Re: You got a problum wit dat?

On May 5, 3:42 pm, bodhi <psychedelictour...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I find it telling...

That too...

Bite the bait !

This is an open forum and all are welcome to contribute what they
will.  I like reading those contributions and sometimes I like to
respond with a contribution, but when a contribution is presented as a
pretext to merely bait another’s response for the sole purpose of
entertainment then their contributions aren’t worth much going forward
IMHO; that is other than counterpoint as Sanity once pointed out.

     Chuck

ahhhhhhh, Connie, bless her heart, is blowing smoke rings outta
her ....... ummm .... ears ....
She knows the "change" the majority of Obama supporters want is the
cessation of two senseless wars the neo-cons perpetuated after
9-11 .....

...... what they got was 94.2 billion dollars worth of "business as
usual"

U.S. House Democrats push war bill to $94.2 billion
Mon May 4, 2009http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idU...

*Money included for Boeing's C-17 cargo planes

*No money for closing Guantanamo prison included

*Democrats seek $2 billion for pandemic influenza

By Jeremy Pelofsky

WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Democrats
on Monday proposed $94.2 billion for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars as
well as for foreign aid and pandemic flu, almost 12 percent more than
President Barack Obama had sought.

House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey unveiled the
measure that boosts economic aid for Pakistan, adds $2.2 billion to
buy C-17 cargo planes from Boeing Co. (BA.N) and offers $400 million
more to help Mexico fight drug traffickers.

The Pentagon had pressed Congress to quickly approve Obama's $84.3
billion request to fund operations through Sept. 30 because the U.S.
military could soon run out of money for military operations as well
as run out of aid for Pakistan.

The bill does not include $80 million Obama requested to close the
prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and review the status of some 230
detainees held as terrorism suspects because "there is yet no concrete
program for that," Obey told reporters.

Republicans harshly criticized closing the facility as well as Obama's
request.

The bill's rising price tag could alienate lawmakers, including some
Democrats, worried about enormous budget deficits from a $787 billion
economic stimulus plan and $410 omnibus spending package Congress
approved earlier this year.

Under Obey's bill, Pakistan would receive $1 billion in economic aid,
including $500 million he added despite his concerns about Obama's
policy in the region. It also offers $400 million for building the
counterinsurgency capabilities of Pakistan's security forces.

Yet Obey questioned whether Pakistan and Afghanistan are focused
enough on their problems and can deal with them. He said his
legislation would require the administration to submit a detailed
progress report early next year which would help Congress decide
whether to continue funding.

"I'm very doubtful the policy can succeed but it is clear that there
is a consensus in the Congress to try it and so if we're going to try
it, I want it to have the greatest possible ability to succeed," Obey
said.

SHIFTING RESOURCES

Obama has sought to shift resources as the war in Iraq winds down to
concentrate on countering growing radicalism in Afghanistan and
Pakistan, where both governments are struggling against militant
elements.

Obey said the bill, to be considered by his committee on Thursday,
would also accelerate $555 million for Israel, $360 million for Egypt
and provide $250 million for Jordan.

The legislation meets Obama's request for $665 million in assistance
for the West Bank and Gaza Strip, he said. Plus, it adds $904 million
to buy Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT.N) C-130 transport planes from
Obama's 2010 budget request.

Representative John Murtha, chairman of the defense appropriations
subcommittee, backed down from efforts to include money for even more
C-17 planes and add a plan to divide a $35 billion contract for aerial
refueling tankers between Boeing and a team including Northrop Grumman
Corp (NOC.N) and Europe's EADS (EAD.PA).

Separately, the legislation includes $2 billion to address pandemic
flu, $500 million more than requested. The request follows the
outbreak of the H1N1 swine flu that has spread to at least 20
countries.
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namaste;
bodhi

I know, it makes me sick.
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