I got news that ain’t news……..the Dems are not going to end this war. Whatever the King wants, the King will get. 3 Democrats running for President didn’t vote, and one, Obama voted for it. Thank you Byrd, Coburn and Feingold, for listening to the American people.

NAYs —3 Byrd (D-WV) Coburn (R-OK) Feingold (D-WI)

Not Voting - 5 Biden (D-DE) Clinton (D-NY) Dodd (D-CT) McCain (R-AZ)

Thwarted in efforts to bring troops home from Iraq, Senate Democrats on Monday helped pass a defense policy bill authorizing another $150 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The 92-3 vote comes as the House planned to approve separate legislation Tuesday that requires President Bush to give Congress a plan for eventual troop withdrawals.

The developments underscored the difficulty facing Democrats in the Iraq debate: They lack the votes to pass legislation ordering troops home and are divided on whether to cut money for combat, despite a mandate by supporters to end the war.

Hoping the political landscape changes in coming months, Democratic leaders say they will renew their fight when Congress considers the money Bush wants in war funding.

While the Senate policy bill authorizes the money to be spent, it does not guarantee it; Bush will have to wait until Congress passes a separate appropriations bill before war funds are transferred to military coffers.

“I think that’s where you’re going to see the next dogfight,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., of the upcoming war spending bill.

More at The Associated Press