Facing the most unpopular President in decades, Nancy Pelosi takes her marching orders from him, and in doing so, splits the Democratic party in two, while uniting the Republican party, the party that the American public considers responsible for an unpopular war. Way to go Nancy! Show them how it's done. You stupid, stupid, bitch.
Busy listening to people like Damo no doubt, who cherry picks the top numbers for Bush approval, ignoring the ones coming in putting him in the high 20's. And giving Pelose "friendly warnings and advice" about Congress' own plummeting approval ratings. Well, the American people elected you becausee they don't like this war. YOu've done jackshit about this war, what did you expect? Actually getting on tv and whining and crying last night, that you can't do anything because you don't have 60 votes, should really send your approval ratings through the roof! I figure Congress will be coming in at about 19, and Bush might actually go up to the 38 percent Damo thinks he's already at.
Americans don't like whiners, they like winners. And the dems just f'd themselves for 08. This is going to keep them split, and you could easily see another 68 convention happen here. I know I'm gone. I'll go 3rd party. If the repukes win they win. If they send more to die, go ahead. I don't care anymore. I'm not going, no one i love is going, what do I care? My only hope, you support this war, you support this guy, someone you love ends up over there before all is said and done.
Democratic Caucus Split by Iraq Troop-Withdrawal Concession
By Nicholas Johnston and Laura Litvan
May 23 (Bloomberg) -- A decision by Democratic leaders in Congress to drop a troop-withdrawal timeline from Iraq war- funding legislation outraged anti-war Democrats and will force the party to depend on Republican support to pass the measure.
Democratic leaders said that they didn't have the votes to overcome a threatened veto of the troop-withdrawal plan and instead will compel President George W. Bush to report on whether Iraq is reaching benchmarks toward ending the war.
Anti-war Democrats criticized the decision. ``We've given everything away,'' Virginia Democrat Jim Moran said. ``It will split the Democratic caucus.''
The House is likely to vote tomorrow on the measure, which provides almost $100 billion in funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan until the next fiscal year begins Sept. 30.
Even House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said that she is ``not likely to vote for something that doesn't have a timetable or a goal of coming home.''
California Democrat Lynn Woolsey, the co-founder of a congressional anti-war caucus, said many Democrats will oppose the measure because the benchmarks are ``meaningless.''
``The anti-war Democrats who care about Iraq have reached their tipping point,'' Woolsey said. ``They're at the end of their rope.''
A Split
The internal dispute over the Iraq measure illustrates a split between Democratic leadership and the party's liberal wing on issues beyond the war, said Norm Ornstein, a congressional scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington public policy group.
Earlier yesterday, some Democrats in a closed-door meeting also criticized a new framework on trade negotiations that party leaders reached with the Bush administration, saying it doesn't go far enough to reverse a record U.S. trade deficit and save U.S. factory jobs.
``It's clear that it's a problem and it's not going away,'' Ornstein said.
Massachusetts Democrat James McGovern said that while he backed earlier Democratic war-funding proposals, which narrowly passed the House, he will oppose the latest version.
``There are no timetables, there's no accountability,'' McGovern said. ``The president doesn't have to pay attention to any of this stuff.''
Frustration
Anti-war groups also expressed frustration. ``Continuing to fund the war without setting timelines or benchmarks is another step toward endless war,'' said Susan Shaer, national co-leader of Win Without War, an activist group.
In addition to the $100 billion in funding for military operations, the proposed measure will likely include about $20 billion in domestic funding and an increase of the federal minimum wage, which has been a top Democratic priority.
The House will hold two separate votes on the measure, House Appropriations Chairman David Obey of Wisconsin told reporters, one on the military spending with Iraqi government benchmarks and then a separate vote on the domestic spending.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aEOU8nQ6fi_o&refer=home#
Busy listening to people like Damo no doubt, who cherry picks the top numbers for Bush approval, ignoring the ones coming in putting him in the high 20's. And giving Pelose "friendly warnings and advice" about Congress' own plummeting approval ratings. Well, the American people elected you becausee they don't like this war. YOu've done jackshit about this war, what did you expect? Actually getting on tv and whining and crying last night, that you can't do anything because you don't have 60 votes, should really send your approval ratings through the roof! I figure Congress will be coming in at about 19, and Bush might actually go up to the 38 percent Damo thinks he's already at.
Americans don't like whiners, they like winners. And the dems just f'd themselves for 08. This is going to keep them split, and you could easily see another 68 convention happen here. I know I'm gone. I'll go 3rd party. If the repukes win they win. If they send more to die, go ahead. I don't care anymore. I'm not going, no one i love is going, what do I care? My only hope, you support this war, you support this guy, someone you love ends up over there before all is said and done.
Democratic Caucus Split by Iraq Troop-Withdrawal Concession
By Nicholas Johnston and Laura Litvan
May 23 (Bloomberg) -- A decision by Democratic leaders in Congress to drop a troop-withdrawal timeline from Iraq war- funding legislation outraged anti-war Democrats and will force the party to depend on Republican support to pass the measure.
Democratic leaders said that they didn't have the votes to overcome a threatened veto of the troop-withdrawal plan and instead will compel President George W. Bush to report on whether Iraq is reaching benchmarks toward ending the war.
Anti-war Democrats criticized the decision. ``We've given everything away,'' Virginia Democrat Jim Moran said. ``It will split the Democratic caucus.''
The House is likely to vote tomorrow on the measure, which provides almost $100 billion in funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan until the next fiscal year begins Sept. 30.
Even House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said that she is ``not likely to vote for something that doesn't have a timetable or a goal of coming home.''
California Democrat Lynn Woolsey, the co-founder of a congressional anti-war caucus, said many Democrats will oppose the measure because the benchmarks are ``meaningless.''
``The anti-war Democrats who care about Iraq have reached their tipping point,'' Woolsey said. ``They're at the end of their rope.''
A Split
The internal dispute over the Iraq measure illustrates a split between Democratic leadership and the party's liberal wing on issues beyond the war, said Norm Ornstein, a congressional scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington public policy group.
Earlier yesterday, some Democrats in a closed-door meeting also criticized a new framework on trade negotiations that party leaders reached with the Bush administration, saying it doesn't go far enough to reverse a record U.S. trade deficit and save U.S. factory jobs.
``It's clear that it's a problem and it's not going away,'' Ornstein said.
Massachusetts Democrat James McGovern said that while he backed earlier Democratic war-funding proposals, which narrowly passed the House, he will oppose the latest version.
``There are no timetables, there's no accountability,'' McGovern said. ``The president doesn't have to pay attention to any of this stuff.''
Frustration
Anti-war groups also expressed frustration. ``Continuing to fund the war without setting timelines or benchmarks is another step toward endless war,'' said Susan Shaer, national co-leader of Win Without War, an activist group.
In addition to the $100 billion in funding for military operations, the proposed measure will likely include about $20 billion in domestic funding and an increase of the federal minimum wage, which has been a top Democratic priority.
The House will hold two separate votes on the measure, House Appropriations Chairman David Obey of Wisconsin told reporters, one on the military spending with Iraqi government benchmarks and then a separate vote on the domestic spending.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aEOU8nQ6fi_o&refer=home#
