Cleveland Democrat Stephanie Tubbs Jones was the only Ohioan in Congress to vote "no" on resolutions supporting U.S. troops in Iraq. The resolutions were approved by the House 392-11 and by the Senate 99-0. Tubbs Jones said Friday she opposed the House resolution because it connects Iraq to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and says the country poses a continued threat to the United States. Neither of those claims has been proved, she said, adding that is the reason the United States couldn't persuade the United Nations to support an attack. Democratic Reps. Dennis Kucinich of Cleveland and Sherrod Brown of Lorain, Ohio, voted "present," a way to show displeasure without voting against a measure. Both lawmakers have spoken out against the U.S. attack on Iraq. Tubbs Jones said she supports American troops. She co-sponsored a different congressional resolution Friday that supports the troops without including the other statements. That resolution wasn't considered.
It's too bad the national attention span is so short. I'm sure all three of these specimens will be reelected again next year. |