The president has promised to veto the House Iraq appropriations bill if by some miracle it were to make it to his desk. Both Tony Snow and Secretary Gates have discussed the problems with the approach. As I’ve noted though, the real challenge for the White House is not what to do in the unlikely event that the ‘micro-funding’ measure makes it to his desk, but what to do about compromise legislation that includes unacceptable language on benchmarks. Administration officials are undoubtedly reaching out to GOP Senators and Congressmen to help influence the final Senate package.
