Finally, the Bush Administration is getting something right in its dealings with the Democrat-controlled Congress. The president is threatening to veto any military spending bill that includes a timetable for withdrawal and the services have been told to tighten their belts...funding may be a bit late. It's about time somebody stood their ground on something. The president is not known for his vetoes...but we finally could have ourselves a little confrontation.

In one corner, you have the Democrats...who have tied a surrender timeline to a funding bill for the War On Terror. As you've already read, they don't even want to acknowledge that there IS a war on terror! The president says will not sign such a bill, so it will be vetoed. Plus, we have the added fact that the bill is loaded with pork. We shouldn't be bailing out the spinach industry at the same time we're trying to decide how much to spend on our fighting men and women in the field. This, though, is the way Democrats BUY votes. With spinach. Anyway, this all begs the question....who is going to blink first?

The Army estimates that the money will run out in June...so there's time for a debate. President Bush will veto the bill...the House and Senate won't be able to override it...and then we're back to square one. At this point, the Democrats have two choices. They can admit defeat and send a clean bill to the White House to pay for the war. Or, as Karl Rove is hoping, the Democrats will then move to cut off funding for the war entirely. Harry Reid has signaled this is what he is going to do.

Will most Democrats follow his long walk off the short pier? Probably not, but we'll see.