The McGovern Amendment--HR 2237--went down in the House by a vote of 253 Nay to 171 Yea (which is more than we expected). What is more surprising (and highly disappointing) is some of the freshman Dems that voted against it. Howie has more:

To be honest, I hardly expected such a strong show of support-- at least not from cowardly members of Congress-- for Jim McGovern's H.R. 2237. 171 yes votes was pretty damn impressive. That's the one that would have begun the redeployment of U.S. forces (and mercenaries) from Iraq not later than 90 days after enactment, with the proviso that it be completed within 180 days. This is the legislation supported by the Out of Iraq Caucus, the one all progressives were behind. I've been trying to figure out which Democrats betrayed us and this is the list I've put together so far: Read on...

As Jane says, it would be nice if a few more folks on the Hill joined the Reality Based Community.