Sen. Dems: No To Democracy In Iran

Yesterday, the Democrats in the Senate refused to endorse democracy in Iran -- and refused to say exactly which Dem or Dems were behind the refusal.

According to Regime Change Iran, the two removed provisions

Supported the people of Iran's desire to exercise self-determination, and

Supported a call for a national referendum in Iran with international oversight to ensure fairness (unlike Iran's last national election).

Capt. Ed joins in to explain the bizarre machinations by the Party Too Afraid To Take Credit For Its Actions:

The objection officially came from Senator Wyden (D-OR), who then told the Senate that, uh, he didn't have a problem with the resolutuion, but that his colleagues did -- who displayed their intestinal fortitude by hiding behind Wyden's skirts:

When Mr. Santorum moved to introduce the resolution last Friday, Senator Wyden, a Democrat of Oregon, registered an unusual objection. According to the Congressional Record, Mr. Wyden told Mr. Santorum on the Senate floor that he was objecting to the resolution because his Democratic colleagues in the Senate had asked him too. Mr. Wyden did not say who asked him to issue the objection.

"While I personally am vehemently opposed to the statements that have been made by the president of Iran," Mr. Wyden said, "I have been asked by the members on this side of the aisle to object, and I do so object."

Mr. Wyden's office did not return repeated calls yesterday to explain who suggested that he object to the Iran resolution or why he was chosen to register the complaint. And a spokesman for Mr. Santorum, Robert Traynham, said he did not know who raised the objection either.

That's right, Wyden and Reid. Holler and fret about fantasy infringements in freedom here at home and refuse to call for similar freedoms overseas. It is clear that they have completely lost their democratic ideals and become the party of repression.