One man, one vote for knot?

Or Naught?

Senate defeats amendment to Iraq Supplemental.

And Party NOT?
By my calculation, one vote may make a difference but only be part of the dance move. As I understand the 50 to 48 defeat of the removal of conditions to the Iraq Supplemental bill, of the 48 Dems and two independents(Liebermann & Sanders), two others crossed party lines(Hagel and Sanders), and two did not vote (one each party).

So one switched vote could have placed this on the dance card for a political shuffle, and still there be the political dance of the veto.

Speaking to reporters, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) was conciliatory, but only to a point: "We ought to reach out to the president and say, 'Mr. President, this is not a unilateral government. It is a separation of powers, and the Congress of the United States . . . has taken some action. You obviously disagree with that. Where are the areas of compromise?' "

The prerogative which Bush sees is his job is a side step of the constitution which puts the power of the purse in congress's steps, not to mention much more.

[1:30 PM the dance goes on, on the Senate Floor, at this moment with Sen. Linsey Graham doing the finest political two-step in place as he literally/physically rocks as he speaks, doing everything he can before the next dance as he predicts a veto.]