Franken interview with Woodward ignores $700 million.

[Eric J in MN]

I was disappointed that Al Franken didn't ask Woodward about Bush diverting $700 million from Afghanistan to Iraq.

Woodward said on 60 Minutes the diversion is unconstitutional.

I wanted Al Franken to ask Woodward exactly which appropriation the money was from.

[stellanoir]

1. I only caught the tail end of the interview. . .

but if you say so. . .he totally should of.

[Eric J in MN]

3. Franken discussed the $700 million earlier in the week.

Franken discussed the $700 million earlier in the week.

I wish at least one newspaper (or radio show) would tell us exactly which appropriation the $700 million was from so we could read the bill for ourselves and determine the legality.

[bluedog]

7. found this on yahoo chat

some poster said it was HR 2888 emergency appropriations sept 14 01

[Eric J in MN]

8. There is no HR 2888 listed in Thomas

http://thomas.loc.gov/

[bluedog]

9. try this

http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:0KVyUPgEsBQJ:www.mipt.org/pdf/hr2888.pdf+hr+2888&hl=en

[Eric J in MN]

10. thanks. If that is where the money came from

Thnaks. If that is where the money came from, the wording seems to be so vague that it probably isn't illegal.

Has Woodward ever said that is where the money came from?

[bluedog]

11. haven't heard any

bill number about this...I wish a congressman would toss the number out....

[papau]

13. Senator Bird said that the rules below were not followed - so its illegal.

That $40,000,000,000 shall be available only to the extent4that an official budget request, that includes designation of the $40,000,000,000 as an emergency requirement as6defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is transmitted by the President to8the Congress: Provided further, That the President shall consult with the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committees on Appropriations prior to the transfer11of these funds:

[Submariner]

2. Eric

I think there's so much corruption going on within the Bush Cabal we're all starting to lose track from "Impeachable Offense Overload" :)

[Eric J in MN]

4. yes, they did talk about other serious issues involving the Iraq War (nt)

nt

[Steven_S]

5. I heard...

He was too busy talking about The Pottery Barn's policy of "you break it, you own it" to bother with something like that.

[Eric J in MN]

6. I guess he's a comedian so he wanted to start with the comic

I guess he's a comedian so he wanted to start with the comic material.

I just wish he had asked which appropriation the $700 million Bush diverted was from, by the end of the interview.

[meg]

12. He wasted the first half of the interview crowing about the

pottery barn quote and yesterday's interview with the pottery barn rep. What a waste when he had Woodward on!!!!!!!