Thursday, February 15, 2007

The House, the Senate and the Surge

I've been remiss in not touching on the non-binding resolutions against sending additional troops to Iraq now in the House.

If we recall--since we in 2302 are now experts on House v Senate floor procedures--House rules allow for more control by the majority party which means that the Democratic leadership is in a better position to pass a non-binding resolution than are their compatriots in the Senate. 40 votes in the Senate is all that's needed to ensure that nothing goes forward that the minority wants to go forward.

Not so in the House.

When the dust settles we'll look backward and determine how the process evolved.