The White House understands that it can take its case to the American people regarding the Iraq supplemental and win.
RATS cannot win a game of brinksmanship on this, because the blood of American soldiers will be on their hands -- we have them on the record with the "slow bleed" quotes, and worse.
Regardless of how unhappy the American people are about the war, no one will credibily believe the RATS assertion that lack of funding for the troops is Bush's fault. He has paid a horrible political price for standing tough in Iraq; the American people understand this.
One prime time speech and a full-court press after a public veto of this horrendous bill and the RATS will quickly succumb. And they are going to infuriate their base in the process.
Sounds real good, but he can't FORCE the networks to carry his speech. They can choose to ignore him, as they have tried to do for the last 6 years.
We can spread the word, based on the speeches we read. If someone says they never heard him say that, just tell them that's because the networks refuse to carry his speeches, then tell them where YOU read what he said. That might get a few more people exploring the alternative media, and have their eyes opened.
I wish I thought so. We should be (and England) attacking Iran as we speak!