Now that our friends in the Senate have finally left the Capitol for the recess, we can use the moment of quiet reflection to work on a realistic understanding of the options that the Dems have in proposing Congressional measures on Iraq.

The last cut here was Chris's piece yesterday, which suggested that the big names in the Senate touting different plans should get together to work up a single plan which could be sold to the voters. (Something I think would be worthwhile.)

And also suggested that

the Murtha-Pelosi plan...actually has a real chance of passing

- with which suggestion I disagree.

There's more...

We were last here on April 29 with the House's Iran Freedom Support Act (HR 282) being passed as a suspension (read: 'uncontroversial bill') 397-21.

It was pretty ugly: the sponsor of the bill (Ileana Ros-Lehtinen) was also the cheerleader for an Iranian group (the MEK) who are on the State Department terror group list.

And the numbers show there wasn't exactly stiff Dem resistance! (Guess which side Pelosi took?)

There's more...