[Sosfbay-discuss] BREAKING NEWS - Dems Cave on War Spending

[Gerry Gras]

I think there is a BIG difference.

A Republican is a wolf in wolf's clothing.
A Democrat is a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Gerry


Tian Harter wrote:

> Further proof there isn't enough difference between Democrats and 
> Republicans.
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> alexcathy at aol.com wrote:
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>>Why am I *NOT* surprised?
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>>*Posted by The New York Times, 10 minutes ago.*
>>*http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/washington/22cnd-cong.html?hp *
>>*Tuesday, May 22, 2007.*
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>>      Democrats Drop Withdrawal Dates From Iraq Bill
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>>    By Carl Hulse
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>>WASHINGTON, May 22 — Congressional Democrats relented today on their 
>>insistence that a war spending measure sought by President Bush also 
>>set a date for withdrawing troops from Iraq 
>><http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/iraq/index.html?inline=nyt-geo>. 
>>The decision to back down, described by senior lawmakers and aides, , 
>>was a wrenching reversal for some Democrats, who saw their election 
>>triumph as a call to force an end to the war. A Democratic effort to 
>>include timelines prompted Mr. Bush’s veto of the original bill last 
>>month, producing a political impasse.
>>“We don’t have a veto-proof Congress,” said Senator Harry Reid 
>><http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/harry_reid/index.html?inline=nyt-per> of Nevada, the majority leader.
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