Constitution? What Constitution?

The battle between Congress and the President over funding for the Iraq War will soon be coming to a head. Congress insist on managing the war as 535 field generals, while the President stands by his threat to veto any bill which infringes on his constitutional authority as Commander-in-Chief. How this battle is viewed by the left is perfectly illustrated by this post by Kagro X of the Daily Kos. After citing a poll in which the public expresses more confidence in the Democrats in Congress than the President in handling the war, Kagro X sums it up nicely with this conclusion:

Americans know what's happening with the Iraq occupation. They know the position of Bush and his apologists is for endless war. They know they screwed the troops, and they know everything Bush touches turns to crap.

It's time to turn over the keys, Mr. Pretzeldent. It's over.

So there you have it. Disregarding the childish "Mr. Pretzeldent" (a trademark of the KosKids), the left has declared the American people have spoken and therefore the President must relinquish Commander-in-Chief authority to Congress.

The arrogance combined with the ignorance of the crazy KosKids is amazing. They really believe in mob rule, and the Constitution is only a thing to be followed when it's convienent to their cause.

The Congress has a constitutional role in the conduct of war, and that is the power of the purse. If they really believe this is an unwinnable war and not worthy of one more sacrifice, then they should defund the war. Any action short of this is pure politics at it's most cynical. What a disgrace.