Bloodless Coup

The House Vote on the Responsible Redeployment Act

Could the differences between the parties on Iraq be more stark? It passed 223-201. All but 10 Democrats voted yea (the 10 were mostly conservatives, plus Kucinich). They were joined by 4 Republicans (Duncan, Emerson, Jones and Gilchrest). That's 4 out of 201. A handful Republicans might say they want a change in policy on Iraq - but the number actually willing to work with Democrats to achieve that is even smaller.