WaPo Headline: Senate GOP Blocks $50B War Funding Package

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Now that's the truth...

Senate Republicans blocked the latest Democratic effort to end the Iraq war, rejecting a $50 billion funding package that would require President Bush to begin withdrawing U.S. troops.

The 53-45 vote fell seven short of the 60 votes needed for the measure to clear Republican procedural hurdles. A GOP alternative, which would have provided $70 billion with no strings attached, failed 45-53, or 15 votes short of the 60-vote threshold.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/16/AR2007111600373.html?hpid=topnews

[TwilightGardener]

1. Gotta love that headline.

[Alter Ego]

2. That's a niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice headline.

Makes them look like the scummy obstructionist twits they are.

[librechik]

3. They'll vote yes when the torture and endless war provisions are put back in

they love the vicarious violence, apparently.Makes them feel like Real Men.

[rodeodance]

4. Yabba dappa doooooooooooo

[rodeodance]

5. REC for all to see

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6. NYT: G.O.P. Loses Vote on War Funding

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Posted by Ian_rd on Fri Nov-16-07 11:22 AM

G.O.P. Loses Vote on War Funding
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate on Friday blocked a Democratic proposal that would have paid for the Iraq war but required that troops start coming home.

The 53-45 vote was seven votes short of the 60 needed to advance. It came minutes after the Senate rejected a Republican proposal to pay for the Iraq war with no strings attached.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said the only way to get troops the money was to approve the restrictions outlined by Democrats.

''Our troops continue to fight and die valiantly. And our Treasury continues to be depleted rapidly, for a peace that we seem far more interested in achieving than Iraq's own political leaders,'' Reid said.

Republicans said Democrats were being irresponsible.

''We need to get our troops everything they need,'' said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. ''We need to get it to them right now.''

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7. Senate GOP Obstructionists

Now that has a nice ring to it.

k&r

[iamthebandfanman]

8. finally a favorable headline from someone

it didnt suddenly get very very cold outside did it ?

lol

[malaise]

9. An accurate headline

at last. Give thanks.

[babylonsister]

10. Wow. I'm impressed for a change. Rec'd. nt

[spanone]

11. a headline that tells the truth....go figure

[lumberjack_jeff]

12. Why is it a "procedural hurdle" when Republicans do it...

... and a filibuster when democrats do it?

I think this idea "deserves an up-or-down vote", don't you?