Senate resolution fails

Actually, the vote to consider a vote on the resolution against the troop surge failed. The good news is that 7 Republicans joined with nearly all the Democrats. This from CNN:

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Senate Democrats failed to garner the necessary 60 votes they needed to consider a nonbinding resolution that opposes President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq.

The vote was 56-34, with seven Republicans crossing the aisle to vote with senators who oppose the troop buildup.

Sixty votes were needed for passage.

The Democratic-controlled House passed a nonbinding resolution Friday rebuking the plan to send 21,500 additional troops to Iraq.

"We are policing a civil war in Iraq," Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, said before the vote. "American troops should not be in the middle of that war."

He added, "The president's escalation is misguided, to put it kindly."

When you look at the vote count it means 2 Democrats voted against the resolution. I tried to get the vote tally but the Senate website had not updated yet. I'll post an update later.