>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
>
>>Problem is that it's hard to get the Dems to say what they actually
>stand for and the Reps know that.
>
>What I don't get is why not a "present" vote in this case.
>Abstention is an option, true?
I can only guess that they were afraid of being accused of "cutting & running."
Doug