“Compromise”. That is what Bush said he wanted. Of course to Bush, compromise means he takes, takes, takes and doesn’t give in return:

President Bush would veto a bill drafted by House Democratic leaders that would fund the Iraq war only into the summer months, his spokesman said Wednesday.

And the Pentagon said the funding plan would be “massively disruptive.”

The Democrats’ proposal would pay for the war through July, then give Congress the option of cutting off money after that if conditions do not improve. Bush requested more than $90 billion to fund the war through September.

I guess the troops really don’t need the money. This was a great solution for the short term and gave them a couple more months to work out plans. Bush still feels he is the nation’s dictator though. I guess the reality of November still hasn’t sunk in.