GET ME A BUCKET

This article attempts to explain the latest wrangling between congressional Dems & the President regarding funding for the Iraq War that a majority of Americans oppose, as well as issues of a timetable to bring home the troops that a majority of Americans want to see back stateside.

Hmmm. Lots of references to things like:

*other restrictions on Bush's Iraq policies, and

*troops in combat getting the resources they need without disruption, and

*the responsibility to fund the troops and make sure they have the right equipment, and

*political and military goals for the Iraqi government to meet toward establishment of a more democratic society, and

*whether Democrats intend to give Bush power to order the aid to be spent regardless of progress, and

*insistance that U.S. troops meet certain standards before being sent into battle, and my favorite,

*a presidential waiver that will allow Bush to ignore certain restrictions.

Hmmmm. So what's it all mean? I think I can sum that up in a couple three word phrases:

*Dems Cave Again

*Business As Usual

Meanwhile, just a little reminder of one salient fact: CONGRESS controls the purse-strings, not the President.

Meanwhile, 100+ young American men & women will die this month. Luckily, Memorial Day comes in May.