Reply #37: exactly

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Contrary to the views of some DUers, Pelosi, whether she could be or not, isn't a dictatorial Speaker who will defy the will of her own members. She and other Democrats that would like to see the war end as soon as possible recognize that a majority of the public does not yet support immediate defunding of the war and they recognize that they would be putting at risk a number of members of the Democratic caucus -- and the chances of the Democrats gaining a larger, more effective majority in Congress in 2008, if they forced them to vote for immediate defunding.