Democrats aggressively challenged President Bush's Iraq policy at both ends of the Capitol building, gaining House committee approval for a troop withdrawal deadline of Sept. 1, 2008, but suffering defeat in the Senate...The vote was 50-48 against the measure, 12 short of the 60 needed for passage...'Republicans Hand Majority Leader Harry Reid a Defeat...,Fox News, 3/16/2007
Note: the vote wasn't blocked by failing to reach 60 for the proposal. It was blocked because the proposal lost. But, quite a few Senators are now in record as being officially in favor of surrender, something to remember when they come up for election in 2008.
Luther
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