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| Bush, Democrats search for Iraq war compromise |
| 2007-05-03 |
| Democrats on Wednesday failed to override President George W. Bush's veto of Iraq war funding legislation that would force a troop pullout timetable, prompting the start of tense negotiations on a compromise. Bush welcomed somber Democratic leaders to the White House shortly after the veto override attempt failed in the House of Representatives and said he was confident an agreement could be found on a bitterly debated $124 billion war funding bill. "Yesterday was a day that highlighted differences," Bush said of Tuesday's veto. "Today is a day where we can work together to find common ground." Democratic leaders called the session positive but insisted their main goal is to find a way to end the four-year-old Iraq war, in which 3,300 Americans and countless Iraqis have been killed. "Whatever our differences, we owe it to the American people to find our common ground. Of course, we must stand our ground if we can't find it. But we must strive to find that common ground," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California. No easy compromise was within reach. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said he would like to see an agreement by the end of May. White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and McConnell are to meet on Thursday for some initial soundings. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Dems are Dmes first. If they are still American at all it is a distant, distant second. |
| Posted by: jds 2007-05-03 13:03 |
| #7 To fight the enemy abroad its going to at some point emerge that we have to fight the enemy at home. There's no other way to put it--Reid, Pelosi, and those that ignorantly follow them are the *enemy*, not the "opposition party". |
| Posted by: Crusader 2007-05-03 11:19 |
| #6 Watch the hands, not the mouth. The President will not budge from his position of not allowing the Dems to play their dirty little political games with our troops. The Dems are not going to budge yet. This fight is about fundamental principles. You do not compromise on your fundamental principles. We might as well have it out now with the Dem traitors. The Republicans need to go on the media offensive. This funding battle is as much a battle of this war as fighting in Al Anbar or Baghdad. We are fighting the fifth column. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-05-03 09:09 |
| #5 "Democratic leaders called the session positive but insisted their main goal is to find a way to end the four-year-old Iraq war..." End it they will, one way or another, with horrible consequences down the road for all of us. If they succeed, Iraq will become Mogadishu writ large-- a dark monument to America's faithlessness, childish irresponsibility and inconstancy. It will be up to our children and grandchildren to undo the damage. If they can. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2007-05-03 07:28 |
| #4 I am not interested in "an easy compromise." I want somebody to "provide for the common defense" - I'm sure I read that somewhere. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-05-03 07:21 |
| #3 WaPo "We made our position clear. He made his position clear. Now it is time for us to try to work together," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) said after a White House meeting. "But make no mistake: Democrats are committed to ending this war." No matter who else dies, no matter what the rest of the world thinks, no matter that we fail to live up to our promises, no matter about the humanitarian fallout, no matter about the victory for the Islamic Crusaders, no matter what, we're gonna end this war. [spit] |
| Posted by: Harry Reid 2007-05-03 07:20 |
| #2 RIAN > USA BILL TO GET OUT OF IRAQ IS SIMPLY ELECTIONEERING. The Russian INTEL Boyz must've watch Juan Williams + Alan Colmes, etc. on FOX + TWO CNN's. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-05-03 01:01 |
| #1 Wel-l-l, FOX NEWS > ROSIE says "IMPEACH BUSH", singer RAGE says "KILL BUSH", or words to these effect. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-05-03 00:24 |