[Grovenet] Ugly Politics...

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Democrat style:

WASHINGTON - While Democrats try to restrict how President Bush can spend
the $100 billion he wants for Iraq, they also hope to load his measure up
with $10 billion in add-ons - from aid for avocado growers to help for
children lacking health insurance...

Bush and GOP leaders on Capitol Hill managed to keep prior war funding bills
largely free of such budgetary add-ons when Republicans controlled Congress.
Now that Democrats are in charge, the party's leaders are eager to use the
cost of the war as leverage to force Bush to accept spending - such as aid
to farmers - that he has successfully killed in the past.

"It's starting to become a train onto which a lot of baggage is being thrown
that has got nothing to do with the war or really legitimate emergencies,"
said Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H.

Countered Obey: "We will only fund what is necessary."

Whatever is added to the bill in the House is likely to grow in the
freer-spending Senate. 

Full story at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070228/ap_on_go_co/iraq_add_ons;_ylt=Ap_NoQbKNQ
HJj7MsLPJLSRgb.3QA
Or
http://tinyurl.com/384uqy

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For six years the President and Republican supporters have made the
Democrats look good. 

Now the Democrats are in control in Congress and immediately start making
the President and the Republicans look good. 

Sigh...

Ron D'Eau Claire