MoveOn Ad in New York Times

The progressive organization MoveOn ran a controversial ad in the New York Times with the headline "General Petraeus or General Betray Us."

The text of the ad questioned his Congressional testimony.

Republican Presidential Candidate Rudy Giuliani made political hay by contending that MoveOn got a sweet deal from the NY Times on the cost of the ad.

On 20 September 2007, the US Senate voted 72-25-3 to condemn "personal attacks" directed at "General Petraeus and all members of the United States Armed Forces."

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session

Question: On the Amendment (Cornyn Amdt. No. 2934 )
Vote Number: 344
Vote Date: September 20, 2007, 12:36 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5
Vote Result: Passed
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2934 to S.Amdt. 2011 to H.R. 1585 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008)
Vote Counts: YEAs-72 - NAYs-25 - Not Voting-3

Statement of Purpose: To express the sense of the Senate that General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, deserves the full support of the Senate and strongly condemn personal attacks on the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all members of the United States Armed Forces.

Those Rs Voting No

• None

Those Ds or Is Voting Yes

• Baucus (D-MT)
• Bayh (D-IN)
• Cardin (D-MD)
• Carper (D-DE)
• Casey (D-PA)
• Johnson (D-SD)
• Klobuchar (D-MN)
• Kohl (D-WI)
• Landrieu (D-LA)
• Leahy (D-VT)
• Lieberman (I-CT)
• Lincoln (D-AR)
• McCaskill (D-MO)
• Mikulski (D-MD)
• Nelson (D-FL)
• Nelson (D-NE)
• Pryor (D-AR)
• Salazar (D-CO)
• Tester (D-MT)
• Webb (D-VA)

Those not voting

• Biden (D-DE) )
• Cantwell (D-WA) )
• Obama (D-IL) )