In other news...$162 BILLION war appropriation passes

[MrCoffee]

WASHINGTON - A long-delayed Iraq war funding bill sailed through the House on Thursday, along with historic increases in college aid for returning troops and help for the unemployed and Midwestern flood victims.

Republican allies of President Bush provided the winning margin in a 268-155 vote to provide $162 billion to fund U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan well into next year.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25260099/

[maxsolomon]

1. the driest powder anywhere!

and the stockpile is huge!

don't worry dmeocrats, the no-bid oil contracts made all the bloodshed worth it.

remind me again how we have 2 parties?

[MrCoffee]

2. driest powder anywhere...LMAO

:cry:

[spanone]

3. oh yea, extending the democrats war well into next year

[MichiganVote]

4. Just another oil company subsidy courtesy of George Bush.

[DrDan]

5. what a day for the felons in the White House - you would think they still

had that majority in congress.

They must have loved Scotty's performance and the same time they sold us out.

[Supersedeas]

6. so much for budgeting the cost of empire building -- you don't see the Oil Giants complaining