Will Congress use the power of the purse to end the war in Afghanistan?
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Tue Dec-01-09 09:51 PM
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Will Congress use the power of the purse to end the war in Afghanistan?
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Tue Dec-01-09 09:52 PM
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No way in hell they do the right thing. They almost never do the right thing.
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Tue Dec-01-09 09:53 PM
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2. I certainly hope so, and I hope Finegold leads the fight on this... He is dead set...
against this escalation...
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Tue Dec-01-09 09:57 PM
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8. yes Feingold is blocking the funding.
let's see how many other dems will do the same thing.
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Tue Dec-01-09 09:53 PM
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3. Funny, this wasn't on anyone's agenda until Obama took office.
Wonder why Afghanistan was A-OK under Boosh/Cheney?
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Tue Dec-01-09 09:54 PM
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4. Yeah, like they'll have the balls to do that
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Tue Dec-01-09 09:54 PM
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5. That would be politcal thermonuclear meltdown
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Tue Dec-01-09 09:56 PM
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6. They probably get too much money from war profiteers. nt
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Tue Dec-01-09 09:57 PM
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7. You mean the same crew that failed to do jack shit on healthcare?
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Tue Dec-01-09 09:57 PM
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9. If that includes rethugs, I don't see it, though they've been pretty
silent. Will they love remaining in Afghanistan because that's where this is going and that's been their position, or hate it because Obama suggested it?
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Tue Dec-01-09 09:59 PM
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10. No, our Congress is filled mostly - with rare exception - GUTLESS WONDERS.
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Tue Dec-01-09 10:05 PM
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11. Whatever happened to that guy on the right?
I almost forgot his name.
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Tue Dec-01-09 10:08 PM
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12. The majority of them were there bankrupting the country for
the past eight years with their war money approval. Every time it was asked for. So no, I don't see them stopping the funding now either.
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Tue Dec-01-09 10:10 PM
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13. They will talk a lot about it,
but in the end they will back down and fund the whole mess.
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Tue Dec-01-09 11:16 PM
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despite my every hope. Seems we had a rubber stamp congress for 6 years, and now have a rubber spine congress.:eyes:
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