Pelosi: "I would never vote for such a thing."

[Zenlitened]

Now I'm totally confused. :dunce:

The New York Times article "Democrats Pull Troop Deadline From Iraq Bill" has been updated as of about 10:15pm ET and now includes:

...The decision to back down was a wrenching reversal for leading Democrats, who saw their election triumph in November as a call to force an end to the war. It was the first time since taking power in Congress that the Democrats had publicly agreed to allow a vote on war financing without a timetable for troop withdrawal.

But even so, many Democrats, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, indicated that they would not support the war money, meaning that a significant number of Republicans would have to sign on to ensure the plan’s approval.

Ms. Pelosi made clear that if money for the war was going to be provided without a timeline for withdrawal, it would be without her personal support. “I would never vote for such a thing,” Ms. Pelosi said as she entered the office of Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, to put the final touches on the $120 billion proposal.

Link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/23/washington/23cong.html

[Cronopio]

1. Hmm, a split between Pelosi and Reid? That could be good. nt

[BrklynLiberal]

2. I hope that there are many more Congresspeople of conscience who do the same thing.

[Nite Owl]

3. So it's going to pass?

Probably silly to ask but if the dems do hold together it won't pass. If it does pass without the majority of dems then they might just as well not have won the majority. * has made it clear that they aren't needed, it's going just as he planned, pulling off the conservative dems and making the repukes stick with him.

[Zenlitened]

4. Also see Babylonsister's thread, which has more details from ThinkProgress:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3277062&mesg_id=3277062

In addition to Rep. Pelosi, includes Reps. Obey and Emanuel saying that the fight is not over.

[dave_p]

5. This is interesting ...

So it must have been the result of other Democrats threatening to vote with the GOP for funding without the toothless "banchmarks".

Who were they?

What can be done about them?

Is the Party always going to be neutered by its Lieberman wing?