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The Dems Surrender
Harry Reid threw up his hands today in the universal sign of surrender as he and the Dems surrendered to President Bush over the issue of troop withdrawal timelines.
The New York Times reports:
“Congressional Democrats relented today on their insistence that a war spending measure sought by President Bush also set a date for withdrawing troops from Iraq. The decision to back down, described by senior lawmakers and aides, was a wrenching reversal for some Democrats, who saw their election triumph as a call to force an end to the war. A Democratic effort to include timelines prompted Mr. Bush’s veto of the original bill last month, producing a political impasse.”
“Representative Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, the House Democratic majority leader, said the new bill was still being assembled, but he acknowledged the political reality facing Democrats. “The president has made it very clear that he is not going to sign timelines,†said Mr. Hoyer. “We can’t pass timelines over his veto.â€
I guess it helps to be clear.
How about this Steny? Send a clear message to Al Qaeda that we will not back down in Iraq. Fund the troops and support The Surge dot com!