Forgive me for saying so, but it looks like ol' Peloser is stuck between Iraq and a hard place...
Folks, I am very concerned. The Democrats may be, in their craven evaluations, finally realizing that they are funding victory, and that victory could destroy them next year.
They truly face a situation where they must make a choice of funding victory that humiliates them during the campaign, or they cut off funds altogether and risk any backlash about not supporting troops in battle. They may indeed choose the latter. That is a risk of unknown magnitude vs the magnitude of humiliation they are beginning to see is certain as victory in Iraq unfolds.
The GOP can talk about this victory non stop and it may not matter. The Democrats may decide that they dare not fund it because it will cost them the election. How does Hillary respond to an opponent in the debates who turns to her and says
The People Remember Who Pimped Surrender.
The Democrats are terrified of that scenario, and in their little world of contorted mindset, the best interests of the country are served by them staying in power even if it means surrender. They can talk around surrender and blame it all on Bush, but they cannot talk around victory.
They are in trouble, and so are we. We DESPERATELY need another increment of money to secure victory. Their base may not let them give it to us.