Funny, but that has nothing to do with the commanders on the ground having the control they need. Remember, that was why he vetoed the bill before. Apparently now we have another reason. What a surprise. Now Bush is just being a whiny baby. He wants all of the money NOW. He doesn’t want Congress to give him half now and half later, which would enable the American people to ensure that Bush is spending their money wisely. Would it endanger the troops to get half the money now? No. Does it hamper the commanders on the ground to get half the money now? No. Bush is simply a whiny, incompetent child who hasn’t proposed any kind of compromise whatsoever. Sure, it might inconvenience Halliburton and Dick Cheney’s other filthy rich war-profiteering buddies if they have to wait two months before being assured of their autumn windfall profits, but Halliburton’s profits shouldn’t be the primary concern here. Bush simply proposes vetoes because that’s all he knows how to do, say no. He wants all the money, no strings attached, so he can waste it all again and again and again on his corporate buddies while our troops continue to die for a lost cause.

The Democrats in Congress are trying to find a way to hold the president accountable to the people, to make this war work, and to ultimately get us the hell out of Iraq – Bush is more interested in playing a game of chicken, with no intent of compromising on anything. To him it’s all a game where winning the political battle is far more important than winning the real battle on the ground in Iraq.

It’s time to take away the spoiled child’s car keys.