Not only are they wimps, they're downright stupid
Now look, this is just downright stupid:
If they do this, the Republicans will rightly be able to say the Dems refused to fund the troops. The way to do this is to send the same bill back again and again and again. That way the Dems can say, "We're fundings the troops, it's Bush that's refusing." But, to stick your head in the sand, stamp your feet, and say, "Because Bush vetoed the bill we gave him we're going to do nothing," is just stupid.
WASHINGTON - House Democrats are planning another veto showdown with President Bush on the Iraq war. And this time, they say they won't back down.
The House planned to vote as early as next week on a $50 billion war spending bill that would require Bush to 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.
In a private caucus meeting on Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told rank-and-file Democrats the bill was their best shot at challenging Bush on the war. And if Bush rejected it, she said, she did not intend on sending him another war spending bill for the rest of the year.
If they do this, the Republicans will rightly be able to say the Dems refused to fund the troops. The way to do this is to send the same bill back again and again and again. That way the Dems can say, "We're fundings the troops, it's Bush that's refusing." But, to stick your head in the sand, stamp your feet, and say, "Because Bush vetoed the bill we gave him we're going to do nothing," is just stupid.
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