President Bush's veto of an Iraq war spending bill that set timelines for U.S. troop withdrawals puts new pressure on Democrats in Congress to craft a compromise even as their caucus grows more fractious on the topic.
No. When the President vetoes what the American people want, the pressure is on HIM to convince the public, and thereby their representatives in Congress, that we should do this some other way. If he can't convince the public we should stay in Iraq, then why should Democrats compromise? The public sees $500 billion dollars and hundreds of thousands of lives wasted... let's be the party that says NO MORE!
Look, this is an opportunity for Democrats to show the American people exactly how they stand up to bullies, home and abroad. We're right on this one and the American people see it. If Democrats back down out of fear, the party will deserve the accusations of "weakness" that come from the other side.