The ball is in Bush’s court

The Senate passed (barely) an Iraqi withdrawal bill, setting the stage for a petulant outburst from the President followed by a veto. Good. It is about time someone tried to reign in the Bungler in Chief. The White House response was utterly predictable.

White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said the president respects the role of Congress — and Congress should respect his.

"I think the founders of our nation had great foresight in realizing that it would be better to have one commander in chief managing a war, rather than 535 generals on Capitol Hill trying to do the same thing," she said. "They're mandating failure here."

Pardon me for pointing out the obvious, but if the war and Bush’s management of it were not such an utter clusterfuck 59% of the American public would not support withdrawal by 2008. That, however, is where we find ourselves. Bush has proven, repeatedly, his incompetence. People are smart enough to recognize that and Congress is voicing that lack of confidence. So Perino should shut her cryhole. It will be interesting to see how W responds. Given Perino's comments, I am betting on a tantrum.