Republic Rep threatens to set off "IED" in face of Dem juggernaut to end Iraq war

[BurtWorm]

According to Down with Tyranny:

http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2007/04/is-there-reasonable-way-out-of-bushs.html


The wingnuts are going ape-shit as they see all factions of the Democratic Party coming together to wrap up Bush's escalating catastrophe in Iraq. The Democratic unity is driving them insnane, so insane that far right Georgia extremist Jack Kingston seems to be threatening to turn himself into a suicide bomber "The Democrats' honeymoon is fixing to end" he threatened. "It's going to explode like an IED... It's going to be like the government shutdowns" of 1995 and 1996. Oh yeah; that worked when another crazy right-wing congressman from Georgia tried it back then too. These loons never learn!

Fortunately, there are responsible and serious members of Congress who are dedicated to trying to solve the problems the Bush Regime has been creating. Russ Feingold is usually ahead of the curve. Today he's introduced legislation that would end the war by March 31, 2008. Harry Reid is co-sponsoring the bill. The bill requires Bush to begin safely redeploying U.S. troops from Iraq 120 days from enactment, as required by the emergency supplemental spending bill the Senate passed last week. He explains the whole thing in a piece he published at Salon this morning. Here are the main points of the bill that McConnell must be choking on this morning:

 (a) Transition of Mission - The President shall promptly transition the mission of United States forces in Iraq to the limited purposes set forth in subsection (d).

 (b) Commencement of Safe, Phased Redeployment from Iraq - The President shall commence the safe, phased redeployment of United States forces from Iraq that are not essential to the purposes set forth in subsection (d). Such redeployment shall begin not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

 (c) Prohibition on Use of Funds - No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under any provision of law may be obligated or expended to continue the deployment in Iraq of members of the United States Armed Forces after March 31, 2008.

 (d) Exception for Limited Purposes - The prohibition under subsection (c) shall not apply to the obligation or expenditure of funds for the limited purposes as follows:
    (1) To conduct targeted operations, limited in duration and scope, against members of al Qaeda and other international terrorist organizations.
    (2) To provide security for United States infrastructure and personnel.
    (3) To train and equip Iraqi security services.

[butterfly77]

1. Go for it asshole....

[JeffR]

2. As the Decider might say, "Is our elected Republicans learning?"

Answer: no.

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. If they agreed with the Dems they would be admitting that they

have backed a losing cause for 5 years. They don't want to do that.

[BearSquirrel2]

4. President vs. Congress doesn't matter ...

It's popular vs. unpopular that counts. When President Clinton took on Congress, he had the poll number. Clinton one.

Bush has about HALF the popularity that Bill Clinton did. The purpose of a shutdown is to highlight your issues. All the issues Bush has are unpopular.

My guess is that if Democrats are willing to split the difference with Republicans, they'll be able to pass veto proof majorities. That is ... if they WANT to. There are VERY good reasons for taking this to the carpet.