House votes for defeat in Iraq

In a display of forceful cowardice, the House of Representatives voted to reject...

...President Bush's decision to deploy more troops to Iraq on Friday, opening an epic confrontation between Congress and commander in chief over an unpopular war that has taken the lives of more than 3,100 U.S. troops.

The vote on the nonbinding measure was 246-182.

Click here to see how your Representative voted. Thankfully, I live in the seventh congressional district of Texas, the district previously represented by Bill Archer and George H. W. Bush and now represented by John Culberson. Here's what John had to say about today's vote:

The vote today is very simple. Will America give up and walk away from the fight to preserve American civilization?

The people of Houston’s District Seven are immensely proud of the men and women of our armed forces, and we want our soldiers and our commander-in-chief to know that we will always support them, and to know that we will do our best to protect them, especially in a time of war.

We thank our armed forces for keeping us safe and free from another terrorist attack for the 1,985 days since 9/11.

On behalf of the people of Houston’s District Seven, I will vote no on this resolution and tell our enemies and our friends that Americans will never quit, and Americans will never surrender in the fight to preserve, protect, and defend American freedom.

That's my congressman.