The GOP Stonewall Brigade

Republicans in the Senate blocked debate yet again on the anti-escalation resolution. Last time there were 2 Republican defectors. This time it went up to 7. Next time there will be more, especially after they hear from their constituents at home during recess this week. John McCain didn't show up, incidentally. He had other priorities, like telling people to stop having sex before marriage. He's the very epitome of courage, he is.

The Republicans own this war now, as much as George Bush does. Not one Democrat in the Senate voted against debate, and only 2 Dems in the House voted for the escalation. That's 2 out of 280.

This "surge" is doomed, by the way, just like the other four surges of similar size have been. Iraqis aren't even stepping up with their full complement of troops in Baghdad, and it's clearly forced the US to request more troops of their own. We're playing Whack-A-Mole in Baghdad anyway, and the militias and insurgents who are laying low there will only rise elsewhere. Meanwhile we're flushing money down the toilet, tens of billions of which can literally not be accounted for. It may be inconvenient to say that we're "wasting" lives and treasure, but it's the truth.

Put together another vote next week, Sen. Reid. And keep doing it again and again until we stop this insane war. Republicans seal their fate with each obstructionist vote.