Jeb Hensarling: “But if press reports are to be believed, I am disturbed by the reason that we are here, and that is, is this a poll…”

“But if press reports are to be believed, I am disturbed by the reason that we are here, and that is, is this a poll driven resolution? We all know that our Democratic colleagues now have one of the lowest congressional approval ratings in almost 50 years. We know they don't want to spend time on this floor debating how little has been achieved in their tenure, and perhaps they want to spend even less time talking about what they have achieved; the single largest tax increase in American history, a secret earmarking plan gone awry, and a spendorama, spending millions and millions on peanut storage, NASA and dairy products, put into a bill to support our troops in harm's way. Make no mistake about it. What we are debating today is whether or not to declare defeat in Iraq, the battlefront in our war against radical Islam. Everyone knows that fighting this battle in Iraq is costly, but losing this battle in Iraq is even costlier. Mr. Speaker, sometimes life presents us with lousy options, but that is a reality with which we must deal. Iraq must be seen in the larger context of our war with radical Islam.”