House eyeing war funding bill

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON - The leaders of a House panel that oversees military spending said Wednesday they are drafting legislation that would pay for combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan through the rest of the year.

Reps. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, the top Democrat on the committee, predicted the proposal would be done by February and voted on by March.

Murtha and his Republican counterpart on the panel, Rep. C.W. Bill Young of Florida, said they hope lawmakers can put aside their differences on the war and focus on taking care of the troops.

"Our troops deserve better and I would hope that we can work together," Murtha told senior defense officials testifying before the House appropriations defense subcommittee.

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Bush has requested about $189 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for the 2008 budget year, which began Oct. 1. Congress has approved only about $87 billion, leaving the Defense Department $102.5 billion short.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq

[FoxNewsSucks]

1. Does anyone still

even bother to hope that maybe the Dems will make some token noises for ending the occupation of Iraq? Ever?

[Javaman]

3. There will be the customary groans of indignation, perhaps even a token

bit of outrage and perhaps the motion to potentially bring up the option of filibustering, but in the end, they will do as they always do: roll over and allow moron* and his room full of dopes to rub their belly's.

[atreides1]

2. "...on taking care of the troops."

So keeping the troops under fire for God knows how long, is taking care of them????