See you in September

Broder is right. All the pressure is on the Democrats. The Republican position on Iraq smells lightly of strawberries.

Still, Rep. Jack Kingston, a reliable Bush supporter from Georgia, said that vote "could have been the peak, possibly the last statement of House public solidarity with the White House. As the war develops in the next two crucial months, the political solidarity may change."

(I think this whole, "we'll reevaluate in September" line being pushed by the White House and its loyalists is crap. It's a stalling tactic designed to get them through the funding legislation.

However, it seems to be sort of backfiring as the "compromise" funding bill looks more and more likely to contain funding only through September. Then the White House will have to refight this battle with less support and a worsening situation.)