Reacting With Dismay
The Associated Press is reporting that rank and file Democrats are expressing their dismay over the Democratic leadership's latest attempt to force a withdrawal from Iraq. That, I suspect, spells trouble for Pelosi. The reason why they are dismayed is important here:
WASHINGTON - Rank-and-file Democrats expressed dismay on Friday over their party's latest anti-war strategy, with some members reluctant to vote around Veterans Day to bring troops home.
The House was on track to consider legislation next week that would give President Bush $50 billion for operations for Iraq and Afghanistan, but insist that he begin withdrawing troops.
The measure identifies a goal of ending combat by December 2008, leaving only enough soldiers and Marines behind to fight terrorists, train Iraqi security forces and protect U.S. assets.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed off plans for a Friday vote after caucus members told her late Thursday they weren't sure they would support it. Liberal Democrats said the proposal was too soft, while conservative members told Pelosi they thought it went too far.
"I think the message in the next week ought to be that a heck of a lot of people have been harmed (in combat) and we ought to take care of them," said Rep. Gene Taylor, a conservative Mississippi Democrat who says his constituents mostly support the war.
The reason the vote was delayed is also important - they did not have the votes to pass it. But there's more:
Pelosi, D-Calif., told members in a private caucus meeting on Thursday that if Bush rejected the measure, she did not intend on sending him another war spending bill for the rest of the year.
That is a recipe for disaster for the Democrats. If the troops on the ground run out of vital supplies because the House will not provide funds all hell is going to bust loose, politically speaking. Bet on it. The Democrats who withhold the funds will find out really quickly just how fast polls can shift. They will not like the direction the shift takes. The conservative Democrats from conservative districts and the so-called Blue Dogs will have serious problems almost instantly.
By DirtCrashr, Friday, 9 November , 2007 @ 4:47 pm
They SF Dem Pelosioids are such Nimrods — they are so full of BDS that have lost all sense of appropriateness and timing, which is a good thing because it enforces their failure. They circle their wagons only to form an inward facing firing squad…
By bill-tb, Friday, 9 November , 2007 @ 5:40 pm
It’s getting fun to watch the Democrats auger themselves in the ground. Hate truly does blind.
By FedUp, Friday, 9 November , 2007 @ 5:43 pm
Go ahead, nance… you still have another foot you can shoot yourself in! Abysmal idiots!
By Jim, Friday, 9 November , 2007 @ 5:53 pm
What I liked was the part I call the Goldilocksing™ of the bill:
Except there is no one who thinks it’s “just right.”
By NortonPete, Friday, 9 November , 2007 @ 6:18 pm
You see Rove planned this whole thing, give the Dems enough rope and they will hang themselves.
By Mwalimu Daudi, Friday, 9 November , 2007 @ 6:44 pm
The conservative Democrats from conservative districts and the so-called Blue Dogs will have serious problems almost instantly.
If - and this is a big if - Bush and Congressional Republicans are willing to hold Democrats accountable and face down the MSM-led smears that are certain to follow.
If there was ever a time for the GOP to discover a spine, this is it.
By mockinbird, Saturday, 10 November , 2007 @ 5:52 pm
To hell with leftist Democrats.