I have to give Rep. Jerry McNerney (CA-11) credit for showing up at Firedoglake and taking the tough questions. But his mantra is not really all that insightful. Over and over again, he says that we need to create a veto-proof majority to end the war in Iraq. No we don’t. We could tell the President, now, that he already received his last dime for the war and that he better start bringing the troops home with the money that has already been appropriated. Once we see the troops on the way home, we can supply a little more cash on an as needed basis.
Give everyone…the President, the Pentagon, the media, the people, plenty of notice. No game of chicken here. Have Pelosi and Reid go out in front of the cameras tomorrow and say that they will not pass any more emergency appropriations…period.
If we wait for a veto-proof majority of Republicans, in both houses, to force the end of this war, then we will be there through the 2008 elections.
McNerney is a stand-up guy for engaging the Netroots, but his mantra is simply unworkable.