First, lets look at what Edwards had to say today about the report in the Washington Post about how Bush plans on asking for $50 billion more than the original $147 billion allocated by Congress for the surge:
"The old Washington ways need to stop, and they need to stop now. The president keeps on asking for money, and Congress keeps caving. All the while, a war the American people want to end just goes on and on. That's the way they do it in Washington, D.C., but the American people are tired of excuses.
"Now we learn that the president is so confident Congress won't stand up to him in this fall's funding decisions that he's actually going to increase his request to fund the surge by another $50 billion—on top of the original $147 billion supplemental he requested. Let there be no doubt, this money will fund a failed Bush strategy in Iraq that that has failed to reduce the average level of sectarian violence in the country.
"Enough is enough. When Congress comes back next week, they should stand firm and make their position clear: No timeline, no funding. No excuses.
"In October, Congress needs to send the president a funding bill that withdraws all combat troops within the next year and lays the groundwork for a comprehensive political solution that will stabilize the country. If the president vetoes that bill, they need to send him another one—and do this as many times as it takes for the president to finally get the message that he cannot defy the will of the American people, of Congress, and even of many members of his own military who believe it's time to end this war and bring our troops home to the heroes' welcome they deserve."
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They ignored John Edwards and the millions of Democrats across this great country the first time. Once again, Edwards is calling on Congress to use their funding right to bring about a timeline for orderly withdrawal of our forces from Iraq. I suspect once again millions of us will stand with John Edwards on this. As Edwards so aptly puts it, "Enough is enough"!!!
This time, Congress needs to listen to John Edwards and millions of Americans. Lets look at what not listening and capitulating to Bush the last time, and on the FISA law has gotten our Democratic Congress:
Voters continue to look askance at the performance of the U.S. Congress. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey indicates that only 17% are able to say that the performance of that legislative body is Good (15%) or Excellent (2%). A little more than a third (36%) say it's Fair, a plurality of 45% deem it Poor.
The results are virtually identical to a July survey, in which 16% found congressional performance to be Good or Excellent, 47% found it Poor.
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It seems that this Congress' refusal to fight the surge and the FISA bill has cost them not only credibility, but has lost them the favor of even Democrats. Americans and Democrats alike right now are looking for leadership in our government, and I really hope Congress listens to John Edwards and fights as they were elected to do.
Speaking of surges, Edwards supporters have watched this week as John Edwards has moved into a second place tie with Barack Obama in the Rasmussen national poll. Look at the latest updates:
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/...
Of course watching the MSM while my computer was down the last few days, I saw nothing about Edwards pulling even with Obama in the national Rasmussen poll. Thats O.K. though, as Labor Day approaches and people start paying more attention, Edwards numbers will only continue to rise. The MSM can do nothing to stop it.
Americans are noticing who is taking the lead on the issues, and who is the best candidate to move America foward, and that candidate is John Edwards. Lets just hope Congress has the good sense to show the leadership Edwards has when they reconvene!!!
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