Reply #51: Yes, he did vote against it [View All]

[MadHound]

And yet he did vote for it also. Except he voted for the Democratic version of the bill, the one that would have spread the tax burden out more equitably. The 87 billion he didn't vote for was the version that puts the tax burden on the poor and middle class. So I have to commend him for wanting to be equitable about the expenses of this war. But that fact that he did vote for 87 billion still remains.

And you're correct, nobody in our government is proposing that we pull out now. And that is the real shame, for that is what really needs to be done. I guess it is going to have to be a few thousand more deaths before our government recognizes that fact. A real shame, for there are millions outside of government who already realize that. Of course they don't have corporate America lining their pockets to keep the war going.