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February 09, 2008
Murtha: War funds in exchange for withdrawal
Murtha: War funds in exchange for withdrawal
Army Times ....for complete article
A top Democrat said Thursday he is preparing legislation that would give President Bush the war funding he wants this year, but on the condition that troops leave Iraq by the end of the year.
Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., chairman of the House defense appropriations subcommittee, said he’ll propose that the House vote this March on the spending measure. In addition to the troop withdrawal, he said he’ll ask for other conditions such as that all deploying troops must be fully trained and equipped.
Similar bills scraped by on party line votes in the House last year only to fail in the Senate, where Democrats hold a narrower margin of control and 60 votes are needed to overcome procedural hurdles.
Murtha, speaking to reporters following a speech to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said he’s confident this bill would pass the House, but he’s not sure about the Senate.
Democratic leaders have said they believe the military has enough money to last through April. They also suggested they want to hear first from Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top commander in Iraq, before approving more money. He is expected to testify by mid April, likely the week of April 7.
Murtha’s comments suggest he is willing to give the military the money it needs, but he doesn’t want to wait for Petraeus before he starts the next round of anti-war votes.
“What I told General Petraeus is you can’t continue to spend money like he’s spending it over there,” Murtha said. “The public is fed up with it.”
Wild Thing's comment........
What a pathetic little man Murtha is, he presumes to speak for all Americans.
Um Murtha liar liar pants on fire or did you this time speak the truth who you spoke to?!
Murtha has lied before so saying he spoke to General Petraeus may or may not be true. If he did what a POS Murtha is to speak that way to General Petraeus, a man that lead the surge, that turned so many things around in Iraq. GRRRR
And the second thought is this, and again about Murtha?!
Regarding the Center for Strategic and International Studies.Murtha said he made his speech TO this place not AT this place. Dems do word things to get around possible lies sometimes. Just a thought..... hmmmmmmm
This is from Politico
"What's a paltry one million dollars to a member of Congress?Well, apparently not enough to know if an organization about to receive that big block of cash actually exists.
Republican Rep. Jeff Flake of Arizona, the fiscal crusader who's never met an earmark he likes, questioned Democratic Rep. Peter J. Visclosky of Indiana on the House floor Tuesday about whether the Center for Instrumented Critical Infrastructure actually exists - since, hey, it's getting like a million bucks or something.
Visclosky, who chairs the spending subcommittee responsible for the project, had to admit that, well, he didn't have a clue.
After a lengthy back-and-forth, Flake, complaining that his staff couldn't find a website for the center, asked Visclosky, "Does the center currently exist?"
"At this time, I do not know," the Indiana Democrat replied. "But if it does not exist, the monies could not go to it."
And who could possibly be the sponsor of such an earmark? Yes, you guessed it, the man Republicans love to hate, Pennsylvania Democrat John P. Murtha.
Despite the money's uncertain destination, the House rejected Flake's measure to strike the funds, 326-98. And the Visclosky bill also sailed through, 312-112.
As I said, what's one million dollars to a member of Congress?
UPDATE: I failed to report last night that a certificate filed with the requested funds says the money is actually earmarked to Concurrent Technologies Corporation, a nonprofit technological consulting firm. A brief search of campaign finance records shows CTC President and CEO Daniel R. DeVos, of alternately Central City and Johnstown, Pa. has contributed $7,000 to Murtha's reelection campaign since April 2002."
Soooooo here is something for us to think about.
If a treasonist Congressman made remarks at a center that doesn’t exist, would anyone hear him?
Posted by Wild Thing at February 9, 2008 03:47 AM
Comments
Can we say blackmail?
What a sack of crap Murtha is.
It's appalling that a former US Marine
would act this way.
But a former Naval officer is acting the same way and he wants to be President.
Wasn't Jimmy Carter a graduate of the Naval Academy, too? Do we really need another Jimmy Carter in office?
Posted by: Lynn at February 9, 2008 07:41 AM
Murtha is a self worshipping shitstain. There are others like him in Congress who commit the same crimes and lies, but do so quietly. These crimes and wasting of tax dollars is going to get much worse after the election as it is now guaranteed there will be a liberal White House.
Posted by: TomR at February 9, 2008 08:19 AM
You know that million dollars is somehow finding its way back to Murtha's coffers.
Someday the American People will put integrity and honesty before the personal gain they hope to receive from crooked politicians.
Posted by: BobF at February 9, 2008 09:26 AM
Is the full name Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain Murtha? There is something French about him and the rest of the surrender monkeys in the CPUSA. Just watch the exodus from the military once these gutless slime get full power.
Posted by: Jack at February 9, 2008 01:00 PM
The bad news is that we may have a President Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama in the White House next year. The good news is that the POS Jack Murtha and his ilk in Congress will now be their problem. Let's see how willing they are to withdraw all the troops and suffer the consequences.
Posted by: Les at February 9, 2008 09:10 PM
Lynn, it sure is like a form of blackmail, and I agree too about Murtha being a sack of crap.
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 10, 2008 01:40 AM
Tom yes I sure hope that Iraq War Veteran that is going to run against him wins. It would be so awesome to kick Murtha out of politics for good!
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 10, 2008 01:43 AM
Bob I bet it does too. Murtha is so corrupt.
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 10, 2008 01:47 AM
Jack, and I was thinking about those that will not enlist too if they have to serve under the new crop of Commander in Chief's.
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 10, 2008 01:49 AM
Les, yes, I would hope and pray that our military has a this is how it is or else talk. Probably won't do much good but I like thinking it could happen.
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 10, 2008 01:51 AM
