Stand Up and Admit It!

Admitting you're wrong.... I don't like it when I have to do it. I don't know anyone who's crazy about it. But when you're wrong, you're wrong, and a grown-up admits it and tries to rectify any harm that comes from having been wrong. Dick Gephardt did it a few weeks ago in Seattle.

It was a mistake... I was wrong.

Of course, he was talking about his vote to give President Bush permission to take us into war. Admitting it is not enough, of course, and it doesn't bring back anyone who has died so needlessly. Any admissions and apologies will probably be cold comfort to the parents who have lost children in this debacle.

But still... while it may not be sufficient, it is necessary. And I think he deserves support for standing up and admitting it.

Where are the rest of them, one wonders -the 77 Senators and 296 Representatives, Democrats and Republicans, who voted to take us into war?

Let's find out.

Act for Change is sponsoring a questionnaire for all members of Congress who voted on October 11, 2002 to give the President unilateral authority to invade Iraq. The single question will be "Knowing what you know now, would you have cast a different vote when President Bush asked you for a blank check for war?" If you'd like the answer to that question, go here: Act for Change petition to affix your name to the letter.

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