Dems Ready To Give Bush As Much As $70 billion in new war funding

[EV_Ares]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Democratic lawmakers and staffers privately say they're closing in on a broad budget deal that would give President Bush as much as $70 billion in new war funding.


Congress is likely to pass an additional $70 billion in new war funds, Democrats tell CNN.

The deal would lack a key provision Democrats had attached to previous funding bills calling for most U.S. troops to come home from Iraq by the end of 2008, which would be a significant legislative victory for Bush.

Democrats admit such a move would be highly controversial within their own party. Coming just weeks after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, vowed the White House would not get another dollar in war money this year, it would further antagonize the liberal base of the party, which has become frustrated with the congressional leadership's failure to push back on Bush's Iraq policy.

"The base will not be happy," said one senior Democratic aide, who requested anonymity to candidly discuss budget negotiations that have not been completed.

Link to entire article: http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/12/bush.war.funding/index.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. "The base will not be happy."

No shit, Sherlock.

[robinlynne]

2. The base is pissed off!

[zabet]

3. The 'base' has not

been happy for quite some
time. Shit like this infuriates
the base.

[saigon68]

4. They certainly don't care for the thousands more who will die for Cheney's Billions

Maybe they care more for their corporate masters

Or the PTSD veterans blowing their brains out (Maybe Scummer will ban guns so they will have to slit their throats)

Thanks Hillary

[porphyrian]

5. Yeah, but we can't complain or we're "bashing." -n/t

[Elidor]

6. It's not too late to call the White House and ask if he'd like more!

What the hell, why not round it up to an even hundred billion?

[StClone]

7. Merry Christmas Georgie

Your Loving and Spineless Democrats In Office,

XXXOOO