My apologies to Paul Simon...
Today the American deathtoll in Mr. Bungle's so-called 'Surge' reached 300 and the overall American deathtoll is now 3,386. If you recall Mr. Bungle's surge began shortly after the Dems took control of the House and Senate. So roughly 300 American kids have died while Pelosi and Reid have accomplished nothing to end the Iraq Occupation War.
It is so frustrating to watch the 'Flailing and Failing' DC Dems while America's kids die, that I have stopped following every single bleat and thrash from the tarpits. George W. Bush doesn't even have to conceal his traps. He actually puts up NEON SIGNS saying 'Dems Here it is! ---> STEP INTO THIS TARPIT! I'll throw you a veto!'
Instead of an "Iraq Plan with a Spine!®" we get more 'Kooky Kabuki' show votes and W.hining excuses about "It's the Best We Can Do®"
It is past time to use the Rethugs to destroy themselves while saving the lives and limbs of America's kids.
More after the jump...
Let's catch up with the current situation...
- The Dems can't override a veto.
- Mr. Bungle says he will veto anything 'with strings' in it.
- The Rethugs are in the minority.
A Quick Review of the "Iraq Plan with a Spine®"
- Pass an Iraq Supplemental continuing resolution of no more than $20 Billion.
- Separate Afghanistan funding from Iraq funding and pass all the Afghanistan funding.
- Pass generous Iraq Withdrawal money with no implementation date.
- Announce that the Dem leadership in the House and Senate will not 'whip' the votes of anyone who wishes to vote on any of the upcoming Iraq Supplemental continuing resolutions beyond making sure that no 'pork' is added and the continuation term is no longer than 60 days.
The continuation of the Iraq Occupation War now stands on its own. Not conflated with Afghanistan, or 9-11. The withdrawal has been funded without strings. There is no pork in the funding bills, nor pressure to support or defeat it. The Republicans can not blame the Dem leadership for not supporting the troops. The Dem base is shown that the votes were there for funding Iraq alone every time an Iraq vote passes.
No strings attached, no whipping, no pork, no 'consensus building', no waiting on the Republicans to cooperate.
The only 'downside' (depending on your point of view) is that Rethuglicans and 'BlueBalls' (Bush's war-enabling) Dems will have to face their constituents over their votes.
Currently the DC Dems are making me suspect that they are 'throwing the fight' in Mr. Bungle's favor. Pelosi is not doing any real arm-twisting. I haven't heard of any 'BlueBalls' Dem (that's a Dem who teases the families of our soldiers in Iraq but never pulls them out) with an arm in a cast? Shame on Pelosi for being a W.eakling and trying to be 'nice' while the Rethugs repeatedly attack her anyway. Haven't the DC Dem 'leadership' figured Rethuggery out YET?
Ed Schultz and Howard Fineman on Olberman are revealing the current plans of the DC Dem 'Losership' as they attempt to keep the Dem base on board while cowering before Mr. Bungle's sub-30% approval rating and the threat of attack ads.
The Pelosi cowards now hold votes (just like the Republicans used to do) about withdrawal which fail. No suprise there, and then they hold a vote on this dipshit 'Half Now/Half Later Yet with Strings Still Attached which Bush Promised to Veto' bill. The current strategy gives the Rethugs ammunition while adding 'Failure' to everything the Dems do. If this keeps up it is time for us to face it, they are 'throwing the fight' for hyena's perception of their re-election chances.
I am virulently anti-Iraq Occupation War, but I would be purring like a kitten if the DC Dems were following the "Iraq Plan with a Spine®"! In fact, I'd be criticizing the tarpit advocates, as fools. Hmmmm, this is what I am doing NOW!
If we want our troops out of Iraq before the 50th president takes office, we had better let them know that we are folding our arms until we see something happening besides the W.hiney W.eakling Bush-enabling we see now.
Please cut and paste this into a message to email, fax or print and send it to your representative today.
--Lefty!!!