[Peace-discuss] Obama slacks off while the iron is hot

[Ricky Baldwin]

This is from Nick Burbules:

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http://politicalwire.com/archives/2007/04/02/quote_of_the_day.html
"It's not possible with his schedule. He's got various
meetings during the day, a meeting earlier in the
morning. . . It just wasn't going to work out."

-- A White House spokeswoman, quoted by the Washington
Post, explaining why President Bush will be only the
third president in history to miss throwing out the
first pitch on baseball's opening day for two
consecutive seasons. She insisted it wasn't because
the president "feared getting booed."

Barack Obama says, if Bush vetoes the war funding bill
because it has a withdrawal date attached to it, well
then, we'll just pass another funding bill without it.
Harry Reid says, if Bush vetoes this bill, we'll send
him another one he'll like even less. Which is the
smarter politics?

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-04-01-obama_N.htm?csp=34
If President Bush vetoes an Iraq war spending bill as
promised, Congress quickly will provide the money
without the withdrawal timeline the White House
objects to because no lawmaker "wants to play chicken
with our troops," Sen. Barack Obama said Sunday. . .

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/4/2/202036/9970
[Kos] Obama has explained his weekend words to the AP,
and sorry to say, you Obama fans, but it's no better
than before. . . .

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/4682862.html
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday he wants
to cut off money for the Iraq war next year, making
clear for the first time that Democrats are willing to
pull out all the stops to end U.S. involvement.

Reid's new strategy faces an uphill battle because
many of his colleagues see yanking funds as a
dangerous last resort. The proposal increases the
stakes on the debate and marks a new era for the
Democratic leadership once reluctant to talk about
Congress' power of the purse.

"In the face of the administration's stubborn
unwillingness to change course, the Senate has no
choice but to force a change of course," said Sen.
John Kerry, D-Mass., who signed on Monday as a
co-sponsor of Reid's proposal with Sen. Russ Feingold,
D-Wis. . . .

More:
http://www.prospect.org/weblog/2007/04/post_3312.html

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/4/2/184819/4854

http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/4/2/19930/60119

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