Obama to seek $83.4 billion for Iraq, Afghan wars

[TGRR]

Also, why the hell would a senator vote for anything, if he isn't told why he's being asked to vote for it? Any senator that would vote for something without knowing the facts should be run out of congress. Secrecy be damned.

Just saying.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by Redux

I dont understand the issue here.

Yes, this supplemental to the 09 budget is not in the budget that was adopted last year. 09 was Bush's last budget and did not include war funding (none of his budgets ever included war funding) and Bush's last supplemental (non-budget request) was only through May.

You are very good at avoidance Redux.
This administration made an issue of the war funding not being in the previous administrations budgets.
This administration also made a big issue of their transparency... Also this administration said that the war funding would be in the budgets from now on. ok, fine. Nothing new there.

Now just weeks after passing their budget they come back for another 85,000,000,000. I'm sure no one thought of this "in their plan" just a few weeks ago, eh? Seems rather shady to me. No one thought to slip this in so it would get counted under Bushs budget - nahhhh. That's Chicago style.

Originally Posted by TGRR

Also, why the hell would a senator vote for anything, if he isn't told why he's being asked to vote for it? Any senator that would vote for something without knowing the facts should be run out of congress. Secrecy be damned.

Yet the opposite is true. Too many sheep following the wonderful rhetoric.

Originally Posted by classicman

You are very good at avoidance Redux.
This administration made an issue of the war funding not being in the previous administrations budgets.
This administration also made a big issue of their transparency... Also this administration said that the war funding would be in the budgets from now on. ok, fine. Nothing new there.

Now just weeks after passing their budget they come back for another 85,000,000,000. I'm sure no one thought of this "in their plan" just a few weeks ago, eh? Seems rather shady to me. No one thought to slip this in so it would get counted under Bushs budget - nahhhh. That's Chicago style.

I dont think you get it.

Iraq/Afghanistan funding runs out this month because it was not included in Bush's FY 09 budget or his last supplemental budget request.

What option is there other than a new supplemental appropriation for funds through the rest of this fiscal year (through Sept 30)?

Its not like it could have been included in the FY 2010 budget proposal released several weeks ago.....it doesnt work that way...different year, different budget.

And starting with the 2010 budget, war costs are included.....that is a first and that is a fact.

Yet the opposite is true. Too many sheep following the wonderful rhetoric

Is this where I am supposed to say....baaahhhh, baaahhhhh

[classicman]

Originally Posted by Redux

Is this where I am supposed to say....baaahhhh, baaahhhhh

Nah - you been saying that for awhile. JUST KIDDING.

I understand it just fine. Still seems like SSDD or SSDA.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by classicman

Now just weeks after passing their budget

for next year

they come back for another 85,000,000,000.

for this year.

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

for next year

for this year.

There ya go!

Filtering my political babble into simple monkey talk that even a classic human should be able to understand!