Cheney Bets Democrats Will Back Down, Approve War-Spending Bill Without Pullout Timeline

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Associated Press

Cheney Bets Democrats Will Back Down, Approve War-Spending Bill Without Pullout Timeline

04-15-2007 5:32 PM
By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (Associated Press) -- Vice President Dick Cheney says he is "willing to bet" that Democratic lawmakers will back down and approve a war-spending bill that doesn't call for U.S. troops to leave Iraq. Top Democratic leaders shot back that Cheney has lost all public credibility.

With President Bush and Congress in a stalemate _ he plans to veto legislation that orders U.S. troops home, which the House and Senate plan to send him _ both sides are looking ahead. In an interview broadcast Sunday, Cheney predicted the Democrats will blink.


In this photo provided by CBS, Vice President Dick Cheney appears for a taping of CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington, Saturday, April 14, 2007. The interview will be broadcast Sunday morning, April 15, 2007. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper)


He said Congress will end up passing a "clean" bill that funds the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan without any troop withdrawal timetables. Democrats control Congress, but they do not appear to have the votes to override a presidential veto.

"They will not leave the troops in the field without the resources they need," Cheney said of the Democrats.

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[habitual]

1. gee, he bets on something that the dems already said they

were going to do. Real brave there Dick. 'I bet my bottom dollar that they will do what they have said they will do.!" Yes, Dick, some people stick to their word.

[still_one]

3. Hey Dick, I'll bet in 2008 that the Democrats take ALL THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT /nt

[Aviation Pro]

2. I predict Cheney will be taking up residence in Dubai soon....

...in exile. Of course, I also predict that a battalion of Force Recon Marines will haul his sorry ass back to the U.S. to face trial if that happens.

[sandrakae]

6. I was hoping a place a lot hotter.

[Xipe Totec]

4. Check his pulse

I take that back,





check his oil pressure.

[sandrakae]

5. What the hell happened to his neck?

Looks like his head fell off and someone just set it back on his shoulders

[truthisfreedom]

10. What neck?

[Mz Pip]

7. I wish the Democrats

would prove him wrong on this. He's been wrong about every damn thing, batting a big fat 0. Hate to see his average go up over this one.


The Dems need to make it real clear that BushCo is getting the money if Bush just signs the bill. The only thing stopping the money is Bush. Why can't they just say that? How hard can it be to own the issue and put the whole thing back on Bunnypants. If the funding stops, IT'S BUSH'S FAULT.

This is so frustrating.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Virginia Dare]

8. I'm willing to bet that Cheney will keep lying to the American people..

and taking profits from an illegal and unjust war if we let him get a way with it.

[saigon68]

12. He is an evil draft dodger

[bdamomma]

they will keep on doing what they are doing until they are stopped.

it seems like when you listen to these thugs, we are becoming the enemy also doesn't it? but there is power in numbers.

[bdamomma]

22. double post

[bdamomma]

23. delete

[mtnester]

9. Sick fucker, this is NOT a game

why oh WHY would you bet anything on the backs of the lives of our chirldren, and the Iraqis caught in the middle.

[MichiganVote]

11. Oh yeah? How much did he bet that Schieffer wouldn't press him about Libby?

Lost that bet charmboy and you looked pretty damn silly this morning too.

[goclark]

13. That man is the real Devil, no doubt about it

How can any one person be that evil?

[C_U_L8R]

14. It's satisfying to know

that no matter what stupid evil shit this man does
we will all outlast his pacemaker.
No matter what Dick.. we will undo everything
you can possibly do to this country.

[BearSquirrel2]

15. If Bush vetoes ...

If Bush vetoes, they should yank the timeline and insert a rollback on the tax cuts for as long as troops are deployed in Iraq.

[Lint Head]

16. Hey Cheney. Go fuck yourself!

:dem:

[Rosa Luxemburg]

17. Cheney has already left the troops in the field for years without the resources they need!

hypocrite!

(the troops have to come home now right now!)

[President Kerry]

18. great response from our leadership

..he has lost all public credibility. He's not to be taken seriously, he's irrelevant.

[rocktivity]

19. Rocknation Bets That Cheney's Rating Will Back Down Even Further

:evilgrin:
rocknation

[Ganja Ninja]

20. Dick is right about one thing.

"They" will not leave the troops in the field without the resources they need, since "They" aren't the one's that put them there and "They" aren't the ones with the power to order a withdrawal. Once again the VP is threatening to let the troops die if the American people don't fork over another $100 billion for his oil war. What a despicable piece of shit this man is.

[MayorCandidate08]

21. Until someone drags his ass to court, he will keep it up.

This type of bully only knows a punch in the face as respect.

[BigDDem]

24. Is this the same Cheney

that wanted to bet Tim Russert the rethugs would hold the House and
Senate?

[rcdean]

25. He wants us to terminate funding. That's the Bushie's only way out.

The Bushies know it's a hopeless situation.

What they want is to be able to get out and blame this catastrophic failure and the inevitable chaotic aftermath on liberals and Democrats.

Same thing they did with Vietnam. They perpetuated a false historical interpretation that continues even down to the present day that liberals and the media lost the war in Vietnam.

If the right gets away with it this time, America again will fail to learn the true lesson of this war: In the modern age of cheap weaponry, you can not impose your will on people, and force them to lick your boots, unless you are willing to commit literally millions of troops to suppress them. Is that the kind of America we want to be?

[Massachusetts]

26. Say good night dick.

[Beetwasher]

27. "I Have Their Children And Grandchildren Shackled In Cages In My Basement"

"Trust me, they'll back down."

[kskiska]

28. Cheney also predicted that Repugs would hold power in Congress

in the last election.