Hopeful sign that the Democrats have found their spine
posted by
Wally
7:01 AM
Yesterday, Democratic Congressional leaders went to the White House to discuss the Iraq War Supplemental Spending Bill. In their meeting with Bush - who clearly stated that it would not be a negotiation - the Dems apparently refused to be cowed by the Bully In Chief.President Bush sparred across the table with Democratic congressional leaders opposed to the Iraq war on Wednesday in a prelude to a veto showdown over a conflict that has claimed the lives of more than 3,200 U.S. troops.
During an hourlong meeting at the White House, the president told lawmakers directly he will not sign any bill that includes a timetable for a troop withdrawal, and they made it clear Congress will send him one anyway. Now let's see if they follow through with what they say and refuse to back down, or if, as we've seen so often in the past, they cave in to the presidential temper tantrum and give him everything he wants to try to quiet him down.
Hope
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