News from the Swamp: Democrats surrender
The Patriot Post
The Surrender Monkeys in Congress finally gave up their fight to set a date for defeat in Iraq, conceding that they could not break unified Republican support for funding our troops. After President Bush vetoed the first war-funding bill that included a timeline for withdrawal from Iraq, Democrats still clung to the idea of a timeline, or at least partial funding with a second vote this summer. Facing increasing pressure to fund the troops before Memorial Day, many Demos accepted a GOP plan that includes 18 various “benchmarks” for the Iraqi government and periodic reports from President Bush. The House voted 280-142 to fund the war fully through September (the end of the fiscal year), including a vitally important provision for the war effort: A $2.10 hike in the minimum wage. The Senate voted likewise 80-14.
Undaunted by the prospect of American victory, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) continue to work their sabotage in the halls of Congress. Pelosi declared, “This debate will go on.” So evident are their wanton acts of abandonment that Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul-Qader al-Obeidi announced efforts this week to draw up plans to “deal with a sudden pullout.”
Earlier in the day, President Bush made a Rose Garden speech and signaled that we would leave Iraq if the Iraqi government asked us to. “We are there at the invitation of the Iraqi government,” he said. “This is a sovereign nation. Twelve million people went to the polls to approve a constitution. It’s their government’s choice. If they were to say, leave, we would leave.” Then he added, “I would hope that they would recognize that the results would be catastrophic.” Now if only Democrats would strive for victory, rather than seek defeat for their own perceived gain.
As a footnote, presidential candidates Hillary “formerly Rodham” Clinton and Barack Obama voted to abandon the troops—a strange way for two would-be commanders in chief to observe Memorial Day.
The Surrender Monkeys in Congress finally gave up their fight to set a date for defeat in Iraq, conceding that they could not break unified Republican support for funding our troops. After President Bush vetoed the first war-funding bill that included a timeline for withdrawal from Iraq, Democrats still clung to the idea of a timeline, or at least partial funding with a second vote this summer. Facing increasing pressure to fund the troops before Memorial Day, many Demos accepted a GOP plan that includes 18 various “benchmarks” for the Iraqi government and periodic reports from President Bush. The House voted 280-142 to fund the war fully through September (the end of the fiscal year), including a vitally important provision for the war effort: A $2.10 hike in the minimum wage. The Senate voted likewise 80-14.
Undaunted by the prospect of American victory, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) continue to work their sabotage in the halls of Congress. Pelosi declared, “This debate will go on.” So evident are their wanton acts of abandonment that Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul-Qader al-Obeidi announced efforts this week to draw up plans to “deal with a sudden pullout.”
Earlier in the day, President Bush made a Rose Garden speech and signaled that we would leave Iraq if the Iraqi government asked us to. “We are there at the invitation of the Iraqi government,” he said. “This is a sovereign nation. Twelve million people went to the polls to approve a constitution. It’s their government’s choice. If they were to say, leave, we would leave.” Then he added, “I would hope that they would recognize that the results would be catastrophic.” Now if only Democrats would strive for victory, rather than seek defeat for their own perceived gain.
As a footnote, presidential candidates Hillary “formerly Rodham” Clinton and Barack Obama voted to abandon the troops—a strange way for two would-be commanders in chief to observe Memorial Day.
posted by Andy W. Rogers | 8:56 PM
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