PBS NewsHour:
We have 50 votes in the United States Senate. We have less of a majority in the House than at any time other than the last eight years.
Ladies and gentlemen, you're going to end this war when you elect a Democratic president. You need 67 votes to end this war. I love these guys who tell you they're going to stop the war.
Let me tell you straight up the truth: The truth of the matter is, the only one that's emboldened the enemy has been George Bush by his policies, not us funding the war. We're funding the safety of those troops there until we can get 67 votes.
This, of course, is not the truth. It's BS. Had Congress continued to send the President bills with timelines and restrictions, one of two things would've happened -- Bush would've signed one and accepted restrictions or Bush would veto them all and defund the war. There were no other possibilities. And 'funding the safety of those troops?' More BS. Not only was the supplimental paying for operations -- not paychecks, meals, and bullets -- but the vast majority of the funding doesn't go to the military at all. It goes to corporations and contractors.
Not surprisingly, the Democratic strategy of not doing what the hell they said they were going to do isn't working out so well. Dems take a real dip in the polls...
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