Democratic officials stressed the legislation was subject to change. They spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they were not authorized to discuss provisions before a planned presentation to members of the party’s rank and file later in the day.
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Mum’s the word, OK? anonymous sources and all. ;-)
Yep! We're not authorized to say anything but here's the scoop. We're going to send President Bush the spending bill he originally wanted but we showed the leftie wacko's we fought him.
They are hoping for failure. The problem is that an obvious failure, such as open intervention by the Iranians, one that endannegred American troops, might cause a reaction.
Too late for that. The DUmmies over at DU are all up-in-arms over this. It's a Freudenschade moment for sure: DUmmie Funnies.