Berkeley Considers Withdrawal From Anti-Marine Quagmire

At least a couple of Berkeley city councilmen are having second thoughts about insulting the Marines.

A week after blasting the Marines as "unwelcome intruders" in Berkeley, two City Council members want the city to back off the declaration that ignited the wrath of the nation's right wing and inspired a Republican senator to try to sever Berkeley's federal funding.

Council members Betty Olds and Laurie Capitelli on Monday proposed that Berkeley rescind its letter to the U.S. Marine Corps that stated that the downtown Berkeley recruiting center "is not welcome in our city," and publicly declare that Berkeley is against the war but supports the troops.

Not good enough I say. Pull all federal funding from the Berkeley city limits.

By the way, it's worth noting that Berkeley's former representative in the House of Representatives once proposes abolishing the army.