Congress is not required to send any bill to Bush if they choose not to. If Bush vetoes the bill that they sent him, they should not send him another bill. Force Bush to use the money that is already funded to withdraw the troops.

I think that Rove is aware that the party is over. I saw him on Democracy Now making a total fool of himself. He was attempting to sing rap music and dance but he came off looking like a highly medicated clown. Perhaps he was practicing taking the fifth?

I can hardly believe that Bush got trapped. I don’t know if the democrats planned it this way (I doubt it), but he is snookered. If he vetoes the bill that includes funding as well as a deadline for troop withdrawal he will in effect be defunding the troops. If he doesn’t veto the bill he will be abandoning his own divinely inspired plan. Wonder how Rove will handle this one? Maybe Gonzo can figure it out!

On the one had, it seems puzzling why President Bush would be so worried about a bill that sets a soft deadline for withdrawing only “combat regiments,” which are just a part of the (now surging) overall military and mercenary presence on Iraq.  On the other hand, I would suggest that it is precisely the cutting off of funds for only the combat brigades that worries him because it would finally focus attention on the huge permanant military presence we are building in Iraq.  Perhaps this showdown will end up in a stalemate and the Democrats inadvertently end up doing what they need to do, which is to cut off all funding for all of the U.S. presence in Iraq (and soon Iran?).  I am concerned that in the end, Bush goes along with some rewording, and he continues to build up our stealth but very permanent occupation of Iraq.

Bush should veto himself at this damned throne over 6 years ago. We all hope that. Bow down to Congress or impeach, pick one !

It seems to me the Republicans did not get the message in November. 

If you watch sound bites on the tube, they all say the exact same thing. “Congress should not miromanage the war”. Except for Hagle and Smith who make the Dems look like wimps. 

Lets start looking for the I word here!