Post by Ceci on May 25, 2007 0:18:46 GMT -5
Supposedly, the vote went down today. Mr. Bush had received his spending for the Iraq war without the time-tables attached. You know, the most frustrating thing about this is that the President did not appear to make any concessions to the Democratic-led Congress. He got his way once again. I know that there's been a lot of anger from everyday Dems about this. But, I would think that there would be some sort of leverage that they could hold over him in order to make him have the time-tables in there.
Oh well.
Here's a source from the UK Guardian:
So, I ask once again, where's Osama bin Laden?
Oh well.
Here's a source from the UK Guardian:
Bowing to President Bush, the Democratic-controlled Congress grudgingly approved fresh billions for the Iraq war Thursday night, minus the troop withdrawal timeline that drew his earlier veto.
``The Iraqi government needs to show real progress in return for America's continued support and sacrifice,'' said the commander in chief, and he warned that August could prove to be a bloody month for U.S. troops in Baghdad's murderous neighborhoods.
The Senate's 80-14 vote to send the legislation to the president came less than two hours after the House gave its approval on a margin of 280-142. In both cases, Republicans supplied the bulk of the support, an oddity in an era of Democratic control.
Democrats in both houses coupled their concession with pledges to challenge Bush's his policies anew - and force Republicans to choose over and over between the president and public sentiment on the unpopular war. ``This debate will go on,'' vowed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada was even more emphatic. ``Senate Democrats will not stop our efforts to change the course of this war until either enough Republicans join with us to reject President Bush's failed policy or we get a new president,'' he said.
``The Iraqi government needs to show real progress in return for America's continued support and sacrifice,'' said the commander in chief, and he warned that August could prove to be a bloody month for U.S. troops in Baghdad's murderous neighborhoods.
The Senate's 80-14 vote to send the legislation to the president came less than two hours after the House gave its approval on a margin of 280-142. In both cases, Republicans supplied the bulk of the support, an oddity in an era of Democratic control.
Democrats in both houses coupled their concession with pledges to challenge Bush's his policies anew - and force Republicans to choose over and over between the president and public sentiment on the unpopular war. ``This debate will go on,'' vowed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada was even more emphatic. ``Senate Democrats will not stop our efforts to change the course of this war until either enough Republicans join with us to reject President Bush's failed policy or we get a new president,'' he said.
So, I ask once again, where's Osama bin Laden?