Thanks, DemocraPs!!!!
"WASHINGTON - Democratic and GOP leaders in the House announced agreement yesterday on a long-overdue war funding bill they said President Bush would be willing to sign.
The agreement on the war funding bill, announced by majority leader Steny Hoyer, Democrat of Maryland, and minority leader John Boehner, Republican of Ohio, also paves the way for a quick infusion of emergency flood relief for the Midwest, an extension of unemployment payments for the jobless, and a big boost in GI Bill college for veterans.
The price of extortion, isn't it?
It would also provide about $165 billion to the Pentagon to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for about a year, enough time for Bush's successor to set Iraq policy.
"This is an agreement that has been worked out in a bipartisan way that I think is acceptable to both most Democrats and most Republicans and to the White House," Boehner said.
The only people it is not acceptable to are the AMERICAN people!
Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate majority leader Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, said the agreement contains several priorities for Democrats in the Senate.
The agreement would require that the Senate agrees to drop most of the more than $10 billion it added last month for programs such as heating subsidies for the poor, wildfire fighting, road and bridge repair, and help for the Gulf Coast.
Hey, can't get everything you wanted -- unless you are a big, fat, war-profiteering war contractor!!!!
The House is slated to pass the measure today.... The agreement drops restrictions on Bush's ability to conduct the war and gives him almost all of the funding he sought well over a year ago for Iraq and Afghanistan.
Nice trick, Dems!!
I mean the rolling over and propping your butt in the air for George's pooch-poke!!!!!!
The war funding bill had bedeviled Democratic leaders for months. Its passage has become more urgent with looming furloughs next month of civilian employees and contract workers.
Yup, funding wars is URGENT; taking care of the country?
Fahgeddaboutit!!!!
Conservative "Blue Dog" Democrats are unhappy that the new GI Bill benefits, with costs tentatively estimated at $62 billion over the next decade, will be added to the deficit instead of being "paid for" as called for under House rules.
WTF? Why you guys against the troops?
But the White House and Republicans insisted that House Democrats' offset - a one-half percentage point surcharge on wealthier taxpayers - was unacceptable.
Oh, yeah, no way we can ask the ultra-wealthy to be picking up some of the tab for our heroes; they too busy making $$$$ off this debacle!!!!
The agreement came just a day after the Bush administration urged Congress to provide $1.8 billion in immediate disaster aid for the Midwest and elsewhere. Congress is likely to add a little more, though details had not been ironed out.
A dozen senators in both parties are pressing to add money for levee repair and help for displaced homeowners, among other pressing needs."Gee, Bush barks and the Congress leaps into action!!!!
Where you guys fucking been?
Pffffffftttt!
