Posted by Dinah on January 15, 2007, at 9:25:49
In reply to Washingtonpost: regardless of Congress, posted by sdb on January 14, 2007, at 22:22:09
Congress controls the pursestrings. The president can't do whatever he wants and ignore congress completely. Congress has to cooperate, overtly or complicitly.
I hear Kennedy is floating a bill to fund only current troop levels. Congress is hardly united in its desires, but if it feels united enough, it has its methods for controlling the executive branch.
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