The Dems' capitulation to the Commander Guy comes just when a new CBS/New York Times poll finds that six in ten Americans want a timetable for troop withdrawal.
The Iraq War Funding Bill -- minus a troop withdrawal deadline -- passed the Democratic controlled House by a vote of 280-142.
The Senate succumbed to the Commander Guy with a vote of 80 to 14.
Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and Chris Dodd all voted against the bill. Sen. Joe Biden voted for it.
In the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi was one of the 140 Democrats who voted against the measure. Two Republicans joined the 140 opposing Democrats -- Republican Reps. John Duncan of Tennessee and Ron Paul of Texas voted against the bill.
But back to that poll - the number of Americans who say the war is going "badly" has risen by 10 percentage points this month to a new high of 76 percent!
HOW IS THE WAR GOING?
Well
23%Badly
76%And when it comes to feeling pessimistic about the path Bush is taking this country down, the poll records "the highest number since the CBS/NYT poll started asking the question in 1983."
DIRECTION OF THE COUNTRY
Wrong track
72%Right direction
24%Meanwhile, the combative Commander Guy who rules us warns that we can expect a "bloody" summer in Iraq.
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