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Dems Kill War With Sweet Cash

TUESDAY APRIL 29 2008 6:00 AM

Submitted by FearTheReaper. Edited By erin_broadley.

TAGS: Iraq War, Democrats, Nancy Pelosi

Looking at all the money Democrats are about to throw at Iraq, you’d think the country was having a bar mitzvah. House Democrats are putting together the latest spending bill – and it’s a fucking bonanza. The bill will fund the war through Bush’s presidency and six months into the next president’s term. It will be the largest spending bill to date. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!


Democrats are in fact planning on not only providing the $108 billion to fund the war through the Sept. 30, the end of the 2008 budget year, but they're likely to add another $70 billion for next year so they don't have to vote on war funding again in the fall election season.


Remember all those Democrats who ran on the promise to stop the war in ’06? Turns out they were full of shit. Hard to believe politicians are full of shit, isn’t it? Looks like they are going to bet the farm on a Democrat winning the presidency in November -- but if that doesn’t happen, we can expect these spineless fucks to continue the war for an eternity. And they know it’s going to piss people off.


“It’s going to be a tough sell to convince people in my district that funding the war for six months into the new president’s term is the way to end the war,” said Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, a leader of the Out of Iraq Caucus who plans to oppose the funding. “It sounds like we are paying for something we don’t want.”


You know why it sounds like that, Lynn? Because we are paying for something we don’t want. Crazy, huh? A solid majority of Americans are done with the war. Most of them were wrong when they supported the invasion, which makes them fucking idiots, but that’s an argument that we are never going to have.

The bill is going to throw $178 billion at the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. How awesome is that? Especially when you factor in the total lack of oversight on the billions of private contractors who seem to not be doing shit. Oh, and the occupation is a complete waste of our time and energy. We may as well throw the money into an outhouse and light it on fire.

Democrats are, of course, rolling over like twunts because they don’t want to appear weak on national security. Apparently, the best way to show you have a spine is to cave on what you believe in. Dems think halting funding for the war will cost them the majority of both branches of Congress. Which is obvious, because polls show the majority of Americans want to pull out of Iraq. See, in Democrats victim thought process, if the majority of people want to pull out, then the majority of people would be mad if they pulled out. Get it?

Nancy Pelosi is using a strategy called “guns and butter.” That means she will try to get Bush to agree to domestic spending in exchange for murder money. Good luck with that, Nance. Bush has already said he would veto any spending over his $108 billion request. He knows you are a fucking coward and will roll over in a second. The reason he knows this is because you always roll over like a coward. It’s not hard to figure out.

Bush will also easily win the domestic spending battle, because Democrats won’t want to be painted as “tax and spend” liberals. So, they'll cave since the best politicians don't stand up for what they believe in because they might be called names.


“We’re going to insist that this is about funding the troops and nothing else,” House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio.


I have no doubt about that, because you basically run the place, John. You certainly get what you want.

Democrats will probably try the same thing they did in May, when they split up the bill and had two votes; one for domestic spending and the other for the war. That way, a bunch of Democrats could say they voted against war spending, while a bunch of others Democrats voted for it. It’s spineless by association and nobody gives a shit how you don’t do it. All that matters is you didn’t do anything to change the course of the occupation.

The Democrats have a great reason for not doing anything about the war, though.


“No,” Pelosi acknowledged. “It didn’t happen because we had hoped that the president would listen to the will of the people and at least be willing to compromise on … how the war is conducted and some timetable for redeployment of our troops.”


Uh, you control the funding for the war. If you don’t write up a budget for the war, there is no war. You’re just a bunch of pussies because you don’t want Republicans to say you’re putting US troops at risk by shutting off funds. You know, the thing that will happen anyway, at some point, maybe in 20 years, when you decided to stop the war. Oh, and your logic is a bit flawed. You, "hoped Bush would listen to the will of the people?" Seriously? Americans voted to give Democrats a majority because they thought you'd do something about the war, not do nothing in order to use Iraq as a campaign fundraising tool and meat for stump speeches. Our government wasn't constructed as a hint machine. When people vote for you, it is because they want you to act. They don't vote people into Congress, hoping the president will get the hint. America could have just left Republicans in charge and each sent George Bush a personal letter. What a fucking ridiculous woman.

When McCain gets elected, we will get to watch this nonsense for four more years. Because, if you haven't noticed, Democrats have no plan for that possibility.

 

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DhD_No_Pants

DhD_No_Pants

Katy, TX
May 2006

APR 29, 2008 06:40 AM

I might not be so mad about this if I thought that it meant that our troops would finally be getting all of the equipment and care that they needed. Instead, it is likely going to go to pay off people in Iraq and make sure that the private contractors are gonna get their big ass paychecks.

I am so fucking sick of every single flavor of politicians.

FellOnEarth

FellOnEarth

Temecula, CA
April 2006

APR 29, 2008 06:43 AM

Hmm, maybe they're planning a break the camel's back strategy. Might as well add a cool $70 billion more to the budget so that it will force a Bush veto. Meanwhile, emergency funding will still go through and we're back to political stalemate until the Democrats rollover like they did last year... Business as usual.

I just hope they realize how dumb they're going to look in the Fall after they've run a second "Stop The War!" campaign while at the same time funding it. Eediots!

Another chance to grow some balls and they throw it all away... For what!?! Thanks FTR, now I face the dull & grim reality that my party of choice is one that has no voice.

Still though, this is only the 1st round for the bill. After it gets beaten down, we'll see what develops. Staying tuned...

BTW, anyone notice how bad the situation is in Iraq concerning unfulfilled, canceled and/or dubious contracts? Some estimates put at least 1 in 6 dollars spent as wasted or stolen, meanwhile the "reconstruction" of Iraq is left in shambles (surprised anyone?) Throwing away the future, billions of dollars at a time. I'm sufficiently pissed now.

alaric

alaric

I'm lost
June 2005

APR 29, 2008 06:47 AM

This is why i don't trust democrats, hillary or obama, house or senate.

Talk is cheap. Action is difficult. We're been sold out to corporate slime, self serving cowardly politicians, and sociopaths (our government).

OhSoOrdinary

OhSoOrdinary

New York, NY
July 2006

APR 29, 2008 07:10 AM

Was anyone expecting anything else?

Mr_Matt_

Mr_Matt_

Hollywood, FL
July 2005

APR 29, 2008 07:48 AM

I heard this quote the other day. I don't remember who said it though.


Democrats, they never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

alaric

alaric

I'm lost
June 2005

APR 29, 2008 08:00 AM

The democrats could maintain the war to keep it alive as an election issue in 2008.

Imagine if Hillary/Obama had to run against McCain without a war. But I really doubt the democrats are that Machiavellian and I know they are completely inept.




Horrorflick

Horrorflick

Detroit, MI
February 2003

APR 29, 2008 08:11 AM

Eat the rich... puke

Coyotemike

Coyotemike

Kearney, NE
May 2006

APR 29, 2008 08:36 AM

They're afraid that being soft on the war will lose them their majority? I think they may have that reversed.

Chriztian

Chriztian

Tallahassee, FL
September 2004

APR 29, 2008 09:29 AM

if they did anything else it would just be an empty gesture as they only have a small majority and nowhere near enough to overcome a veto. Bush has vetoed quite a few bills and issued executive orders/executive agreements that completely circumvent Congress.

Politically it would be pointless. People already hate Bush, giving them another reason too won't matter. Taking away a huge part of the Democratic platform in November, though, would matter. It just isn't worth the time and effort it would take to pass a bill attempting to impose limits only to have it slapped down by Bush.

FearTheReaper

FearTheReaper

NEWSWIRE

I'm lost

APR 29, 2008 09:43 AM

Chriztian said:
if they did anything else it would just be an empty gesture as they only have a small majority and nowhere near enough to overcome a veto. Bush has vetoed quite a few bills and issued executive orders/executive agreements that completely circumvent Congress.



They don't need to overcome a veto. When you don't fund something, there is nothing to veto. Democrats have full control.

defaultx

defaultx

I'm lost
February 2006

APR 29, 2008 09:47 AM

meet the new boss same as the old boss.





TheRedBaron

TheRedBaron

Cambridge, MA
November 2003

APR 29, 2008 10:09 AM

The majority of this country wanted in, and now they're fucking paying for it. Maybe this will make them a little bit more prudent next time.

_kungfoo_

_kungfoo_

Los Angeles, CA
April 2005

APR 29, 2008 10:15 AM

TheRedBaron said:
The majority of this country wanted in, and now we're fucking paying for it. Maybe this will make them a little bit more prudent next time.



Fixed.

Jace

Jace

Reno, NV
February 2004

APR 29, 2008 12:21 PM

If they really are just prolonging the war until November to use it as leverage in the election, they're assuming that the voting populace is stupid enough to buy into it, and vote for them on the premise that they'll end a war that they've, at the very least implicitly, approved and prolonged for a year.

The problem is, they're probably right in that assumption.

ndklinst

ndklinst

New Albany, IN
February 2007

APR 29, 2008 01:11 PM

Fuck people.

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