A very wise old international union official once told me that the republicans are simply incapable of governing. This report from ABC seems to confirm that sage bit of wisdom.
"ABC News has been told the White House is in "panic mode" over the recent defections of Republican senators on the president's stay-the-course policy in Iraq.
Senior Bush administration officials are deep in discussion about how to find a compromise that will "appease Democrats and keep wobbly Republicans onboard," a senior White House official told ABC News. "
