The Hill 's news analysis finds that the Democratic leadershipâs hard work bears fruit on Iraq vote.
Walz's role is noted:
Congressional sources said that some liberal lawmakers needed to be reassured about the withdrawal date and that anything earlier than September 2008 was not feasible or safe for the troops. House leaders tapped freshmen with military experience, such as Reps. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.), Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) and Tim Walz (D-Minn.) to make that argument.
Walz and his Washington DC roommate, fellow freshman Patrick Murphy, were seen talking with John Murtha in the photo above, which accompanied an article in the Washington Post.
Kosovo pay
Earlier this morning, we posted about how congressional pressure preserve combat status for the Kosovo peacekeeping mission in
Kosovo Kudos.
Lutefisk Liberal: Dick Flops
The Lutefisk Liberal catches State Senator Dick Day's flip-flops on the proposed gas tax increase in a new post:
See Dick Flop. Day, who is seeking the GOP endorsement for the MN-01 race in 2008, must be trying to re-estblish his cred with the more conservative wings of the GOP in southern Minnesota.
New Ulm store stop
It's pretty foggy this morning, but we're heading to New Ulm to say hi to Representative Walz at the HyVee. We'd hoped to meander down the Minnesota River Valley for some quality birding, but that will be a no-go unless the "pea-soup" lifts.
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