Keep Sending It Back

Give John Edwards your email address for a good cause:

Here's the situation: Both houses of Congress have voted across party lines to bring our troops home with a plan to fully fund their redeployment and safe return. President Bush has vowed to veto this funding because it hampers his ability to wage endless war—he'd rather block funding for the troops than listen to the overwhelming majority of the American people who want the war to end.

Yesterday, Bush called a special press conference and made his strategy crystal clear: veto funding for the troops and then blame Congress for the results. He's betting that Congress will buckle under the pressure and just drop their plan to end the war. We cannot let that happen.

So today, I'm launching an emergency petition to Congress, urging them to stand firm on Iraq. We have to show every senator and representative that their constituents will not be fooled by Bush's ploy—Congress must not abandon the plan to end the war. We're aiming to gather at least 100,000 signatures before the showdown begins after Congress returns to Washington next week. Please add your name today.

I have to admit to loving the Reid, Feingold and now, it seems, Edwards strategy of non-negotiation negotiation.  I try the same thing with my two bigger kids.  For instance, I tell them they have to go to bed by 10:00.  They say 10:30, I say 9:00.   Works every time.  Of course, my kids aren't evil. delusional, war mongers and will listen to reason so the comparison may not be apt.   Still, I like the idea.