Democrats Newly Willing to Compromise on Iraq

[ce qui la baise1]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 — With a mixed picture emerging about progress in Iraq, Senate Democratic leaders are showing a new openness to compromise as they try to attract Republican support for forcing at least modest troop withdrawals in the coming months.

After short-circuiting consideration of votes on some bipartisan proposals on Iraq before the August break, senior Democrats now say they are willing to rethink their push to establish a withdrawal deadline of next spring if doing so will attract the 60 Senate votes needed to prevail.

Senator Carl Levin, Democrat of Michigan, said, “If we have to make the spring part a goal, rather than something that is binding, and if that is able to produce some additional votes to get us over the filibuster, my own inclination would be to consider that.”

Democrats would need to lure the 60 senators in order to cut off a likely Republican filibuster.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/06/washington/06cong.html?ex=1346731200&en=589f21fc413659f6&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

Does anyone have a better way of looking at this than I do right now? I've tried to understand but it's getting harder. :)

[tridim]

1. They only need 41 votes to cut off funding. nt

[rodeodance]

2. This phasing makes it appear like the Dems were the hardliners instead of

the Repugs (Newly Willing to Compromise on Iraq)

[Me.]

3. This Is News?

They've been compromising our country away since they attained the majority.

[Jim__]

4. What mixed picture?

The only thing that's changed are the talking points. I hope the Dems find some backbone.

[Rydz777]

5. If our Democratic Congress keeps playing footsy with Bush, they

will end up dumping the whole Iraq debacle onto the desk of the new Democratic President in March 2009. So welcome to the White House - Hillary or Barack or John or Whoever - and now dig yourself out of this hole Bush has dug. Forget about the new administration's traditional "honeymoon;" you aren't getting one.

If the Congress would just do what is morally right - cut off funding- they would find that it is also the politically wise thing to do.