Thursday, March 22, 2007

Democrats to unite behind bill to end War.

The Liberal Democrat holdouts in the House have approached Nancy Pelosi and given her their support to pass the bill to end the war in Iraq. This is what Greg Sargent at TPM Cafe has to say on the subject.
It's official: Less than 24 hours before the House Dem Iraq supplemental spending bill is set to go to a vote, the key liberal House Dems holding out against the bill have decided to back it, making its passage far more likely. [Snip]

One Hill staffer confided that the liberals realized that they'd be better off backing the bill, because it would keep them at the negotiating table, rather than rendering them pariahs -- allowing them to have greater influence over the future debates that will inevitably unfold around future House measures to stop the war. "The liberals are in a stronger position now to push for tougher measures against the war down the road," the source said.
So much for the right-wing and MSM pundit talking point about how the Democrats are too divided to get the important stuff done.