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If I remember things correctly, you and I were promised by the Democratic Party that we would see some changes in government when they rose up in numbers in both chambers of Congress. Cutting back and/or stopping U.S. involvement in the war in Iraq was one of the things that our new majority in the House and the Senate would put an end to.
Have I missed something? We still have our men and women being sent to Iraq and President Bush is still getting the cash to run his little war games.
Today, Bush got another chunk of money for the Iraq war, but he did have to give into a few of the Democratic demands of funding a few other programs which are much needed.
The House has just passed the fiscal year 2008 supplemental. This version of the supplemental reflects an agreement that was reached yesterday by the House Democratic Leadership, the House GOP Leadership, and the White House. The proposal consisted of two amendments. Amendment #1 provides DOD funding of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as passed by the Senate on May 22, 2008, and passed by a vote of 268-155. Amendment #2 will fully restore GI Bill education benefits for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, provide extended unemployment benefits to Americans struggling in an economy on the brink of recession, provide urgently-needed disaster relief in the response to the floods and tornadoes in the Midwest, and block damaging Medicaid regulations. Amendment #2 passed by a vote of 416-12.
Now we can all hope that our troops will live long enough to enjoy the GI Bill benefits.
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