WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats controlling the House of Representatives will try again to bring American combat in Iraq to an end when it debates legislation this week tying new war funds to troop withdrawals, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday.The legislation, similar to a
bill President George W. Bush vetoed earlier this year, “gives voice to the concerns of the American people” over a war that is now in its fifth year and “with no light at the end of the tunnel,” Pelosi, a California Democrat, said.As early as Friday, the House will debate the plan that would give Bush only $50 billion of the $196 billion in new funds he has asked for to continue fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Most of the money would go to Iraq.The House repeatedly this year has passed legislation aimed at ending the Iraq war, only to see it die in the Senate or killed by Bush.
5 Years with nothing to show for this you guys! That means all of these soldiers over-seas could have just finished college. In 5 years we could have used the money that has funded the War to start an amazing Universal Health Care system. Now he wants almost 200 billion more dollars to keep funding it. Get’em Pelosi!
Popularity: 1%
The US and French presidents say they will work jointly to convince Iran to give up its nuclear programme…..I watched Mr Sarkozy’s speech this morning…and as amazingly nice and hopeful as it seemed, he tended to use things like Elvis Priestly and Martin Luther King Jr. to draw in Congress (which by the way was the first speech given in over a decade by a French leader.) He had amazing points, and talked a lot about the fall of the dollar in comparison to the Euro…which I think is a big deal, so that could be a large step forward, but this whole buddy buddy act with Bush is gross.
For investigation of drunken driving, a magazine reported Tuesday. The baby stealing mamma was stopped Oct. 30 for a traffic violation in
Everyone who voted for Bush still have one thing in common, they will all be watching the same channel tonight. ABC! With people like the adorably clueless Miley Sirus (Hannah Montana) and Carrie Underwood (no bad things to say here) in attendance, this is the only thing on TV worth watching I guess….unless your one of the 8 people that watches “Back to You” on FOX.
