It seems I’ve written on this plenty (here, here, and here, for example), but now it looks like Dingy Harry is starting to agree with me: it’s silly for Democrats to not pass legislation to fund the Iraq war in 2008. Democrats have effectively conceded the fight already, and there are too many Democrats in marginal districts who might take political hits from civilian furloughs. If Speaker Pelosi and Senator Reid attempted to leave for Christmas recess without providing the needed funding, they might face a rebellion from moderates. So why not simply do the right thing and fund the Iraq effort? Yesterday it was Jim Webb (D-VA) who signaled the retreat; today even Senator Reid seems to realize that the time might have come to quit trying to force a surrender:
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