Dem Unity Raises Questions on Iraq Bill

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http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8OKJKL00&show_article=1&catnum=0

Dem Unity Raises Questions on Iraq Bill
Apr 20 06:09 PM US/Eastern
By ANNE FLAHERTY
Associated Press Writer


WASHINGTON (AP) - Anti-war liberals worried about party unity are reluctant to mount opposition to war spending legislation in the House even if it does not set a firm date for troop withdrawal.

Their support would pave the way for Democratic leaders next week to send President Bush a bill that would fund the Iraq war and still call for troops to leave by March 31, 2008, albeit a nonbinding withdrawal date.

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Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia, a freshman Democrat who represents a district strongly opposed to the war, said lending his support to a bill that funds the war without setting a firm end date will be difficult. On the other hand, he added, Democrats might be in a tougher spot if they can't pull the caucus together long enough to act against Bush.

"We have to look at the political realities of being the party that's in control, and prove to the American people we can govern," he said.

Last month, Watson was one of several liberal Democrats who threatened to block passage of the House bill because she did not think the measure went far enough to end the war. Watson and California Democratic Reps. Lynn Woolsey, Barbara Lee and Maxine Waters said they refused to fund the war and wanted language that would end combat before the end of 2007.

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[bigtree]

1. those folks are DEFINITELY dinos

now that they've strayed from the farm :sarcasm:

[babylonsister]

2. Sigh. I'm so tired of being let down by them.

:(

[msongs]

3. dems who stand for nothing will fall for anything bushit shoves at them nt