Some Bill’s Bites posts, some things I excerpted and linked but I’m sending you to the original post. I may rearrange the order of the links within this post as I add new things that I think belong above the

The rest of the story Michelle Malkin I am addressing this to the Senate staffers who read this blog. As you and your bosses formulate statements about what’s working and not working in Iraq and prepare to vote on the

Bob Owens emails that the surge strategy is now officially underway in Iraq -- even as opportunistic Senators weigh whether or not to undercut any actual attempt to stabilize the security situation by voting for a non-binding resolution …

Washington Post: Iraq Vote Could Resonate In 2008
The drama is to begin late this afternoon with a procedural vote on whether to move ahead with the debate. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) vowed Friday to try to block that, promising to…

“This is one of them.”
Surprisingly, these words were uttered by Senate Minority Whip, Trent Lott.
Republican senators are loath to say that political calculations could weigh on their votes, but to GOP leaders battling to prevent their me…