Clinton making clear, direct points re: Bush admin./Iraq/Congress (CNN)

[pinto]

Sen Clinton lays out brief, clear points about Bushco and relations with Congress.

Says they either have a plan they are not disclosing, to Congress or the American people, or they don't have a plan.

Setting a poor precedent for relations with Congress and a Constitutional government.

[Jacobin]

1. Okay. I'll play

When did Senator Clinton demand an exit strategy from IraqNam before voting in favor of the IWR?

[Catherine Vincent]

2. Maybe she (and others) assumed there was one.

[alfredo]

3. When the vote was held, it was being sold as leverage, not

absolute certainty of war. I think too many were scared that if they voted against it, they would not be reelected. I also think that many actually believed the intelligence briefings.

[justgamma]

4. Anyone belong to a Union?

I equate the vote for the war, sort of like the authorization to strike vote. It doesn't mean your going on strike, it just means your leaving the option open.

[pinto]

5. I know. Yet, she's asking now, as is Congress. That's a "better late than

never" solution, I understand. But change has never happened backwards. We can only change, what?, today and tomorrow, right?

As far as blame goes, if she is held responsible by her constituents for a failure to question the IWR adequately at that time, she can be voted out of office, as can any Congressman who cast a vote.