Stark claimed he saw some 20 Army generals or other officers there for a couple of hours.
"If they were here on official duty, this was an abhorrent misallocation of our military resources at a time of war," said the letter from Stark, an 18-term incumbent known for his liberal positions and outbursts of temper.
Stark's office released that letter around noon Friday. About four-and-a-half hours later came a shorter release in which Stark said he'd been informed that the onlookers weren't generals, but a class from the war college in Carlisle, Pa.
I want to know why the senator the idiots in ilinois voted into office has been running around the country for the last year or so campaigning, he should be seated in Congress and quietly listening so that maybe he could learn something. I, unfortunately. reside in illinois and believe my tax money is being squandered by him and his compatriots. I, too, am upset.
"However, if these officers were hoping for a lesson in how Congress ought to work, then perhaps the Iraq supplemental wasn't the best debate for them to witness."
This was the best debate for them to witness. This is typical performance of Congress.
The only rule is that Uniformed Capitol Police officers are not allowed in either chamber.
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