Iraq Supplemental

In 2007, 82 Democratic members of Congress signed a pledge to not fund the war in Iraq without plans for troop withdrawal. Tuesday, they must vote against the Supplemental Appropriations Act.

That would be "Anything But New Orleans", as reflected in the whopping bill, ostensibly to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with a number of other domestic "priorities."

In a shift of strategy that indicates an increasingly weakened political position, President Bush has included at least $2.51 billion for projects unr...