Democrats Demand Details on Iraq

Yahoo News (AP) ^ | 9/9/03 | Ken Guggenheim

[TastyManatees]

Leave it to Tom Harkin, a true Iowa patriot to put the Democratic position into words, "This may not be Vietnam, but boy, it sure smells like it...And every time I see these bills coming down for the money, it's costing like Vietnam, too."

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[epluribus_2]

Let's see, umm... It's going to take 13 months, two weeks and three days, we are going to need 146,789 troops - no wait - make that precisely 146,791 boots on the ground and we will be picking up Saddam (or his remains) on December 9th at 4:15 PM and the last dead-ender Baath supporter will die the following week on Tuesday - probably in the morning.

SHEESH.

Planning a War and its aftermath is not like planning one of your frigging liberal cocktail parties, Democratic DumbS*&^ts. Of course, you know this and are just playing politics. But I just wish some Republicans would have the nads to answer as snottily as I did. Oh yeah, and the Dems have forgotten we are in the "middle" of a War, not at the end.

[ChadsDad]

"Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., said he will offer an amendment to the Iraq spending bill that would bar money for relief and reconstruction until Bush officially reports to Congress on his Iraq strategy."

Could you imagine if a republican "offer'ed' an amendment...that would bar money for relief and reconstruction"

[At _War_With_Liberals]

"They want him to spell out details of his overall Iraq (news - web sites) strategy. "

So they can bash it for the next 400 days in every way possible.

What is THEIR plan?

BTW, nice website...

[OldFriend]

Still waiting for the exit strategy for Bosnia and Kosovo.

But then, it's only about seven years since the troops would be home by Christmas.

[At _War_With_Liberals]

Anything short of all problems being resolved in 1 day will be a failure.

[concerned about politics]

On the Senate floor, Sen. Tom Harkin (news, bio, voting record), D-Iowa, said there isn't enough money to meet Bush's own education goals, "and yet we're going to ask the American taxpayers to keep coughing up money for this quagmire that we're in now in Iraq."

Since when did Democrats start showing concern for the tax payers? They're Republicans!
Anyway, I'd rather use the tax cash for the war against terror than few hundred new social programs for the Democrat base that will haunt us FOREVER!

[Feckless]

If this money was going to crackwhores, Medicaid baby machines and illegal immagrants the only thing the Demonratz would have to say is that it isn't enough.

Since it is tied to national security they want to play games.

I've dug out my old "I'd Rather Be Killing Communists" belt buckle. I've just got to do some grinding and file work to change "Communists" to "Demonratz".

[Vaduz]

No one ever said that democrats spent much time thinking things out ahhh the tax and spend crowed.

[agincourt1415]

Lets see Senator Kennedy, let me get out my tarot cards and see whats going to happen in Iraq in the next 18 months.

Democraps, ya bunch of LOSERS !

[concerned about politics]

"This may not be Vietnam, but boy, it sure smells like it," he said. "And every time I see these bills coming down for the money, it's costing like Vietnam, too."

Most voters today have no idea what Vietnam was, tom. Talk about regressive progressive propaganda. Sheesh!

[Tom Bombadil]

Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., said he will offer an amendment to the Iraq spending bill that would bar money for relief and reconstruction until Bush officially reports to Congress on his Iraq strategy.

What is really nice about this is that Teddy is limited to proposing ammendments to bills sponsored by Republicans.

As a minority weenie, Teddy doesn't have the power any more to start any committee investigations (inquiries). He has been neutered as a powerful senator and is now a weak one.

[concerned about politics]

"They want him to spell out details of his overall Iraq (news - web sites) strategy. "

So they can bash it for the next 400 days in every way possible.

What is THEIR plan?

Yep. They've run out of ideas. No one is listening to them so far. They need something big to spin, or they're toast!

[Destructor]

"Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., said he will offer an amendment to the Iraq spending bill that would bar money for relief and reconstruction until Bush officially reports to Congress on his Iraq strategy."

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't these bastards just vote themselves another "cost of living" increase in their salaries? So, it's okay for them to get $186,000 a year, be totally exempt from Social Security taxes, get full medical, and a million dollar pension plan- but they can't find the money to defend our nation? I'm speechless!

[concerned about politics]

So, it's okay for them to get $186,000 a year, be totally exempt from Social Security taxes, get full medical, and a million dollar pension plan- but they can't find the money to defend our nation? I'm speechless!

Shhhh. You're ruining the propaganda. Besides, Kennedy needs the money.

[sam I am]

WAKE UP AMERICA! Just look at what the Democratic Party stands for. They won't stand and fight for our country, they will fight to spend our tax money on anything that will buy votes for themselves. The Democratic Party is dead in the water.

[jocko12]

Here comes the porkers add admendments!!!!

[concerned about politics]

Here comes the porkers add admendments!!!!

I think Americans want to feel secure above all else. Without security, all the liberal social programs wouldn't matter. Most people would be dead.
In my opinion, the Democrat attacks on this war are not going to help them. I think people are going to be scared of having Democrats in power. Their security would be stolen away from them if Democrats were to regain power in Washington.
When polls are taken, people bitch about this or that thing they don't like, but when it comes down to who will really watch out for them - especially in this new age of Clinton enabled terrorism - they'll vote Republican.

[WI Conservative 4 Bush]

My thought after watching the dims slobbering all over the airwaves last night is this:

They are all up in arms about 87B for Iraq, and the ballooning budget deficit. They want international cooperation, and even mentioned rolling back the tax cuts that are just now having an effect. HOWEVER, nobody talks about reducing gov spending to alleviate the deficit. NOBODY!!

The third rail of politics is no longer Social Security. It is the sum of gov spending, along with hefty increases every year. I believe the President said that if discretionary spending could be kept below 4% increases, and the economy continues to improve, deficit projections would fall dramatically.

Why doesn't anyone in the media ask the fair question of the dems, that if they have a concern about the deficit, why not reign back on spending, instead of looking for more revenue??

[TastyManatees]

Thanks, I'm glad people enjoy it. I also just updated. Usually try to update every morning and at lunch.

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