Republicans opposed to the surge, Sam Brownback? Chuck Hagel?, Olympia Snowe?, should have the courage and conviction to throw in with Ted Kennedy and vote to refuse funding without express congressional approval. Backing a non-binding resolution intended to undermine the President and that risks the morale of troops being sent on what they consider to be a futile mission is striking a pose without having the guts to actually do anything about their opposition to the new strategy.