Thursday, July 12, 2007

Will He or Won't He?

Noncommittal.

That was the response that a group of 8th Congressional District residents opposed to the Iraq War got Thursday (July 12, 2007) when they met with Republican Rep. Mike Rogers' staff about the upcoming "Take a Stand" event at the Michigan Capitol.

The group, which included the mother of a man who has served a year in Iraq, a Shiawassee County veteran opposed to the war, and others, gathered outside Rogers' office in Lansing. Rogers was in Washington, but staff members met with four of Rogers' constituents.

Afterward, participants said they had a chance to explain their positions to Rogers' aide and hand-delivered a letter, along with a petition signed by 200 people, inviting Rogers to the Aug. 28 "Take a Stand" event being organized by Americans Against Escalation in Iraq.

Rogers recently told the Livingston Press & Argus that he will not support a change in policy in Iraq until after he hears a report this fall on the effectiveness of Bush's recent troop escalation, although Rogers opposed the "surge" when Bush announced it in January.

While two Lansing-area television stations sent cameras to the event, the Livingston Press & Argus was not visible. Too busy covering "ducks stuck in gutter" stories to bother with "country stuck in costly, unpopular war" stories probably.

But LivingBlue has you covered, with on-the-spot video.

2 comments:

BZP said...

This is great. You guys are awesome. Keep up the great work!

Bruce Fealk said...

At least the Rogers people let you in the office. Knollenberg wouldn't even let us in the office and they called the cops to keep an eye on us.