A new poll finds that a narrow majority of Americans wants Congress to take active steps to block President Bush's plan to escalate the Iraq war. The Los Angeles Times poll finds that 51% want Congress to "try to block Bush from sending more troops to Iraq." Twenty five percent say lawmakers should "deny funding for the increase," and 26% say they "should find other legislative measures to stop him." The key here is that this poll suggests that a majority wants Congress to take concrete steps to block escalation, not merely symbolic ones.