'Blank check' seen headed Bush's way, despite Democratic promises to change course in Iraq

[MiaCulpa]

Source: The Raw Story

Democratic leaders in Congress are quietly preparing to give President Bush essentially everything he wants to keep the Iraq war going for at least another six months without forcing any change in course.

Swept into power on the votes of war-weary Americans last year, Congressional Democrats have so far failed in all their attempts to curtail Bush's war efforts. As they consider the president's latest request for $200 billion in supplementary war funding party leaders have pledged not to hand over another "blank check."

Read more: http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Blank_check_seen_headed_Bushs_way_1105.html

[soothsayer]

1. Jeezus, they are shameless! what a disappointment.

[MiaCulpa]

3. This seems really appropriate here

[Buns_of_Fire]

30. They are totally, completely, utterly focused on the 2008 elections.

Or "focused like a laser beam" as was once said. They seem to be so damned petrified that they might lose a rebubbalican vote by standing up to Their Glorious Leader that they're terrified into inaction.

As if they were going to lure any of the 24-percenters to vote for them anyway. :eyes:

[acmavm]

2. Okay, now we have to get these slugs off the public payroll. No

more taxpayer checks for these worthless quisling parasites.

[DCKit]

31. Great, but who are the DINOs (and others unopposed to Bush) and actually up for reelection? nt

[Atman]

4. No blank checks! They'll be sure to date them and make them out to W this time.

:banghead:

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[dougolat]

5. complicity

they know they're funding war-crimes for profiteers.

[bdamomma]

6. All this unwanted death just to keep chimpy happy.

when you lay down with dogs you get fleas is true.

[rodeodance]

7. I feel so so so helpless

[HughBeaumont]

8. Amazing. Truly AMAZING.

Go ahead, moderates, I believe you were saying something funny about how this congress really does work for it's constituents? Right, you know, except on matters that . . . MATTER. Like ending this useless oil grab, for instance. Then they genuflect to the Failure Fuhrer because they're too damned conservative to take REAL chances.

[Buns_of_Fire]

9. As usual.....

"No no no no no no no more money no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no the resources are better used here no no no no no no no no no no this is an unacceptable loss of life on all sides no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no you cannot do this without congressional approval no no no no no no no no no no no absolutely not no way in hell no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no okay here's your check."

[HuffleClaw]

10. 'all their attempts' ???? WHAT 'attempts' ?

i've yet to see any 'attempts' by the dems to put a stop to the war

[Bluebear]

14. Thank you.

[gratuitous]

11. Shows what you libruls know!

Okay, Harry and Nancy are handing Bush another blank check, but they have insisted and won on the point that Bush fill in the amount with blue pen instead of a black one. So we're dominating the discussion, changing the rules, and installing a new culture in Washington DC. So there!

[rabies1]

12. Why cant they just do the DECENT thing and say NO for once.

Sick of this sh*t.

[Maestro]

13. Complete and utter disappointment

Meanwhile domestic programs fight for funding. :eyes:

[Orsino]

15. It's their war, too, now.

It belongs to every one of them who votes to keep it going. It belongs to every one who fails to filibuster. It belongs to every one of us who fails to raise an enormous stink with his/her "representatives."

It belongs to all of us failures, for whom * is simply the poster child.

[Lasher]

16. $800 billion so far.

If the revised supplemental defense funds are approved by Congress, it would bring the total amount appropriated to fund the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan to more than $800 billion. That's close to the price of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts combined.

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071030/OPINION02/710300311

[OhioChick]

17. The Public "is" Paying Attention.... n/t

[hatrack]

18. But it'll be a "strongly worded" and "troubled" black check, I'm sure.

And I shouldn't even HAVE to mention the powder - you can't even imagine how dry it's going to be!

:puke:

[The Stranger]

19. Ralph Nader was right.

[leftchick]

28. pretty much

:(

[johnp]

20. Do nothing Congress got something done, the never ending war.

Weren't we hearing last week from Bush that this Congress can't get anything done. Well looks like he got his check didn't he so apparently they can get something done. We need a list of all Dems who voted for this and get their asses fired!

[ooglymoogly]

21. Why don't they just hand the money over in bales of Chinese Yen

since that is where it is coming from, to be paid back by our hapless children. Then Herr. * can just hand it over to his cronies taking his usual 50% cut...no paper work no hassle no paper trail to fudge. That act alone might save the taxpayer a few that is just going to waste to pay the auditors fudging the books. Wake up Murka we are robbing our children of their future by just being too lazy to care. $30,000 debt and counting for every taxpayer in America at the starting gate.

[Peace Patriot]

22. Throw Diebold, ES&S and all election theft machines into 'Boston Harbor' NOW!

Really. Electronic voting on extremely insecure and insider riggable voting machines, run on 'TRADE SECRET,' PROPRIETARY programming code, owned and controlled by rightwing, Bushite corporations, WAS the fascist coup. Same month as the Iraq War Resolution, October 2002, and closely related to it. The IWR guaranteed unjust war; the "Help America Vote Act" provided the means for shoving unjust war down the throats of the American people.

These election theft machines are not the only thing wrong with our election system, but they are the 'coup de grace'--the final blow--making democratic (with a small d) change impossible. And until we get rid of these rigged machines...

...'let them eat war!'

[jordi_fanclub]

23. Brothers in FAILURE...

It's disgustingly amazing!:puke:

[mod mom]

24. I hope they realize blood is on their hands for enabling this immoral war based on lies.

[Javaman]

25. Honestly, are we surprised by the furthing of the war by the spineless congress?

do we really believe that this war is going to end even if a Dem gets into office?

Come on.

You don't pour gas on a fire if you want to put it out.

Once Iran is out of the way, we will have an uninterrupted pipeline from Baku to turkey. (Now you know why we won't condemn turkey's genocide.)

Of course this whole pakistan thing threw a monkey wrench into the works. But be prepared for that to change quickly. Not necessarily good, just different.

I predicted that mushariff wouldn't make it till the end of the summer, I was wrong, however, I don't see him making it till the end of the year.

More than likely Bhutto has already cut a deal with the US, the people of Pakistan, in a month, will be screaming for her return to power (even though it would be unconstitutional)

I bet the halls at the CIA are a buzz with their recent screw up, by not predicting this little problem with pakistan. They have a way with bucket loads of money to make everyone happy again.

[spanone]

26. color me surprised

:sarcasm:

[Strelnikov_]

27. "What other choice do you have? So you are going to support the Republicans"

As stated to me by a DCCC fundraiser a few months ago, after I related that I was not supporting the Democratic Party with donations, only individual candidates.

The sports analogy is that the Democratic 'leadership' is playing prevent defense.

[MadHound]

29. So again, why are Dems better?

Once again, the Dems are proving by their actions how very little difference there is between them and their so-called opposition.

[OzarkDem]

32. Why not use it as a bargaining chip for the SCHIP vote?

I can't believe Congressional Dems really have such poor negotiating skills. Or do they? I'm tired of thinking about it.

[verse18]

33. Democratic Donor Strike Against DSCC and DCCC

I just got this email this morning. Please sign the petition and join the donor strike. Maybe they'll get the message.

http://www.democrats.com/donor-strike-2007