When Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) introduced the Semper Fi Act to get back at Berkeley for its treatment of Marines, the question became: Which side will Democrats side with? The anti-war groups like World Can’t Wait, which literally hawks Communist literature at rallies? Or the men and women of the United States Armed Forces, who preserve our freedom and way of life?

Well, thanks to Dingy Harry, Democrats won’t have to choose between the hippies and the Marines. He’s blocking the measure.

Instead of adjourning at the end of a day as usual, the Senate “recessed” twice, a move that, under Senate rules, slows the process of adding new bills to the calendar. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) did not adjourn until last Friday, effectively pushing back floor consideration on the GOP bill until Tuesday — the same day that the city council is likely to tone down its call for Marine Corps recruiters to leave town.

“The only reason to recess is to block something, and the thing that got blocked by Reid’s stall tactic was the Semper Fi Act,” said spokesman Wesley Denton, referring to the bill introduced by his boss, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.).

“Democrats have chosen not to defend the Marine Corps, but to pander to anti-war protesters and Berkeley officials that are actively trying to impede military recruitment.”

Bryan reviews the situation with Berkeley and the Marines, with a full rundown of the events that have unfolded. DeMint’s amendment would revoke millions of dollars of earmarks assigned to Berkeley. If they want to inhibit the recruitment efforts of our Armed Forces during a time of war, they’ll do so on their own dime. But Dingy Harry doesn’t want his cronies in the Senate to have to choose to side with our men and women over, well let’s face it, his political base.

Move America Forward is holding a pro-troop, anti-anti-war protester rally in Berkeley today, with a vote coming tonight over whether the Berkeley council will revoke the resolution calling our Marines unwelcome invaders.