Seven Republican senators have written Reid, McConnell, Dubin and Lott decrying the political gamesmanship that preventing a debate and vote on the 'surge'. I have a hard time buying their line. It was the Republicans who scuttled this debate. I have a hard time seeing this as a matter of equal blame on both sides. But read the details and see what you think.

I think Reid's words on this will carry the day. You can't escape this one. Iraq is the issue of the day. They can't get away from it. The debate's coming.