Verbosities

From the CIA's favorite rag--

"I hate this agreement," said Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., chairman of the Appropriations Committee.

Obey said the deal was the best that Democrats could do manage because "the White House is in a cloud somewhere in terms of understanding the realities in Iraq."

Certainly, Boy King and Pals are in a cloud, one that Democrat political scum seem to inhabit alongside them. I've said it before many times, and I will keep saying it. Most of the Democrats, like most of the Republicans, have absolutely no interest in getting out of Iraq. We were promised decades of war, and that is one promise that's going to be kept. Besides, we've already built the worlds largest permanent fortress embassy over there. What are we going to do just leave it? That would just be wasteful. If there's one thing that this government hates more than anything, it's fraud, waste, and abuse.

While the measure does not include a timetable on the war, it does threaten to withhold U.S. aid dollars for Iraq if Baghdad fails to make progress on political and security reforms. The president, however, could waive that restriction.

Goodness, they already challenged The Glorious Leader once. What do you expect them to do, keep on pushing? Why, that just wouldn't be bipartisan.

The bill also for the first time explicitly states that the U.S. would leave Iraq if asked by the Baghdad government.

Well now that's something. Except for the fact that the "democratic" Iraqi government already did that. Huh? Oh, yeah. No one said, "Maliki Says" (and for those wondering, Simon has disappeared and will not be saying anything due to his being renditioned, robustly interrogated, and held indefinitely on suspected terrorism charges).

Bush said Iraq's ability to meet the benchmarks outlined in the bill would be difficult.

"It's going to be hard work for this young government," he said. "After all, the Iraqis are recovering from decades of brutal dictatorship.

Brutal dictatorship. He must be talking about that CIA-employee Hussein that they installed, propped up, sold chemical weapons to, watched use them, and then toppled when it was convenient. I wonder why he failed to mention the years of vicious UN sanctions? Probably because that's not important. After all, War on Terror keeps the man busy, and on top of it all, he is busy planning his own dictator mitzvah.

The hefty spending bill has become a lightning rod for political attacks on Bush and his handling of the deeply unpopular war, which has killed more than 3,400 U.S. troops and cost more than $300 billion. But it also has exposed a sharp divide among Democrats on how far Congress should go to end the war.

Uh huh. Kind of like how a house costs "more than 300 dollars".

Here is the part where I recall the wonderful words of the Pelosi creature, and thus, feel warm and fuzzy.

"Democrats are ready to lead. We are prepared to govern."

Evidently they just don't feel like it right now. No one will ever understand how difficult it really is to stand up to fourth grade logic and third grade rhetoric from a bunch of well-funded psychopaths. It's a devastating toll, and if the American public (especially those nasty and hateful bloggers) had any decency they would let them pass what they need and see that this is all just one little move in the grand Democrat game of Ultra Baby Step Political Chess. And really, what is there to complain about anyway? They raised the Minimum Wage! Huzzah!

Is there a point to all this carping? Probably, but it becomes easily lost in the avalanche that is my country collapsing around me on a daily basis.

Enjoy the $2 raise (over the next three years). Maybe now more people will be able to afford those nice Chinese manufactured yellow ribbon stickers (aka Patriot Flair--my vehicle is festooned with 37 pieces, how many do you have?) that are so vitally important in the Fight Against the Terrorists. Just don't pay attention to the cost of your food, gas, utilities, etc. skyrocketing into the heavens as the currency value continues to crumble.