Democrats Close the Nation’s Wallet


Democrats won’t give Bush ‘blank check’ for Iraq - Newsday.com

This story caught my attention on the typical newsfeed-grind today. I can’t recall a big mention of how democrats are exercising their new power on the nation until I read this; I find it funny that Bush is now on a shorter leash thanks to the Blue Ties. This easily could backfire just as well. You know, putting more in then the 500 Billion we’ve spent already to keep the fun going. The Democrats have already scheduled a month worth of hearings to see where the war is heading and how we plan on moving from here. As always I never know enough to have an opinion worth debating, but hey, I keep up where I can.

*shrug*

Democratic congressional leaders vowed yesterday to use their powers of spending and policy oversight to challenge President George W. Bush’s expected proposal this week, as part of a broad revision of Iraq strategy, for boosting U.S. military forces in the country by as many as 20,000 troops.

Calling Iraq a nation in “complete chaos,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other Democrats cast the anticipated plan as an escalation of the war that goes against the advice of senior U.S. commanders, rather than the significant change of course sought by voters, and said as a result they would treat the plan — and funding requests — with strong skepticism.

“If the president wants to add to this mission, he’s going to have to justify it,” Pelosi said on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” emphasizing that while Congress will not cut off funding, the White House will no longer have a “blank check.”

“When the bill comes … it will receive the harshest scrutiny,” she said, referring to a new supplemental spending request for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that is expected to surpass $100 billion.

Since Sept. 11, 2001, more than $500 billion has been spent on the wars and terrorism-related expenditures around the world.


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