President's Radio Address, 4/14/07, White House:
Supporting our troops is a solemn responsibility of all elected officials in Washington, D.C. So 68 days ago, I sent Congress an emergency war spending bill that would provide the vital funds needed for our troops on the front lines. But instead of approving this funding, Democrats in Congress have spent the past 68 days pushing legislation that would undercut our troops. They passed bills that would impose restrictions on our military commanders and set an arbitrary date for withdrawal from Iraq, giving our enemies the victory they desperately want.
Golly, he sent them his bill a whole 68 days ago -- why didn't they run it through the congressional Xerox and send it right back to him? That's what the GOP dominated Congress would've done, right?
Wrong. In 2005, it took Congress took 86 days to authorize funding and last year it took 119 days. Funny, I don't remember him whining about how long it was taking back then. Apparently, the war has only recently become an extremely pressing issue. For the past two years, there was plenty of time.
But that's not what really gets me here. What gets me is that Bush plans to veto war funding and is blaming Democrats for not providing war funding...
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