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Barrett808 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:00 PM
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Bush threatens to veto Iraq funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush threatened on Tuesday to veto a bill to fund the Iraq war and Hurricane Katrina rebuilding if its cost exceeds $92.2 billion, as he weighed in on a heated Senate debate over the bill's rising price tag.

The veto threat, announced in a White House statement on the $106.5 billion emergency spending measure, was aimed at placating conservatives in Bush's Republican Party who are irate over extra items added that they deem as "special-interest" spending.

Bush has not vetoed a bill in his more than five years in office.

The overall spending in the Senate bill is about $14.5 billion more than Bush requested and which was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060425/pl_nm/congress_funding_veto_dc

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NorCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:01 PM
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1. Just GTFO already! n/t
(get the fuck out)
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ginnyinWI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:02 PM
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2. how many times does this make now?
Over a hundred times he's threatened to veto a bill? :eyes:
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:03 PM
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7. Let's see..What was that story about the boy who cried wolf??
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Monk06 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:20 PM
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13. What's $92 Billion here or there >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Edited on Tue Apr-25-06 06:22 PM by gbrooks


He's complaining about $92 Billion after charging $2 Trillion
to the national credit card.

Why is he so frugal all of a sudden?

Answer: November election issue.

"The Dems held our troops
hostage for New Orleans pork."

He'll veto in order to show America he is the "Decider-er"
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Selatius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:02 PM
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3. Bush is against the troops and the victims of Katrina!
Bush hates poor people and soldiers!
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:02 PM
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5. That ain't no lie!
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:02 PM
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4. I would just LOVE to see him do that!!!!!!
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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:03 PM
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6. HAHAHAHA! He's acting like a "Washington outsider" again.
The NERVE!
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:04 PM
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8. In related news, pigs threaten to fly
Sigh.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:04 PM
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9. Hutchenson even attached the Katrina school vouchers to this bill--after
they promised they would be for only one year.
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bluedog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:07 PM
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10. he ain't got the balls.n/t
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Ecumenist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:08 PM
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11. Drowning ain't enough, is it Georgie?
Oh no, you're in the open ocean and in order to help lighten your weight to make improve your ability to float,(:eyes:), you open a an artery to let a little blood and the sharks are coming in for a snack...:woohoo:

I love the help you're giving the country to get rid of you and your psychotic band..:applause:
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lavenderdiva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:11 PM
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12. its not only the Iraq funding bill, its also the Hurricane Katrina
funding bill.... apparently, they're tied together.
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elehhhhna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:58 PM
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20. that makes it The Halliburton Funding Bill. Precious.
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Sugar Smack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 09:22 AM
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22. I'm with you. I'd really like to know WTF is up with that.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:23 PM
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14. NOW he's a fiscal conservative? Pleeze! I would love to
know of a source to find out what else is tacked onto that there bill. I heard briefly (on CNN?) there's a lot of fluff that was added, as usual.
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Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:27 PM
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15. Aw, did someone drop their binky?

"I'll VETO, WAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:33 PM
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16. Here's some advice to Shrub
When the hogs are angry at you don't threaten to stop pouring the slop.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:34 PM
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17. How about a Universal Windfall Tax on the richest 2% of Americans?
Edited on Tue Apr-25-06 06:35 PM by IanDB1
That's $92.2 billion divided by 52,000 households...

That's only $1,769,230.77 for each of America's wealthiest households.



I would say they could afford it!



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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:47 PM
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19. I'd say that would solve a lot of financial problems. So, it
just.won't.happen.
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Joe for Clark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 06:43 PM
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18. He'll veto the bill when -what - hell freezes over??
The republicans did this - how can there be any doubt at this point, you know??

In a way it is sad - I have a feeling even B*sh got sold a bill of goods here - by who???

He knows the f-ck up, the consequences of it. He believed people he should have fired a long time ago.

He has a real big problem when the commander of the 82nd airborne calls "Bullshit"

A real big problem.

Joe
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OneBlueSky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 02:27 AM
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21. REALLY think about this . . .
tens of billions MORE for an illegal and disastrous war . . .

and a mere $14.5 million for Katrina relief -- our own citizens . . .

something is very, very wrong with these priorities . . .
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