Presidential Race Influencing Congress on Iraq

[babylonsister]

I know - duh.


Presidential Race Influencing Congress on Iraq
By Alan K. Ota | 6:58 PM; Sep. 29, 2007


By the time Congress finishes a supplemental spending plan for the Iraq War, senior Democrats say, it is likely that voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina will have made their choice on White House hopefuls.

The “Super Tuesday” primaries probably will be over, too.

That political calendar — combined with the reality of how hard it is for Democrats to get left and center to agree — has caused some senior lawmakers to conclude that Congress will soon end up letting the parties’ presidential candidates take the lead on Iraq policy.

“The outcome of the presidential primaries will help to bring focus to the debate on Iraq in Congress,” said Rep. John P. Murtha, D-Pa., chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., agreed, saying, “There’s no question that the presumptive presidential nominee will carry a lot of influence on the Iraq debate.”

Murtha, a close adviser to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said he has advised the leadership to put off the supplemental spending debate until early 2008 to allow time for Democrats to form more consensus on Iraq.

The supplemental will be the vehicle for the big showdown on whether to continue funding for the war, and “it will be decided in January or early February,” he said.

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[Benhurst]

1. "... Pelosi, D-Calif., ... advised the leadership to

put off the supplemental spending debate until early 2008 to allow time for Democrats to form more consensus on Iraq."

We have a clear concensus, you silly cow: End the war NOW!

Impeach Bush and Cheney NOW!

Single-payer national health NOW!

[acmavm]

2. Shame on you for posting something that actually makes sense. Haven't

you gotten the memo? You can't pick on the poor dems, Nancy especially. They're doing the best they can.

:sarcasm: