Good cop; bad cop: The $87 billion scam on America

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What looks like a setback for Bush really isn't. But it is a smart, calculated maneuver to lock of the solid Republican base in the red states and maybe even add to their numbers in the blue states. Look at the Repugs and Dems who are defying Bush on the so-called "issue" of loan vs grant. They are the ones who have a traditional strong conservative base generally against all kinds of foreign aid and certainly against government spending...but it is just enough of them to not be enough to keep the bill from passing. When the dust settles, those opposing will say that they fought hard to keep from recklessly giving away taxpayer dollars but in the end, they voted for it becuase money for our troops was involved. (somebody please calculate the actual cost of paying hazardous duty pay to the number of our military in Iraq entitled to that pay. I bet dollars to donoughts that it is less than 1/3 of $67 billion they say is going for our soldiers).

In the end, Bush gets what he wants, the folks like Graham will be able to say to their constituents that they still stand for fiscal responsibility and tried to do what was best for taxpayers so you can trust us and re-elect us. The Dems who are sticking with Bush because they are afraid not to will be villified by their base and the Repugs will not give them credit for supporting the President so they will lose no matter what. I have to hand it to them...The RWing thugs are brilliant...and the sheeple are...well, 'sheeple.'

[BlueJazz]

1. You Bet.....and if the...

....Democratics had/would have been successful at stopping this waste
of taxpayer money, we would hear heart-breaking stories of how the
Dem's are "prolonging this Godly war" and "see, see..those Dem's never cared about our soldiers in the first place".

This is one little dirty play that the Re-pugs know they can't lose...

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2. And I am hearing more and more Dems falling for this ploy.

Either you believe in something or you don't. They are making us lose sight of the real issue: We should never had invaded Iraq based on a lie. And because we did, we should get the hell out and allow the UN and the rest of the world to help Iraq get back on its feet.