UNBELIEVABLE!!

4 AntiWar Democrats vote against Resolution honoring those involved in the Misson

Houston-area Democrat Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a longtime champion of Veterans and active duty Military, joined with libertarian-leaning Michigan Republican Cong. Thaddeus McCotter to initiate a legislative process honoring those associated with the killing of Bin Laden. The Senate side already unanimously "passed a resolution congratulating the military and President Obama for the mission."

What resulted on the House side was an amendment sponsored by Reps. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) and Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) It passed near-unanimously with virtually all Democrats joining in with Republicans for the amendment. However, there were four Democrats who voted only "Present."

From The Hill "Four Dems vote 'present' on honoring Bin Laden mission":

After more than a week of deliberation, the House overwhelmingly approved a measure honoring the intelligence community for the mission that killed Osama bin Laden.

The vote wasn’t unanimous, however. Four liberal Democrats – Reps. Dennis Kucinich (Ohio), Barbara Lee (Calif.), Pete Stark (Calif.) and Lynn Woolsey (Calif.) – voted “present” on the measure, which was offered as an amendment to an intelligence authorization bill.

Lee, who opposes the ongoing U.S. military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, took issue with language in the amendment that reaffirmed congressional support for anti-terrorism missions in Afghanistan and Pakistan...

The other three Democrats did not explain their vote and did not return multiple requests for comment Friday afternoon.

The Hill goes on to note that "All four have long opposed most U.S. military operations and intelligence-gathering methods in the war on terrorism..."

Interestingly, 3 of the 4 are from California.

The broader Lee-McCotter resolution may be voted on this week.