“The Democrats appear to have picked up four votes from the 218 that voted for the bill that was sent to the President yesterday.”
Comment by RemoveBush — May 2, 2007 @ 2:59 pm

So, only like 70 more needed.

pretty close – give it another couple weeks and another few billion $ and another few hundred casualties, and those GOPers will defect in droves
Comment by tom baker — May 2, 2007 @ 2:55 pm

LMAO. Yeah maybe when the war starts going badly Republicans will change. A couple of weeks at the most. LOL

Comment by gotaclue — May 2, 2007 @ 2:56 pm

Have you considered TP may be removing your posts for violating their rules about excessive irony ?

I mean you’re suggesting that Democrats would win a clean sweep in 2008 by cutting off funding to troops in a warzone and posting this under the name “got a clue”.

Well that’s irrelevant because there was never any chance that the veto could be overturned. This required a 2/3rds majority.

That the bill had no chance of becoming law was know when it was being drafted. It being passed was never a serious possibility.

Just let the veto stand. Bush asked for money, the congress approved the funds (even more than he asked for), and Bush vetoed the legislation. I say, let it stop there. End of story.
Comment by chris L — May 2, 2007 @ 2:49 pm

End of what story ?
Democrat congressmen getting re-elected ? Democrats regaining the White House ?

WTF you think happens ?
There could be 99.99% public support for bringing the troops home tomorrow, but if you intentionally cut off funding for them while they are deployed in a war zone you will be crucified for this for decades to come.

Who would have thought that in response to losing an unloosable Presidential election, a Democrat might want to repeat the excercise. Astounding.

They’re doing this now. The minor change is taking out the timeline for withdrawal of troops.

Proof that you’re too st*pid to ask an intelligent question, or have an intelligent debate.

Comment by RemoveBush — May 2, 2007″

Which is?

…touch EVERY warmongering Bush supporting scum in America…

…and may they all die poor and broken in every way possible…

…their Karma demands it…

…WHY the American Civil War isn’t done yet…

…confederate flag loving, Bush-worshipping inbred TRAITORS ALL…

I don’t see where they get four. We had TWO additional votes, J. Lewis (D-GA & Michaud (D-ME) — Bluedogs who previously voted nay on the submitted bill.

They other Dems have supported the war from its inception (if they were in the House)

ALL the uphold-veto yea Dems, except McNulty, voted NAY on the submitted bill in the first place. Emailing them, as JTitor suggests, is a COMPLETE waste of time.

BTW..Godless.I had my flag upside down all last spring, summer and fall..Even took a poll, how many people noticed and who came to my aid and who knew what it ment..Sad result’s…It’s upside down again and will be that way untill September…A new poll and will keep you all informed of the results…Blessings

No, it doesn’t. No, it’s not.
Congress has the Constitutional power to appropriate money to fund what it chooses. Congress does not have to submit a bill to fund anything it does not approve of. The reality is, Bush ASKED for funding and was told “yes” with stipulations. He refused the stipulations so no money is allotted. End of story. The troops are given no more money to continue the occupation and they have funds which are already approved and can be used for an orderly and safe withdrawal. Or Bush can leave the troops in Iraq without the funds to operate and, imo, by doing so he would be guilty of a “high crime or misdemeanor” and subject to impeachment.

A fascist dictatorship is what we have now.

Donald Trump has stated that Bush is the worst president in the history of this country. He also expressed amazement as to how Bush won the 2004 election. OH! OH! OH! OH! Try OH-io. OH-io. Ohio is the state where the election was stolen. Of course, we already know about the 2000 election. OH! OH! OH! OH! FLOORED! FLOORED! FLOORED! FLOORED! Try Florida.

In the final analysis, I think Iraq is somewhat minor compared to global warming. Bush ( 43 ) did nothing to reverse global warming. I saw a video clip of his father ( 41 ), when he was president, several weeks ago making fun of tree huggers. His message was: tree huggers are kooks. He couldn’t stop laughing. One belly laugh after another.

I’m glad the Bush family, and the cronies, have made millions of dollars. You can’t enjoy the money if you can’t breathe. You can’t enjoy the money if you’re frying in a skillet.

Bush, 41 and 43, were pawns of the energy lobby. The climate IS changing and it spells disaster, just like George W. Bush spelled disaster. I guess warmer temperatures, just one or two degrees, can change the entire world ecological environment.

Talk about a black kettle!