My comments:
It appears the resolution will pass the House. However, it is not a given that the vote in the Senate will end up the same as the last vote. Will it make Reid look weak? Whatever, there are underlying political consequences to these votes. The Repubs will take the "good news" coming out of Baghdad that they are finally "winning" the war, and the other shoe hasn't even dropped yet. Interesting comments and votes ahead today and tomorrow....
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-wardems16feb16,0,449848.story?coll=la-home-headlinesAfter the nonbinding House resolution passes, party leaders will have to agree on how to get Bush to actually change his Iraq policy.
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Congressional Democrats quickly and easily united behind a nonbinding resolution denouncing President Bush's plan to send more U.S. troops to Iraq. But after the measure's expected approval in the House today, party leaders will confront more divisive questions: how to force a determined president to back down from his plan, and whether to push for a complete withdrawal.
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In the Senate, meanwhile, a more immediate obstacle looms.
Facing procedural hurdles set up by Republicans, Democrats are still struggling to pass a nonbinding resolution that mirrors the House measure. On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said he would hold an unusual Saturday session to bring the issue to a head, although it remained unclear whether he had enough votes to break the deadlock that stalled action earlier this month.
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In an opening volley, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee today will start running newspaper ads in New Hampshire and Oregon — two states where antiwar sentiment runs strong — attacking Republican incumbents who face reelection next year and who voted with their party last week to block Senate debate on Iraq.
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