Here’s a short and insightful post by Matt Yglesias on the meaning of what’s happening today in the Senate with the competing ‘time limit on Iraq involvement’ resolutions.
Bill Frist and the GOP leadership generally have lost effective control of the senate on this and other issues. Frist is struggling to create the appearance of a battle between two contending resolutions — a battle he can win — when really he is giving way in the face of the one the Dems are pushing. He’s fighting for an orderly retreat rather than a rout.
