[goldstategop]

They need 60 votes. They don't have enough to override a veto. Bush Derangement Syndrome has the Democrats in a deep grip. The vote will do wonders for their job approval rating!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[CharlesWayneCT]

They are hoping that since they had enough votes to pass a funding bill, that they can get their buddies in the MSM to blame REPUBLICANS for the refusal to “fund the troops”. And if that works and Bush vetoes it, that the MSM will blame BUSH for “vetoing the funding for the troops”.

They are effectively cutting the funding without having the political courage to take the vote cutting the funding.

[MNJohnnie]

They did not even get enough votes to end the fillibuster

[supercat]

They need 60 votes.

Why 60? Are the Democrats threatening to filibuster? If so, let them. Normally a filibuster is a minority-party tactic which works because the majority party would rather concede an issue than give up entirely on getting anything done. But since the Democrats are in power, the Republicans should be happy if they're not doing anything.