$1 Billion every 4 days spent in Iraq!

[Duppers]

Just a reminder: $1 frikin' BILLION every four frikin' days! And without oversight too! That's what this war is costing WITHOUT the escalation!

Blood for Oil!

We could have developed alternatives fuels and utilized the alternatives already developed with the cash that has been spent in Iraq.

Sources:
http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182
http://www.wilayahnetwork.com/news/print.asp?id=3727


Bush and the neocons have bankrupted this country.

Did you know that most federal agencies are now operating under what is called a "Continuing Resolution"? From HUD to NASA. Meaning that they have no operating budgets.


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110th Congress: Get ready for a rough ride
Agencies face tighter budgets, more oversight

The Republican-controlled Congress managed to approve funding for only the Homeland Security and Defense departments, so it passed a continuing resolution before the fiscal year began Oct. 1. The lame-duck lawmakers returned after the election and extended the stop-gap measure, effectively punting spending decisions to the Democrats, who said this left them with no choice but to punt as well.

The new Democratic chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations committees announced shortly after lawmakers recessed last month that they’d given up on passing any more spending bills for fiscal 2007. Instead, they’re working on crafting a joint funding resolution.
Unlike a typical continuing resolution, Democratic leaders say their budget bill won’t hold everyone to the same funding level, but will include exceptions for departments, agencies and programs that need extra funds to keep operating.
They must pass this bill before the current continuing resolution expires Feb. 15.
The upshot for agencies? More belt-tightening. More uncertainty.

more... http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=2464344



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Congressional Budget Delay Stymies Scientific Research

The failure of Congress to pass new budgets for the current fiscal year has
produced a crisis in science financing that threatens to close major
facilities, delay new projects and leave thousands of government scientists
out of work, federal and private officials say.

"The consequences for American science will be disastrous," said Michael S.
Lubell, a senior official of the American Physical Society, the world's
largest group of physicists. "The message to young scientists and industry
leaders, alike, will be, 'Look outside the U.S. if you want to succeed.'"

Last year, Congress passed just 2 of 11 spending bills - for the military
and domestic security - and froze all other federal spending at 2006
levels. Factoring in inflation, the budgets translate into reductions of
about 3 percent to 4 percent for most fields of science and engineering.

more: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/07/washington/07funding.html

[Cobalt-60]

1. they're trying to divert the entire budget into crony pockets

And create a monstrous debt service that will both crowd out future social spending and keep lining their moneylender cronies pockets for decades to come.