Over the weekend, like many of you, I've read the gripes and quibbles about how to frame the disastrous Congressional vote to fund the war.  I think the NYT has been doing the Bush Spin dance over the Iraqis better than whirling dervishes. Let's sit one out and recap: 

Bush played the fear card (what a shocker) and the Dems folded.  So what is next? We need to divest ourselves and our Congress of the euphemism, "We did it for the troops."  That politeness must be exposed for what it now is. Those big bad dollars for the war are not destined to benefit our soldiers.  Never were. The "war" in the name of the troops (read paradoxical injunction) has been funded to renew our subscription to the occupation and to inject capital into the pockets of the profiteers. "For the troops" is the hook. Soldiers are hardly the beneficiaries of war.  We don't need Congresspersons to be so "polite" to their constituents at a time when one message, not two, needs to be sent: STOP THE LIE that gave impetus to the justification for war and occupation in the first place. 

The people get it. Give them credit. The impeachment of Dick Cheney is the message that Congress needs to send to the President to stop this madness and to bring our soldiers home.