All Show, No Substance

Hey folks,

I wish I had more time today, but I guess I really don't need it. Same old, same old. All show and no substance, AGAIN, by the Democrats. They even tell you so. According to the AP - House passes $50B Iraq withdrawal bill By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer

House Democrats pushed through a $50 billion bill for the Iraq war Wednesday night that would require President Bush to start bringing troops home in coming weeks with a goal of ending combat by December 2008.

The legislation, passed 218-203, was largely a symbolic jab at Bush, who already has begun reducing force levels but opposes a congressionally mandated timetable on the war. And while the measure was unlikely to pass in the Senate — let alone overcome a presidential veto — Democrats said they wanted voters to know they weren't giving up.

They just told you they were doing this for show. For their Loony base. This MEANS NOTHING.

"The fact is, we can no longer sustain the military deployment in Iraq," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. "Staying there in the manner that we are there is no longer an option."

But we are. We will be. Oh yeah, we are winning. They are desperate folks.

The White House pledged to veto the bill, and Republicans said they would back the president.

"These votes, like the dozens of previous failed votes, put the interests of radical interest groups ahead of the needs of our military and their mission," an administration statement said.

Moveon.org, Media Matters, ETC.

The bill represents about a quarter of the $196 billion Bush requested for combat operations in the 2008 budget year, which began Oct 1.

It would compel an unspecified number of troops to leave Iraq within 30 days, a requirement Bush is already on track to meet as he begins in coming weeks to reverse the 30,000 troop buildup he ordered earlier this year. It also sets a goal of ending combat by Dec. 15, 2008, and states that money included in the bill should be used to redeploy troops and "not to extend or prolong the war."

Translation, as you already know, get them out before the next President has to deal with it. Is anyone, even the Loons, buying any of this any more? No. I doubt it.

The measure also would set government-wide standards on interrogation, effectively barring the CIA from using such harsh techniques as waterboarding, which simulates drowning.

The bill was on shaky ground this week, after some liberal Democrats said they were concerned it was too soft and would not force Bush to end the war. Conservative Democrats said they thought it went too far and would tie the hands of military commanders.

They has always wanted to micro manage the war. Not their job.

The bill's prospects brightened somewhat after three leading anti-war Democrats announced they would support it. California Reps. Lynn Woolsey, Barbara Lee and Maxine Waters said they had agreed to swing behind it because the bill explicitly states the money should be used to bring troops home.

But still uncertain the bill would pass, Pelosi on Wednesday delayed a vote by several hours while she met with supporters and asked them to help her round up votes.

Fifteen Democrats broke ranks and joined 188 Republicans in opposing the measure. Four Republicans joined 214 Democrats in supporting it.

They keep losing folks.

Republicans fought bitterly against the timetable in the bill, as well as the restrictions on interrogations. Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, his party's leader, said the bill would lead to "nothing other than failure."

Hours before the scheduled vote, the White House dispatched Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Capitol Hill to brief lawmakers on Iraq.

In one closed-door meeting, Gates urged a group of senators not to support the bill. He said the same lawmakers who criticized Pentagon civilians for previously ignoring the advice of its uniformed generals were asking him to ignore them now, according to an official who attended the meeting. The official requested anonymity because the meeting was private.

ABSOLUTELY. The rest of this article is more of the same old garbage. It will not pass the Senate, but even if it does, it will be vetoed. Again.

Hey, to all my computer experts out there, anyone know of a program that has a loop. It would save me a lot of time with this Do Nothing Congress. I could write three of four articles and just keep looping them.

"Democrats pass a Bill on Universal Health Care, Defy President." It fails / Vetoed

"Democrats pass Bill on Amnesty, Defy the people." It fails

"Democrats pass Bill on 'Bring The Troops Home' {Surrender}" It fails / Vetoed

"Democrats pass Bill on Raising Taxes" Defy President" It fails / Vetoed

OK, maybe five.

"Democrats keep playing games, fail to vote on spending necessary to run country"

Like I said, it would save me a lot of time. You as well. All you would have to do is read the headline.

More and more good news coming out of Iraq. We are WINNING. Most have all but giving up on the playing of games on this. Not the LWL. But most sane people. They HAD moved onto other things to attack the President with, but just like Amnesty, Universal Health Care, and rising taxes, it just keeps coming back. Screw the American people if you do not support it. YOU are too stupid to know better. YOU are too stupid to know what is good for you.

Trust me folks, picture this. Pelosi keeps the Speaker of the House, Senator Reid keeps the head of the Senate, and Hillary gets in? All these things will happen, and there will be NOTHING you can do about it. They will say SCREW you, and then they WILL. The fact that they keep trying the same thing, over and over again, PROVES that they will do ALL of this. Oh, except the whole bring the troops home. Hillary already said she will NOT do that.
Peter