The games going on in the Senate over the non-binding resolutions on the war in Iraq continue with the possibility that the Republicans may block all debate since Harry Reid won't allow any alternatives to the resolution he prefers to be debated. Which then leads to Reid charging that the "Republican leadership was essentially filibustering a debate of Iraq policy to avoid a judgment on Mr. Bush."
The United States Senate is not a parliament. There is no confidence vote in the constitution. Harry Reid just wants a show vote as a partisan ploy. I posted about Kimberley Strassel's column on Russ Feingold yesterday. He's blown a lot of the political cover the Democrats have been trying to take on this issue and shown this grandstanding game show for what it is. And the more Reid talks right now the more all this sham is shown for what it is.
See McQ's take on this as well, over at QandO.
I think this is shaping up to be a loss for the Dims.
With Warner now refusing to vote on his own version of a resolution and the Republican Senate waking up to the fact that Republican voters don’t want them supporting anything that emboldens the enemy, the best Reid, et al. are going to get is the latest McCain/Cornyn/Lieberman resolution.
It warms my heart that they will be denied their grand play to chastise the President.