Posted on 05/02/2007 4:53:36 PM PDT by Cinnamon
WASHINGTON -- The House today tried – and failed – to override President Bush's veto of a $124-billion war spending bill that would have forced him to withdraw troops from Iraq. Even as congressional leaders went to the White House to discuss a compromise bill, the House voted 222-203 to override the veto, far short of the two-thirds necessary for passage. Debate was passionate, as it has been during each of the last two House debates over the war. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) bristled at suggestions from the White House that Democrats are planning to surrender to terrorism. "This administration should get a clue," Pelosi said. "The war in Iraq has make matters worse." Noting that the war in Iraq has now lasted longer than U.S. involvement in World War II, Pelosi blamed the administration for neglecting "the war on terrorism …in Afghanistan" to pursue a "failed policy" in Iraq. "Stop this war without end," she said.
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Always check breaking news...first.
;-)
There IS a God....
This was “breaking” news abou 8 hours ago.
The dems next bill will say the troops can stay but they won’t be allowed to carry the evil guns anymore.
It is time for a democrat war in Afganistan. Let’s see how they do. If memory serves, the Soviet union had to withdraw after many years of fighting, but the United States, under the Bush administration, wiped out the Taliban.
Does America's gramma need to brush up on her grammar? Not to mention her understanding of foreign policy.
So what. Get off your high horse.
And her statement isn't directed to those who want to destroy our way of life and are patiently awaiting for the best time to accomplish their deeds?
This woman isn't stupid enough to not be considered evil.
3 years=endless
Liberal equvalency
Three years is eternity to many of us, however 3 years is just a new beginning for a Jihad to Al Qaeda.
We needed a break and this is it! Thank the Lord!
If Dan Quayle or GW had said something like that, they’d never be able to live it down.
“Stop this war without end,” she said.
And while we’re at it. Move this immovable object. Explain the inexplicable.
She sure knows how to raise the bar.
So what's your point?
Some of us were at work 8 hours ago.
And what does "abou" mean?
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