Tuesday’s all-nighter on Capitol Hill was intended to be a vehicle for anti-war Senate Democrats to pressure Republicans to abandon President George W. Bush. Instead, it was a metaphor for a powerless Congress that is running out of ideas for stopping the war in Iraq.
Like a defiant child refusing to breathe until the parents give in, the Democratic leadership seemed rather desperate in this maneuver. Perhaps it would have been more effective if they had done such things as soon as they took power in January.
Still, anti-war lawmakers have tried everything else to gain the GOP votes needed to bring troops home, so why not try sleep deprivation. And maybe the stunt will finally highlight just how much Senate Republicans are actually enabling Bush’s war aims despite their supposed “defections.”
For now, there’s really nothing left for Democrats to do but to wait for September and try again. Meanwhile, they might as well get some sleep.
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