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| Bush Demands War Bill With No Strings |
| 2007-03-29 |
| President Bush and the Democratic-controlled Congress lurched toward a veto showdown over Iraq on Wednesday, the commander in chief demanding a replenishment of war funding with no strings and Speaker Nancy Pelosi counseling him, "Calm down, take a breath." Bush said imposition of a "specific and random date of withdrawal would be disastrous" for U.S. troops in Iraq and he predicted that lawmakers would take the blame if the money ran short. "The clock is ticking for our troops in the field," he said. "If Congress fails to pass a bill to fund our troops on the front lines, the American people will know who to hold responsible." Bush spoke as the Senate moved toward passage of legislation that would require the beginning of a troop withdrawal within 120 days, and would set a goal of March 31, 2008, for its completion. The House approved a more sweeping measure last week, including a mandatory withdrawal deadline for nearly all combat troops of Sept. 1, 2008. Both bills would provide more than $90 billion to sustain military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. After passage, the next step would be a House-Senate compromise measure almost certain to include conditions that Bush has said he finds objectionable, and the president's remarks seemed designed to lay the political groundwork for a veto showdown with the new Democratic majority later this spring. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 The fools believe that votes mean power. Dictators have no problem generating 100% votes. The 'consent of the governed' cited by Jefferson is the willingness to pay the ultimate price, to give that last full measure of devotion. Anyone willing to die for Congress? Still waiting for Sulla. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-03-29 16:06 |
| #7 W should sign the bill, then make a signing statement in which he takes the money and rejects the deadline. Let the Democrats try an impeachment. What the hell, W's polls can't get any worse and might just improve. |
| Posted by: Jonathan 2007-03-29 13:40 |
| #6 Passed -- 51-47 |
| Posted by: Sherry 2007-03-29 11:04 |
| #5 Not only do I want him to stick to his guns, talking about the consequences, but I want him to, everytime he talks of this mess, to read the list of pork millions that the Dems have attached, using bribery to get folks' vote. Forget the date leaving part of the bill. Bush will get more support if he would just repeat after Rep Mike Pence each day, "Spinach, shrimp, peanuts and shellfish? That's not a war funding bill, that's the salad bar at Denny's." |
| Posted by: Sherry 2007-03-29 10:49 |
| #4 I hope Bush sticks to his guns and uses the bully pulpit to just hammer these traitors every day until the elections of 2008. Democrat=Criminal=Traitor. |
| Posted by: Mac 2007-03-29 08:54 |
| #3 You can also go here and send the same e-mail to the President, both your Senators, and your Representative with a single click of the mouse! Somewhere at that site, they even have starter messages for you to build on, but I can't find it this morning. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-03-29 06:05 |
| #2 While stumbling around Congress.org, I discovered this little gem of a letter to Ms. Madam Speaker Pelosi: Subject: I am Loyal Democrat - Your Manifesto To: Rep. Nancy Pelosi March 28, 2007 I am Loyal Democrat. I will take the side of any entity that declares itself to be an enemy of the United States. I will consider any action taken by my government to be improper, and defend the position of any nation that opposes my own. I will not stand by while the concepts of freedom and liberty are allowed to infect the thoughts of repressed peoples. Rather, I will combat such efforts and convince the slaves of dictatorships that they have it better than anyone else. I am Loyal Democrat. I will tell all Americans that they had 9/11 coming as retribution for all of our evil deeds inflicted upon members of the most peaceful religion on earth. I will work to undermine any effort to destroy the Islamic tidal wave of terror that has vowed to wash onto our beaches. I will strive to weaken our military as it attempts to carry out its mission overseas. I shall encourage total surrender to any foe that threatens us. I am Loyal Democrat. I shall stir up domestic unrest by separating my fellow citizens into groups, and then I will encourage each group to distrust the next, and convince each that I am their one true friend. Through this magnificent deception, I will rule them all. I will convince minorities that they are inferior, and that they need my special help to succeed in life. Once I have them suspicious of others and fully demoralized, I will keep them down, and make their every gain dependent on what I decide to let them do. I shall oppress minorites worse than any avowed racist could ever hope to. I am Loyal Democrat. I will make every effort to criticize people that achieve, to hinder those that aspire, and ridicule those that display self-worth. In spite of my lack of personal merit, I will elevate myself in the eyes of others by bringing people with actual character down. I will prey on people's envy of others' success, and I will gain undeserved power as a result. I will take from those that earn until they lose the motivation to build up mankind any longer. I am Loyal Democrat. I will promote the tyranny of socialism, and crush the only economic system that has advanced mankind. And when we are all financially destitute and controlled by an omnipotent government, I shall laugh at the destruction I have wrought, for I truly hate mankind. I am Loyal Democrat. New Braunfels , TX |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-03-29 06:02 |
| #1 D ***ng it, them Commie Paratroopers ala RED DAWN were landing becuz they were invited to a Malibu beach barbecue, and then shot up the Midwest becuz no beer + bikini babes showed up as promised??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-03-29 01:18 |