RE: House rejects time-table for Iraq pullout- again

To answer Kathy's question:

We'll have this pseudo-debate as many times as it takes to reassure the Kos kids that the Dems are really, really, really trying to get us out of the war but can't, and as many as it takes for the a number of the same reps to reassure their centrist and pro-war constituents that Congress stands behind the war. Remember, not all voters follow things this closely.

I'm surprised they didn't push this off until at least September. Maybe we'll see another version of it again closer to November.

Kudos to Jenna for taking a closer look at what our Reps signed off on. I hope they use this in their campaigns against the nay-sayers.

Update: From The Hill, posted Thursday:

Despite a superior position in the polls and impressive unity on key votes, House Democrats have been feuding in recent weeks over such issues as the seat of Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) on the Ways and Means Committee, the ambitions of two of their most respected members to be majority leader in a Democratic House and their long-standing lack of consensus on whether to redeploy troops out of Iraq.

Such tensions were in full display yesterday morning at a caucus meeting on Iraq where three members of the Out of Iraq Caucus clustered around a microphone to berate House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) loudly for failing to take a stronger stand on leaving Iraq.

At times having to speak above her colleagues, one member of the caucus, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), told Pelosi that the Out of Iraq Caucus members have been “leaders on this issue,” according to several attendees, and that they deserve to play a more prominent role in the House’s planned debate of Iraq policy today.

“We’re all leaders,” Pelosi replied.