Iraq plan 'going forward'

[Terri]

Washington Times

President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney say they have full authority to send more than 21,000 troops into Iraq, with or without congressional approval, and with funding already in place for the increase, lawmakers have little chance of stopping the surge.

"I fully understand they could try to stop me from doing it. But I've made my decision. And we're going forward," Mr. Bush said in a "60 Minutes" interview aired last night. Asked if he has sole authority "to put the troops in there no matter what the Congress wants to do," Mr. Bush said: "In this situation I do, yeah."

Mr. Cheney said yesterday on "Fox News Sunday" that criticism from lawmakers will not derail Mr. Bush's plans, and he dismissed any effort to "run a war by committee."

More (http://www.washtimes.com/national/20070115-123341-6642r.htm)

[Luckyme]

One possibility, proposed by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, would rescind Congress' 2002 blanket grant of authority to use force in Iraq, and would require Mr. Bush to gain congressional approval before boosting forces.
Mr. Cheney said that will not happen. "The Constitution is very clear that the president is, in fact, under Article II, the commander in chief," he said.
Even so, the Dems will do their best to weaken the presidency. They've met their match with Bush though.

[Bigdog]

The President's plan for the Dims seems to be "If you are intent on doing something abysmally stupid, I will offer you a chance to do just that".

And they still don't get it.