Senate Rejects Iraq Cut-off Bill

For all their blather about "doing the will of the voters" in order to get us out of Iraq, the Senate doesn't seem all that anxious to actually pass a bill requiring such a withdrawal:

The Senate on Wednesday rejected legislation that would cut off money for combat operations in Iraq after March 31, 2008.

The vote was a loss for Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., and other Democrats who want to end the war. But the effort picked up support from members, including presidential hopefuls previously reluctant to limit war funding — an indication of the conflict’s unpopularity among voters.

The proposal lost 29-67 on a procedural vote, falling 31 votes short of the necessary votes to advance.

The Senate also narrowly rejected a proposal by Republican moderates intended to restrict U.S. aid for Iraq, after Democratic leaders lashed out against the proposal as too weak. The 52-44 vote was widely supported by Republicans, but fell eight votes shy of the required 60.

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama voted for the bill in order to look good to the lefty wackos, knowing full well it would never pass. If they actually believed the bill could pass, they would have run away from it knowing what it could do to them in the general election.

The day wasn't completely wasted, however:

The Senate agreed only on a nonbinding resolution expressing the need to pass a war spending bill by Memorial Day. That proposal passed by an 87-9 vote.

Profiles in courage.