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US Senate approves $165 bln in new war money |
2008-05-23 |
![]() The House of Representatives still must sign off on the legislation. Last week, it passed a drastically different bill that failed to provide any new money for the wars and would withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of 2009. |
Posted by:Steve White |
#4 I don't think Congress is capable of passing a straight-up bill that doesn't bleed the American people dry with all the damn pork. The pork is often added to make the bill a political football to force the President into vetoing the bill. The donks, such as Harry Reid, can then say that President Bush doesn't support the troops. Geez, what a bunch of dipwads we have in Congress. As Thomas Sowell said, you could do about as well or better by recruiting a bunch of winos off the street to sit in the halls of Congress. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2008-05-23 12:02 |
#3 Of which, $130 Billion is pork. |
Posted by: DarthVader 2008-05-23 07:24 |
#2 ION NEWSMAX SCIENCE > SCIENTISTS: GIGANTIC EARTHQUAKE [7.8+ magn/Phased Quake]]WOULD DEVASTATE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. NORTHRIDGE-style quake unlikely to be the standard/norm for the so-called CA "Big One" - likely to be BIGGER. estiamet > 1800 dead or more, US$200.0 Bilyuhn in damage to SOCAL??? |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-05-23 01:43 |
#1 ION CYBERCAST NEWS SERVICE > US WARNS OF [armed/small-unit] COMBAT AT MEXICAN BORDER, between Drug Cartels-Mafias and Mexi military and police units. MIL-STYLE ADVANC WEAPONS AND GRENADES, ETC. MILTECHS BEING USED BY ANTI-GOVT/POLICE FORCES IN VIOLENT STREET-TOWN BATTLES FOR CONTROL - US CITIZENS ADVISED TO AVOID. |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-05-23 01:38 |