Guest Editorial: Democrats Helped Create the Mess We’re inTommi Avicolli Meccabyline‚ May. 11‚ 2007It’s a fine mess the Democrats got themselves into now. As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi summed it up, “the president refuses to listen to the American people who want this war to end.” Her comment came on the heels of the president’s latest threat to veto any more appropriations bills that attempt to wind down the war by withdrawing troops. The president will no doubt reject the latest bill that passed Congress yesterday which funds the war for the next few months, but conditions future funding on a "progress report." And he would have likewise rejected the bill sponsored by Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) that would have mandated withdrawal of the troops within 90 days. That bill failed to pass Congress yesterday, but did get 171 votes -- surprisingly better than expected. |