Democrats To Block President Bush's War Funds?

    WaPo: Democrats plan to block 'Escalation' funds

   This will be interesting for the Democrats. George Bush has already sent up to 90 troops to Iraq so what do you do to block the funds when Bush is already sending our troops?

    The Washington Post says that the Democrats, heading by Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), will be reporting back to the Appropriations Committee on language they could use to stop this troop escalation.

House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.).:

"Twenty-one thousand five hundred troops ought to have 21,500 strings attached to them."

Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) said,"By calling for the rapid escalation of American troops in Iraq, the president rebuffed his commanders, thumbed his nose at the Baker-Hamilton commission and, worst of all, ignored the will of the American people."        The Article

    I see one hell of a battle between the President and the Congress shaping up! I do believe that President Bush is will try to place as many troops as possible in Iraq as quickly as possible so that he can tell the Congress that since they are already there we may as well fund them and send the rest over also. This was done back in World War II, I believe.

    It remains to be seen if the Democrats will grow some balls and actually spike Bush on the funding. Forget non-binding resolutions and such, go for his heart and rip it out!

    The American people did not elect you to be passive!

 

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