't be that stupid!)
Bravo
January 11, 2007 - 20:22 ET by iveseenitallBravo, MB! And the liberals claim only they can write great poetry. Liars.
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal