Quote of the Day: Condoleeza Rice
From the AP: WASHINGTON- President Bush and congressional Democrats don't agree about much when it comes to the Iraq war, but one of the areas where they disagree the least is the need to measure the Baghdad government's progress.
That makes the issue ripe for negotiation in an evolving veto struggle over the war, even though the administration and its critics are fiercely at odds when it comes to how—and whether—to enforce these so-called benchmarks for self-defense and democracy in Iraq's post-Saddam Hussein era.
...Bush also has invited the leaders of both parties to the White House on Wednesday. And he said that once he casts his veto he'll be ready to work with Democrats on a new version that provides funds without strings attached.
And the quote of the day belongs to Sec. of State, Condoleeza Rice:
"The problem is, why tie our own hands? And that's the problem with having so-called consequences for missing the benchmarks"