Saxby Chambliss Opposes Casey

I like Saxby Chambliss, I always have.

He always shoots from the hip, and he isn't afraid to take a stand or tell it like it is.

U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, a Republican who faces his first re-election test in 21 months, exhibited frustration with the Iraq war Tuesday by casting one of three committee votes against General George Casey, President Bush’s nomination as Army chief of staff.

He joined two other Republicans, John McCain of Arizona and John Ensign of Nevada.

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“Gen. Casey has been the top commander on the ground in Iraq, and frankly under his leadership we haven’t done so well in the last two and a half years,” Chambliss told the Associated Press after the vote. “I just don’t think the operation has gone very well under his leadership.”

He's right. Things haven't gone well, so why should we "promote" General Casey? If I don't do a good job, or I don't perform as well as my employer thinks I should, would I get promoted? Surely not.

I'm sure there are going to be people out there who start attacking Senator Chambliss for not "supporting the troops" because he isn't "standing by the President". Believe it or not, you can support the war and the troops, without kowtowing to the President.

But guess what? He wasn't elected so he could rubber stamp everything the President proposed, he was elected to represent the people of the state of Georgia, and he's doing a fine job of it. So get over it.