Posted by
Roxanna M. on Friday, March 30, 2007 12:35:51 PM
In a vote of 51-47, the Senate approved a military funding bill that calls for American withdrawal from Iraq by March 31, 2008.
In a vote of 218-212, the House approved a military funding bill that calls for American withdrawal from Iraq by September 2008.
These two bills must be reconciled before just one goes to President Bush, who has promised a veto.
Now what? If each house insists on its date of surrender, then nothing will go to President. If Congress actually wants something to go to the President, then a compromise will have to be reached. Will the compromise be March 2008, September 2008, or some date in between?
Then, if the bill receives the promised veto, it will go back to Congress, which doesn't have enough votes to override a veto. So, what will actually have been accomplished?
Nothing, which is pretty much all Congress is good for these days. I've given up trying to remember when was the last time Congress actually did something that was in the best interest of our country.