From: "Rich Gauszka" 

The 2 month recess by the Iraqi parliament won't play well with the troops,
public  or the GOP. Then again if there was a good chance I'd get blown up
going to work I'd definitely go on vacation

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/10/politics/main2784962.shtml?source=mos
tpop_story
(CBS/AP) In the hours leading up to Congress' latest vote on a funding bill
for the Iraq War, Republican moderates met with President Bush in what has
been characterized as a "very frank" discussion with the
president.

During a private meeting in the White House residence Tuesday, attended by
Mr. Bush, several key White House officials and 11 moderate Republicans,
the Congressional leaders warned the president that their continued support
comes at a price - namely, certifiable proof of progress in the war.

They really gave it to the president, says CBS News Chief Washington
correspondent Bob Schieffer, basically telling him if there is not a
dramatic change on the ground in Iraq, the president is not going to be
able to hold the Republican support he now has on Capitol Hill.

The meeting was a prelude to Vice President Dick Cheney's surprise trip to
Iraq Wednesday, during which he met with Iraqi officials on a variety of
issues, from security in Baghdad to the Iraqi parliament's announced
two-month summer recess. One administration official characterized the tone
of Cheney's message to be, "We've got to get this work done. It's game
time."

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