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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Bush's Iraq policy doesn't add up

Highlight: Why are the costs of the Iraq War not considered part of our larger budget debate? On Tuesday, Bush vetoed Congress' $606 billion labor, health and education bill because of a $10 billion difference on spending for domestic concerns. But he is asking for a supplemental appropriation of $196 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - an increase of $46 billion over what he had sought in October.

So it comes down to this: Bush can bust the budget for Iraq, but God forbid that we spend a little more on education. Full Story

Yeah! Yeah ! That’s right! Tell ‘em! Let’s hit the streets! Show ‘em what’s up! Hunh? Oh Heroes and dancing with the stars is… right…maybe tomorrow.