Seems to me Nell is taking the K. Olbermann view, ranted the night after the p.o.s bill was signed- as in "Why couldn't the Dem Leadership say 'yes, we know it's politically risky to send up a bill we know will be vetoed, just before a Memorial Day Recess, knowing the Repubs will hammer us for leaving the 'troops unfunded', but they'll have what they need; we just have to make a stand here!!!" Telling us the leadership was covering their butts in advance b/c they didn't have the votes to overturn a veto, and we should have seen it coming, is in fact correct...they were, and some of us did. But it does sound like TPM is covering for them here. What say you? YD

Posted at May 31, 2007 4:53 PM in response to TPMtv Guide: Thursday, May 31