Frist Eyes Doubling Iraq Funds ($25 billion may become $50 billion)

[NewJerseyDem]

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/49_123/news/5531-1.html (subscription required)

Seeking to head off the need to pass more funding for Iraq in the hectic opening days of the next Congress, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) is weighing an increase in this year’s Iraq war funding from $25 billion to $50 billion.

The nascent proposal, however, has already run into naysayers in both the House and Senate.

A senior aide to Frist said Tuesday that there is a “school of thought” that Congress should double the administration’s request to amend its 2005 budget request by $25 billion to pay for unexpected expenses in Iraq.

Giving the Iraq war more funding would ensure that the incoming 109th Congress would not have to quickly approve more war funds in January, said Eric Ueland, Frist’s deputy chief of staff.

[stepnw1f]

1. He Should Be Behind Bars

[MSgt213]

2. I'll bet Halliburton's people are peeing in their pants.

[saigon68]

3. They are having multiple orgasms on the corporate jet

Winging its way to a private party on St. BartS.

On second thought how about $150 BILLION.

Lets provide Free medical care for all Iraquis

[MSgt213]

7. LoL. You got that right they won't need sex for months now.

[AlCzervik]

4. JH CHRIST!!!!!

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. "School of thought” says that Frist is a maniac

This was totally predictable upon the announcement of the 25 figure. They always do this. They lie just for the sake of it.

[Eurobabe]

6. oh, is this in response to the beheading?

opportunistic weasels!

[librechik]

8. Surprise!

Not.

Impeach them all.

[KamaAina]

9. Guess there's more than one way to skin a cat

sorry, bad Frist joke :evilgrin:

But seriously, folks, why are they going back to the well -- again! -- before the election? How much will they ask for once they're firmly ensconced in a second term? $200 billion? $1 trillion? And all the while they push on with their precious tax cuts for their wealthy cronies?! What the hell do they think this is, Monopoly money??

[whistle]

10. The $25 Billion figure was only for three months...

...closing the year. So, what they were really after all along was $100 Billion, but now I guess that number can be doubled to $200 Billion. The Carlyle Venture Capital Group that George Bush Sr owns, must be turning cartwheels in the sky! The Great Stupid War of George 'Dubya' Bush is now becoming the great profitable war to the military and war industries. Follow the money.