re: Wait a minute
Amazing how difficult it is to find references to this.
THIN SKIN, SHORT MEMORIES PLAGUE GOP LEADERS
Republicans Used to Think Questioning the Commander In Chief Was Their Duty
With the United States now at war to disarm Saddam Hussein, some Republicans continue to question the patriotism of anyone who has the audacity to challenge the Bush Administration’s foreign policy. Recently, when Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle did just that, GOP leaders lowered the boom in a galling display of partisanship. “Those comments may not undermine the President as he leads us into war, and they may not give comfort to our adversaries, but they come mighty close,†said Speaker Dennis Hastert. “Is Tom Daschle the official Democrat hatchet-man or just a taxpayer-funded pundit?†Majority Leader Tom DeLay asked in a press statement.
All of us pray for a quick, successful conclusion to this war and our troops’ safe return. But GOP leaders would do well to remember that they excoriated President Clinton when American and NATO forces began the successful bombing campaign that ejected Serbian troops from Kosovo and led to the popular uprising that ended the murderous regime of Slobodan Milosevic. On April 28, 1999, the House of Representatives defeated S. Con. Res. 21, supporting military air operations and missile strikes against Yugoslavia, by a 213 to 213 vote. Majority Leader DeLay voted against the Resolution supporting the military operation and actively lobbied against it.
http://democraticwhip.house.gov/media/press.cfm?pressReleaseID=76