The first funding bill included the timetable. Bush vetoed it. He said he'd veto any bill with them. He will, and he knows that there is no where near the votes to override his veto, because he has the sheep in the Republican party who thing that they safely graze. They will bow to him out of fear, until...
their political lives are on the line come next election cycle.
The Republicans also know that they have no clear front-runner for the 2008 presidential race; so they have no reason to change what they are doing, and what they are doing is just that - nothing!
The Dems, on the other hand, may be playing a very tricky game of cat and mouse. It seems that they may have the most to lose, especially after the latest poll that puts their approval rating at the same as Czar George's, but do they have something more up their collective sleeves?
Maybe, just maybe, they have an endgame strategy in mind.
In chess, the endgame (or end game or ending) refers to the stage of the game when there are few pieces left on the board.
Reid and Pelosi are just too cool in their reactions to what exactly is going on with this bill. Rahm Emmanuel, the attack dog, it being very quiet. Could the Dems finally have learned a lesson from the Grand Ole Party's manueverings over the last few decades?
just asking...
UPDATE - 25 May 2007: Rahm Emmanuel even voted for the funding last night. I'm now getting more and more interested in what just may be going on here. The risk is that, if the Czar's surge works in even the slightest way, the Dems' might be playing with more than fire. Of course, the language in the bill gives the Czar the say on what's working or not working. Strange wording. If the loud after the vote reaction by the people who voted in November is an indicator, then part of the gamble may be paying off. Of course, it's still quite a gambit.
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