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[The Liberty Lounge Political Forums] Senate deals defeat to Bush on Iraq war spending: Senators voted 70-26 to approve $165 billion to fulfill Bush's request for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into next spring, when Bush's successor will set war policy. Overall, the measure contains $212 billion over the coming two years — $28 billion more than the administration sought — plus about $50 billion more through 2017 for veterans' education benefits.
[Minnesota Monitor - Front Page] The other Iraq war veteran: Steve Sarvi fights for respect in ...: He cites the economy as his chief concern, with the Iraq war and education trailing close behind. "I see the war just being a huge drain to the economy," says Edwards, a project manager at Toro, the lawnmower manufacturing company based in Bloomington.
[Chrisy58's Weblog] Senate Passes No-Strings War Funding Bill: “There is a great danger that the House bill will include no restrictions on the administration, including a no-permanent bases provision that the Congress has voted on in the last two years,” Jim Fine of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, a Quaker lobby group, told IPS Thursday. “If the final bill [coming out of Congress] contains no policy restrictions, it will be a clear victory for the White House.”
[Free & Fair Elections] Bending Over for Bush: Weren’t the Democrats swept into control of both houses of Congress in 2006 in order to obey the public will by getting us out of Iraq? Didn’t they promise to stand up to the insanity of providing more money for a war that gets us into more trouble simply through its continuation?
[The Liberty Lounge Political Forums] On Capitol Hill, much said, little changed on Iraq: Against Bush's wishes, the Senate easily approved a $165 billion war-funding bill, which includes numerous domestic projects and billions of dollars for extended unemployment benefits and veterans' college aid. Still, Bush has enough support in Congress to sustain the veto that he promises he'll order because of the nonmilitary spending items, which critics call pork.
[Maine Owl] US Senate likes war: Below that in the BDN is another AP story about the war funding with this curious headline: "Senate deals Bush a defeat on Iraq war spending." Defeat? Well, that's because the Senate added GI Bill and Democratic domestic spending .
[TMQ2] Obama Refuses to Acknowledge Iraq Progress: In his stubborn refusal to admit things have changed in Iraq, Obama is looking more and more like a throwback to the Vietnam protesters who actively promoted America’s defeat in order to prove they were right in their opposition to the Vietnam War. He may not be old enough to remember firsthand the shouts of “Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh,”
[gopachy - All Discussions] Senate passes Iraq war funding bill with add-ons: In subsequent votes, the Senate was poised to approve $165 billion to fund Pentagon operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into next year and reject Democratic efforts to urge Bush to begin redeployment of combat troops and place other strings on his ability to conduct the war in Iraq.
[Newsline 9 Political Blog] Friday Round Up: Fumbles, Bobbles & Shake-Ups: stated Senate Leader Fitzgerald. "For the voters of the 12th Senate District, it means they have a Democrat Candidate running in this Senate District who will continue the legacy of Doyle that is bigger government, more taxes and government run healthcare."
[Ohio Daily Blog - A Community Blog On Ohio Politics And Public Affairs -] Ohio Democratic Party Reaches Out to Veterans and Military Families: Rausch was awarded The Bronze Star Medal for exceptionally meritorious service while assigned as the Operations and Assessments Officer for the Information Operations Task Force, Multi-National Force - Iraq. "Over the past decade I have been fortunate to be a part of so many great organizations, from the halls of West Point to the streets of Baghdad, and I am especially pleased to continue on that trend by joining the team at the Ohio Democratic Party," said Rausch.
[mothanskin.blog-city.com] " Barack Obama As The War President": Obama's long and close relationship with the anti-American hate-monger Wright, his inattention to his responsibilities in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and his careless approach to Iraq all suggest that he would benefit from more experience. We should ask whether we want those lessons to be learned in the White House.
[Lobotero's Weblog] Senate Passes War Funding Bill: Shortly afterward, the Senate voted 70-26 to approve $165 billion to pay for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into next spring, when Bush’s successor will set war policy. All told, the measure contains $212 billion over the coming two years, plus about $50 billion more through 2017 for veterans education benefits.
[The Conscientious Objector] Harsh Attacks Over GI bill - Bush and McCain Don't Want To Aid Troops?: It's disappointing that Senator McCain and his campaign used this issue to launch yet another lengthy personal, political attack instead of debating an honest policy difference. He should know that this is not about John McCain or Barack Obama - it’s about giving our veterans a real chance to afford four years of college without harming retention.
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