(2002-10-02) -- The Bush administration has reportedly struck a deal with Congressional Democrats over the Iraq resolution.

"Here's the deal," said White House spokesman Ari Fleischer, "President Bush will do the right thing, and Democrats get to go along with it as if it were their idea."

Democrats facing hotly-contested re-election battles immediately sent news releases to hometown papers touting their support of tough action on Iraq.

One Democrat aide said, "We showed President Bush that he can't just do whatever he wants. First he has to find a way to keep Democrats from being shamed by their early opposition to his plan. That's the kind of power we wield in Washington. That's the leadership America will endorse at the polls in November."