Oh brother...
In the debate in Washington, the White House reportedly will ask Congress for an additional $50 billion to expand funding for the war in Iraq, a request that seems likely to prolong troop levels at their current elevated number into the spring of 2008, Durbin said.
Even opponents of the war, as Durbin calls himself, find themselves likely to vote for the extra money, he said. "When it comes to the budget, I face a dilemma that some of my colleagues do," he said.
He voted against the war "but felt that I should always provide the resources for the troops in the field," Durbin said. "But it's now reached a point where we have got to change the way we appropriate this money."
Though he said he is likely to approve the increased request -- it would accompany a pending request for an additional $147 billion in war funding -- Durbin said he would work to attach conditions to it that would require troops to begin coming home in the spring.
And Bush will laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh at the useless Dems who cower in fear of Mr. 25% while ignoring the will of the people that GAVE THEM CONTROL OF THE FUCKING CONGRESS last year.
Riddle me this: If legislation would require troops to start coming home in the spring, why would Bush need $200 billion to keep them there, including another $50 billion to keep the "surge" troops away from safety and their families for god knows how much longer?
And didn't we just appropriate money via another supplemental to keep them there this coming fiscal year? What the hell was May's $120 billion supplemental for?
Democrats promised to get tough in September. They promised it time and time again.
They better deliver.