Democrats and Republicans spent the day blaming each other for failing to proceed with the Iraq debate. "The current stalemate is unacceptable to us and to the people of this country," says the letter signed by Sen. John Warner of Virginia and six others. Although Warner sided with most members of his party in voting to block debate on Monday, he is the author of a resolution that opposes the president's plan. The senators did not specify what they might do in order to ensure the debate takes place, but there are several measures at their disposal to basically slow down Senate business until they get what they want.
Why can't we solve things with good old-fashioned dance-offs? You got served, Senator! Second that!
And from the "Whoops, my bad files":
The WSJ goes inside with word that U.S. officials are trying to prevent the execution of Saddam Hussein's former vice president fearing that it will "damage the credibility" of the Iraqi government. At first, he was sentenced to life in prison, but the appeals court ordered his execution. Several legal experts say the change violated due process. "We've had two botched executions … we would like to prevent additional debacles," said one U.S. official in Washington.
From: U.S. State Department
To: Iraq
Subject: Our bad
I.O.U. less debacles and more well-deserved executions
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