January 18, 2007
EVERYTHING WILL BE DIFFERENT...:
Exclusive: Pelosi Won't Block Iraq Funding to Stop Troop Surge (Jan. 18, 2007, ABC News)
There may be a growing battle between Congress and the president over the Iraq War strategy, but new House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she won't block funding for additional troops.Pelosi's position, revealed in an exclusive interview with ABC News' Diane Sawyer, came a day after a group of senators announced a bipartisan resolution condemning the Bush administration's plan to increase U.S. forces in Iraq by more than 20,000 troops.
While the Senate resolution would be non-binding, it would send a message to the president..
How little they matter. Posted by Orrin Judd at January 18, 2007 9:19 PM
Comments
As a parent you learn that threatening action and not following through reduces your credibility and authority to zero pretty quickly. Bush has probably already figured this out with the Dems.
Posted by: AWW at January 19, 2007 8:31 AM