Reply #8: It's ineffective because it directs Bush to do nothing [View All]

and doomed to fail because it supposes he'd notice or care enough about some funding shortfall to end his occupation.

In the limited term the supplemental bill covered, there really was no real pressure that could be applied because there are still short-term sources of money outside of the normal appropriations process available to Bush to continue. The GAO had said during the previous debate that he has money to continue into next year. So, we haven't come to the point where the legislative effort has any less potential for moving Bush than some partisan funding protest effort (which may still be necessary). I just don't think the predictable resistance from the WH right now should be cause for us to completely abandon the effort. I do think we will inevitably move to that position if Bush persists.