What's the name of the Congressman/Senator in Hubris

[JustJoe]

who admitted that he had voted for the war resolution for political reasons (and against his conscience) and expressed sincere remorse for that vote?

[kentuck]

1. I think that is Walter Jones from NC

A Republican, I believe?

[JustJoe]

3. That's him, thanks.

A stirring moment in the documentary, I thought.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Jones--not sure if he is still a Congressman or not, but was one of the few Repubs

to vocally turn against the war.

[Archae]

4. Still a NC congressman.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_B._Jones,_Jr.

He got a lot of flack from the Bush goons.

[TwilightGardener]

6. Thanks--good for him, I'd have guessed he would be primaried out.

[Tx4obama]

5. He is still in The House. Link to his bio below

Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_B._Jones,_Jr.

[Le Taz Hot]

7. They ALL did it for political reasons

and, I'm sorry, it wasn't just Republicans. My own war-profiteering "Democratic" Senator Feinstein announced to the world that she had 10,000 communications to her office urging her to vote "no" on the IWR and about 300 urging her to vote "yes." She voted "yes" and got even richer than she already was in the process. Boxer, thank goddess, voted "no."

I just don't believe in blaming only one side here. We need to be HONEST. BOTH sides voted for war with Iraq including John Kerry ("I was for it before I was against it&quot , Hillary Clinton and John Edwards.

[JustJoe]

8. They didn't all admit it

or get as active as this guy in subsequent opposition to the war and reaching out to the families of the dead. That's what moved me.

[Le Taz Hot]

9. I'm sorry.

I realize that came off snippy and I didn't mean it to be. It's just that I've been reading lots of threads on DU lately that seems to have somehow absolved so many Democrats, and leading Democrats at that, of their culpability in the Iraq War debacle.

I apologize if I came off snippy.

[JustJoe]

10. Thank you.

I agree with you. It determined my vote in the 2008 primary.