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After all these years, Bush has found something to veto
Today, the U.S. Senate passed a $109 billion bill to pay for both the war in Iraq and hurricane relief in the United States, and George W. Bush has made it clear that he will veto it if it becomes law as is. "The House will not take up an emergency supplemental spending bill for Katrina and the war in Iraq that spends one dollar more than what the president asks for," said House Majority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio. "Period."
The Congressional Research Service says that the bill would bring total Iraq war spending to about $430 billion. In addition to $28.9 billion for other hurricane relief,, the bill includes $4 billion for levees and flood control projects in Louisiana. It includes $65.7 billion for war operations. Bush says that the bill is supposed to cover emergency spending, and that the Senate has filled it with "unecessary spending."
Speaking today on WWL Radio, Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco said that if she has to, she will use the courts to obtain the funding that Louisiana needs to rebuild. It is now an indisputable fact that the Army Corps of Engineers intentionally failed to provide appropriate protection for New Orleans when it constructed levees and floodwalls. No whistleblower came forward to tell the public what was going on, and as a result, we have the devastation that was caused during Hurricane Katrina. To make matters worse, the Orleans Parish Levee Board did a terrible job of inspecting the levees.
Meanwhile, in Louisiana, as in the rest of the nation, today was a National Day of Prayer, which da po' blog thinks may not be enough for the people of Louisiana.
And now for some good news: Word came today from Washington that the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet is being deauthorized ASAP. There will be no more dredging, nad MRGO will probably be closed in the near future.
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It's way past time to take back OUR country for the common good; not for the exclusive good and benefit of the wealthiest 10%.Bush's 2 administrations have been nothing but complete disasters and failure. The tip-off to America, which I'm convinced is totally asleep, should've been the stolen elections from DAY ONE.
Posted by: A Alvarado on 05/06/06 at 11:30 AM
In 2004, a U.N. study estimated that global military spending would soon rise to nearly one trillion dollars annually. According to Natalie Goldring, exec. dir. program on global security and disarmament, Univ. Maryland, "The U.S. now accounts for about half of world military spending, meaning that it is spending nearly as much as the rest of the world combined. This is difficult to justify on the basis of known or anticipated threats to U.S. national security. Despite Pres. Bush's rhetoric about realigning military forces, the new military budget still funds Cold War weapons designed to counter expected Soviet developments. But the Soviet Union hasn't existed for more than a decade."
Total federal spending has grown 16% since 2001, while everything from levitating trains to farm subsidies have been classified as "defense" or "homeland security."
What about that $780 million earmarked in '05 to combat the drug trade in Afghanistan? According to Alexandre Schmidt, dep. head of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime in Afghanistan, rather than facing imprisonment most suspected narco-traffickers are released within 48 hours due to intervention by higher authorities...
Posted by: Michael L. Wagner on 05/06/06 at 6:31 PM
Intoxicated "americans" DNA elected an American to; represent thier demands to financing those desires advised him, he employed. Exspand Marketing through Lending.... enslaves American voters too. Drugs kills and transforms personalities. The truth gives light into the mental state of a being. Paranoia?
We are Faming Families facing agressive agents day to day doing line item budgeting which discriminates. In both house drugs are being Marketed through Comittees NO? The septic at the Whitehouse show traces of cocaine? To AMA Clinicicals, unprepared for those Veterns returning Contaminated. THINK! All orchestrated through "pollings" Americans employed now.
For Years the American Departments Of Justices, had they completed a Public High School,speak to those despared and yt Intoxicated opine in writing bloggs. Be for real. DNA! Remember ...there are Specialzed Medical Surgeons in Congress pushing Drugs too and giving out Samples now giving aid by the missionaries locally. Our neighborhoods trust God. And the Human Rights ct fabade foreced drugging campaigns ver again after 1964 Act passed within The United States. Treasonous?
Posted by: Prince on 05/06/06 at 9:55 PM
I think it's wrong to add totally unrelated pork to this bill.
Posted by: Jeremiah on 05/06/06 at 11:58 PM
So Bush & Co, took a golden shower,on Katrina survivors in Louisiana?Here's hoping that karma reaches out, and does some serious biting on the ass!
Posted by: Lacey S.Cannon on 05/09/06 at 12:37 PM
Rugby players spend a lot of time physical training Compared to other form of sports.I have read the
Rugby laws mentioned on this site. It's a gripping sport which targets the grip strength and the active mindedness of a player. American football and rugby league are also primarily collision sports, but their tackles tend to terminate much more quickly. For professional rugby, players are often chosen on the basis of their size and apparent strength and they develop the skill and power over the passage of time. In modern rugby considerable attention is given to fitness and aerobic conditioning as well as basic weight training.
Posted by: Rugby Fan Steve on 08/24/06 at 11:55 PM
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Its a shame that a dummy as bush is the leader of what was the strongest nation in the world.
It is time to impeach bush,cheney,rice ,rumsfelt,for all the wrong they have done to all of American's AND THE WORLD
The USA needs to STOP spending on IRAQ ,Stop building The embassy in IRAQ and Bring our soldiers home.
Keep social security and medicare funded by making all rich people to pay there share of taxes ,and tax all money earned for social security,try to get our jobs back with a decent wage,and benefits.
And MOST OF ALL ELECT ALL DEMOCRAT'S IN NOVEMBER,FOR ALL OFFICES.STATE,LOCAL,NATION LEVEL.GET RID OF HOMELAND SECURITY PERIOD...AND GET RID OF ALL REPUBLICAN'S AND THE DEMOCRATS THAT HAVE VOTED WITH THE REPUBLICAN'S
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