In doing so, the [Democratic] party - and particularly Speaker Pelosi - put a huge amount of hard-won momentum on the line. You better believe that every newsroom in the country already had their "Democrats in Disarray" headlines laid out...The bill goes up for debate and a vote in the Senate this week, where its passage is less likely but not necessarily out of the realm of possibility. (It'll be interesting to see how Sen. Clinton votes.)
In getting the bill through the House, Nancy Pelosi proved that she could pull together her occasionally fractious freshmen and her cautious congressional veterans...The value of this victory as a sign of Democratic unity is inestimable.
The President has said he'd veto the bill if it showed up on his desk in its current form; and ultimately any decision for ordering the troops out Iraq will have to come from him or his successor. But whatever the case, 216 Democrats in the House, as well as a couple of brave Republicans, essentially fixed blame for the Iraq debacle on George W. Bush.
Update: Another thought. Let it be known that this bill did not (DID NOT) cut off funding for the war, as many on the far left had wanted. Thus, if Mr. Bush vetos the bill, then he'll be the one who cut it. Not the "Democrat congress."
