Sounds Like A Prefect Time To Cave

The President is getting dressed down by members of his own party, told to his face that he has no credibility on the war, and being brought around to realizing that he must accept some sort of compromise position on the war before he completely obliterates the Republican Party. So then why is this possibly happening at the same time?

It's time to replace some conservative Democrats in Washington, DC. I just heard from an impeccable source that there is serious concern on the Hill that conservative Democrats in the House will vote with the Republicans to strip any and all restrictions from the Iraq supplemental tomorrow, effectively giving Bush all the money he wants with no restrictions and no effort to hold either him or the Iraq government accountable for anything. I.e., they will vote to continue this war along the same disastrous course because they're too afraid to challenge George Bush and his failed leadership.

Let me reiterate: This isn't some idle rumor. The concerns are coming from Hill sources themselves...

Please call your member of Congress and raise unholy hell. Tell them that they'd better vote against giving Bush a blank check when the Iraq supplemental comes up for a vote tomorrow. You can call now and leave a message on their machines. You can find your rep via the House Web site, use the zip code box in the upper left hand corner to find your rep.

As I said last week, these guys want to give up and get this over with. They feel like they've made their symbolic point and now there's no good reason to stop Bush's war. I can give you over 3,300 good reasons. The only political downside to come out of Iraq would be to give in to Bush. And politics shouldn't have anything to do with extricating this country from policing a civil war that seemingly has no end.

I'll be working the phones tomorrow. It'll be a big day: Gonzales testimony, the Iraq bill, a possible habeas corpus restoration rider in the defense authorization mark-up. Don't touch that browser.