Americans are fairly well united on this issue. They are against it. Congress is incredibly divided though. Can you imagine the outrage that would have followed if the Iraq war resolution passed by the tiniest majority after all kinds of sleazy vote trading was done? Every Dem would have been screaming Bush should not dare go to war with the nation so divided. But on this issue, which will negatively impact most Americans, it’s OK to ram through the legislation by a 1 vote margin!
Who will be willing to be forever known as Number 216?