The House Democrats desperately wanted to avoid this vote. When the honor of our troops is on the line, we just couldn’t let them get away with it. And so, today, House Republicans offered a motion to recommit that forced the entire House to hold an up-or-down vote. Do they condemn the sentiment of the recent MoveOn.org ad that questioned the patriotism of General Petraeus? Will House Democrats support their narrow special interests, or will they support our nation’s troops?

Stay tuned for updates.

UPDATE:146 Democrats voted to condemn MoveOn.org and 79 Democrats voted for MoveOn.org’s efforts against our troops.

UPDATE:The AP has published a story on what happened today on the floor, click here to read it.

Rob Bluey of the Heritage Foundation has just written a great post for Red State on a conservative alternative in the ongoing SCHIP debate - it is a must read.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch has a great article today on Richmond's incredible business climate; ranking the city as the third best city in the country for business. Here's an excerpt:

Eric is featured on the cover of the October 1 issue of the Weekly Standard, under the headline "Young Guns of the House GOP" with Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy. Fred Barnes writes a great article about Eric, here's an excerpt: