Smith Is All Talk, No Action on Iraq

Gordon Smith says he opposes the war, but votes to prolong it.

The gap between U.S. Senator Gordon Smith’s (R-OR) votes and his quotes grew again today as Smith decided to talk about helping the troops, but voted to extend their stay in Iraq.

“Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., voted against bringing to a vote an amendment that would remove most troops from Iraq by March 31. The amendment, sponsored by Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisc., failed in a 29-67 vote. It needed 60 votes to be brought for an up-or-down vote. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., voted for the amendment.”
(The Oregonian, 5-16-07)

“If Gordon Smith were an action figure, he would never sell,” DPO Chair Meredith Wood Smith said. “When it comes to Oregon’s interests, Gordon Smith is a man of talk, not action. He will talk to reporters night and day about his reversal on the Iraq War, and then go to the Senate chamber and vote to prolong the conflict.”

Smith has a history of lengthy talk and little action.

“Smith also has bounced around on key issues, including the war in Iraq, alienating his conservative political base along the way.”
(The Oregonian Editorial, 4-8-07)

“The larger question is what Smith has done with his appointment with history. While Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden has authored a tax bill and a health care reform bill, Smith has turned in no work product of that heft and weight. It has been a largely cosmetic performance. That has caused us on prior occasions to wonder why Smith bothers to serve. At this point in the life of the nation, a senator from Oregon ought to be offering serious solutions to major problems.”
(The Daily Astorian Editorial, 4-10-07)

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