Democrats Seize on Limbaugh to Distract from their Iraq Surrender  —  The Senate yesterday passed the annual defense authorization bill with little fanfare.  Although it was intended to be the vehicle for any Iraq restrictions Democrats could come up with, it passed by an eye-popping 92-3.

Obey: No Iraq supplemental until course change  —  President Bush will not get an Iraq war supplemental spending bill until he changes course on the war, House Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) said Tuesday.  The powerful lawmaker also voiced his support for a "war tax."

Pelosi nixes idea of 'war tax'  —  All told, the Democratic proposal for an "Iraq tax" lasted about four hours.  That's roughly the amount of time from when House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) gave life to the idea with his endorsement to when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) strangled it.

Democrats Increase Domestic Spending; Propose Tax Increases for 'the War'  —  A little while ago I wrote about the plans of Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rangel to raise taxes by as much as $1 trillion over the next decade.  Today several Democratic leaders in the House have debuted …

Approps Chair Obey Says He'll Block Funding For War Without Withdrawal Date  —  This is kind of big: Dem Rep. David Obey, the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, just said at a presser that he'll use his power as committee chair to block future war funding measures …