Posted by
Defend America on Friday, May 23, 2008 4:49:39 AM
Senate deals defeat to Bush on Iraq war spending
By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - In a stunning vote that illustrated
President Bush's
diminished standing, the Senate on Thursday ignored his veto threat and
added tens of billions of dollars for veterans and the unemployed to
his
Iraq war spending bill
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080523/ap_on_go_co/congress_iraq_funding
At least the Republicans stood up and demanded that the amnesty for illegals would not be allowed to be in the war spending bill, but the Democrats still bombarded the bill with their other programs that does not even relate to the War in Iraq. The bill now spends 28 billion more than the administration intended to. Because the Democrats have control of Congress and the troops need our support and the money will truly help them and it looks like the Democrats will not back down from this extra spending, the president might not have any other choice but to accept this bill.