House Passes $463.5 Billion Spending Bill

    The House passed a $463.5 billion spending bill Wednesday while the GOP cried over the Democrats muscling it through.

   The Associated Press

By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer
January 31,2007

WASHINGTON - The House passed a $463.5 billion spending bill Wednesday that covers about one-sixth of the federal budget as Democrats cleared away the financial mess they inherited from Republicans.

Before the 286-140 vote, Republicans made modest objections to Democrats' spending decisions but protested greatly over how the new majority muscled the measure through the House.

    There are a few problems with this bill since it still contains some spending that should have been discarded, such as $45 million for indoor rainforest research in central Iowa.

   We will deal with that at some other time.

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The War With Iran Rapidly Approaches

    Many months ago I posted on the future war that the Bush Crime Family would start with Iran. I'll have to look up the post from that earlier time.

    Anyway, the stooges at the White House are now saying that the Iranian involvement with the Iraqi militias and Tehran's nuclear ambitions, could set off a war.

   Now, that would be a surprise! Not!

   This is what the Bush Crime Family has been hoping for in the first place and it looks as if the time is rapidly approaching!

    From The Associated Press:

By JIM KRANE and ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press Writers

January 31,2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Citing Iranian involvement with Iraqi militias and Tehran's nuclear ambitions, the Bush administration has shifted to offense in its confrontation with Iran — building up the U.S. military in the Persian Gulf and promising more aggressive moves against Iranian operatives in Iraq and Lebanon.
The behind-the-scenes struggle between the two nations could explode into open warfare over a single misstep, analysts and U.S. military officials warn.   Entire Article

   Iran and the United States are already sparring on the ground.

On Jan. 20, militants kidnapped and killed four American soldiers in a raid in Karbala, and a fifth was killed in the firefight. A U.S. defense official said one possibility under study is that Iranian agents either executed or masterminded the attack, a suspicion based on the sophisticated and unusual methods used in the attack, including weapons and uniforms that may have been American.

I'm just wondering where all of these troops of ours are going to come from unless Bush is going to use the Navy and Air Force to just bomb Iran into oblivion. That would not be a smart thing to do but this administration is not known for its intelligence.

    You can also count on more incidents pointing to the Iranians as the days go by. Bush and company will no doubt bring out all kinds of stories involving Iran whether they are verified or not. Iran will eventually be blamed for Bush's lifetime of stupidity before this is over with!

 

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