Friday, September 08, 2006

New RNC website lays it all out.

The RNC released a new Web site this afternoon, www.demfacts.com, in response to Democrat attacks on the Senate’s “Phase II” Intelligence report. The site features a direct side-by-side comparison of what Democrats were saying before the war and what they say now:

SENATE MINORITY LEADER HARRY REID (D-NV) THEN AND NOW ON IRAQ

Sen. Reid's Prewar Statements:

Sen. Reid: "Saddam Hussein, in effect, has thumbed his nose at the world community. And I think that the President's approaching this in the right fashion." (CNN's "Inside Politics," 9/18/02)

Sen. Reid In 2005:

Sen. Reid: "[T]he Bush Administration manipulated and cherry-picked intelligence to hype the threat." (Sen. Harry Reid, "Sen. Reid: Democrats Offer A Way Forward In Iraq," Press Release, 11/15/05)

HOUSE MINORITY LEADER NANCY PELOSI (D-CA) THEN AND NOW ON IRAQ

Rep. Pelosi's Prewar Statements:

Rep. Pelosi: "[S]addam Hussein certainly has chemical and biological weapons. There's no question about that." (NBC's "Meet The Press," 11/17/02)

Rep. Pelosi In 2005:

Fox News' Neil Cavuto: "[B]ack on November 17, 2002, you did say: 'Saddam Hussein certainly has chemical and biological weapons. There's no question about that.'" Pelosi: "That's right. And what I said was, but that is not an imminent threat to the United States or a cause for war ..." (Fox News' "Your World," 11/16/05)

SEN. HILLARY CLINTON (D-NY) THEN & NOW ON IRAQ

Sen. Clinton's Prewar Statements:

Sen. Clinton: "I can support the President, I can support an action against Saddam Hussein because I think it's in the long-term interests of our national security ..." (NBC's "Meet The Press," 9/15/02)

Sen. Clinton In 2005:

Sen. Clinton: "[T]his Administration was either not being honest with the American people or did not know what was going on in Iraq." (Sen. Hillary Clinton, Letter, 11/29/05)

There is Kerry, Dean, Biden, and Kennedy too. Sweet.