Re: HR106 appears to be crashing hard...
Tom Lantos should be embraced by the Armenian community, he demonstrated true leadership regardless of what anyone wants to say about his past flip-flopping and regardless of whether he believes recognition is proper, he obviously believed it was a matter that should be discussed in his committee and brought to the floor. He was courageous.
As leaders in the J-ewish community can exert much emotional influence on individuals. And some call on him often. Maybe, he was trying to free himself of the burden. Either way, he is a hero.
Also, some of the dissenters, especially Rep. Meeks, made valid points that were not based on the old party line for non-recognition/continued denial that were more an opportunity to make a political statement about the reek emanating from the Hill and the need to clean it up before we start wagging our biased finger at others.
Oddly, these statements came after almost every voting politician in DC ran to the floor to condemn the Revolutionary Guard as terrorists as we allow private contractors to do our dirty work in other countries with immunity from those 'sovereign' nations.
Tom Lantos should be embraced by the Armenian community, he demonstrated true leadership regardless of what anyone wants to say about his past flip-flopping and regardless of whether he believes recognition is proper, he obviously believed it was a matter that should be discussed in his committee and brought to the floor. He was courageous.
As leaders in the J-ewish community can exert much emotional influence on individuals. And some call on him often. Maybe, he was trying to free himself of the burden. Either way, he is a hero.
Also, some of the dissenters, especially Rep. Meeks, made valid points that were not based on the old party line for non-recognition/continued denial that were more an opportunity to make a political statement about the reek emanating from the Hill and the need to clean it up before we start wagging our biased finger at others.
Oddly, these statements came after almost every voting politician in DC ran to the floor to condemn the Revolutionary Guard as terrorists as we allow private contractors to do our dirty work in other countries with immunity from those 'sovereign' nations.
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