9:30 a.m. Senate Armed Services Committee

[Earth_First]

To hold hearings to examine the President's budget request for fiscal year 2008 and the
fiscal years 2007 and 2008 war supplemental requests in review of the Defense Authorization
Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program.

http://www.cspan.org/watch/

NY Times: Record $622 Billion Budget Requested for the Pentagon

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3093756&mesg_id=3093756

[Greeby]

1. Wouldn't get your hopes up

Noone in the Senate has voted against these in the past. And out of the new people Bernie Sanders and Sherrod Brown are the only ones who might, because they used to in the House

[Earth_First]

2. Unfortunately I am expecting another blank check to be delivered...

The Democrats really need to take a stand in refusing to fund the Occupation of Iraq.

Unfortunately for the Democrats, they are too worried about posturing their voting record well in advance of 2008.