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May 23, 2008 at 20:53:06

Headlined on 5/23/08:
Bending Over For Bush - 21 Dems Help with $165 Bil.

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Bending Over For Bush

21 War Loving Senate Democrats
Give Bush $165 Billion for More War

Michael Collins
Washington, D.C.

It is now their war. Iraq has been and will be the war of every Senator and Representative who funds the madness.

Over four thousand U.S. troops have been killed in battle in Iraq. Ten times that number have major injuries. Sixty thousand have post traumatic stress disorder.  Suicides among veterans are at an epidemic rate, 18 per day, particularly for those who have served in combat..  Over a million Iraqis have died as a result of the lawlessness and unrest due to the Bush-Cheney invasion. There are five million Iraqi orphans. "Before it's over," the war will cost three trillion dollars, but there's no end in sight.

Yet each of these Democrats cast that all aside and voted to provide the very worst president in our history, a blatant incompetent, with $165 billion dollars to continue the war.

 

Democratic Hall of Shame:
Democratic Senators voting more funding for the Bush-Cheney war
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Why would they do that? Because their president asked them to:

"The United States Congress needs to pass a responsible war funding bill that does not tie the hands of our commanders," Bush said. Reuters May 22, 2008

But wait. Weren't the Democrats swept into control of both houses of Congress in 2006 in order to obey the public will by getting us out of Iraq? Didn't they promise to stand up to the insanity of providing more money for a war that gets us into more trouble simply through its continuation?

We've come to expect this out of the lock-step Republicans who are "made men" in the culture of death. Weren't the Democrats supposed to make a difference? It is now abundantly clear that the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party is still in the minority and that the people - Democrats, Republicans, and Independents have no party.

Yesterday, the United States Senate approved an additional $165 billion to continue the Iraq war opposed by about 70% of the people, at a time when over 80% think we're on the "wrong track." The people opposed the war before it started. Specifically, a majority of Republicans and Democrats stated a strong preference for weapons inspections and cooperation with other members of the United Nations before any invasion.

In addition, there was enough information well before the 2002 Iraq War Resolution for each and every politician who voted in favor of folly to know that there were no weapons of mass destruction. Politicians speaking directly into a camera telling us what a "hard decision" it was were lying without compunction. They knew much of what we weren't allowed to know and they supported the war anyway.

But over five years later, these Senators continue the death and carnage, the drain on our much needed resources, and the defamation of the citizens of the United States in the eyes of the world.

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Richard Mynick is a US citizen who, despite the best efforts of the corporate media, noticed something disturbing about how the 2000 election was decided, & felt it augured poorly for democracy.
Richard MynickRichard Mynick is a US citizen who, despite the best efforts of the corporate media, noticed something disturbing about how the 2000 election was decided, & felt it augured poorly for democracy.

There are actually more than 21 Dems in the War Party.

Some, like Hillary, voted "No" -- but this kind of vote can't be taken at face value. In many congressional votes, once the War Party has assured that a crucial war-spending measure will pass, some Democrats cast "No" votes -- but strictly for PR purposes. Hillary is no more opposed to the war than Cheney -- & she's not the only one who cast a fake "No" vote today.

by Richard Mynick (2 articles, 3 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 1121 comments) on Friday, May 23, 2008 at 10:20:17 PM
 


Michael Collins is a writer who focuses on clean elections and voting rights. See this summary of his articles plus Election 2004: The Urban Legend and groundbreaking research and commentary in "" His web site, Election Fraud News & The Money Party, offers a collection of resources and commentary on critical issues facing the country.
Michael CollinsMichael Collins is a writer who focuses on clean elections and voting rights. See this summary of his articles plus Election 2004: The Urban Legend and groundbreaking research and commentary in "" His web site, Election Fraud News & The Money Party, offers a collection of resources and commentary on critical issues facing the country.

You're right. Voting against, when it's easy, means little

So you got me interested in the "fake"NAYs. Beloware the Senators who voted no on the Iraq war authorization. It was a good roll call to cast a fake no since the majority was so large. I have my "fakes" in bold.

These are the Nays:

Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Clinton (D-NY)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)

Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Menendez (D-NJ)

Murray (D-WA)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Smith (R-OR)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

   

by Michael Collins (89 articles, 13 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 331 comments) on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 1:37:39 AM
 


A career video professional, Jim Stinson is the author of Video: Digital Communication and Production. He lives with his wife in Portland, OR.
Jim StinsonA career video professional, Jim Stinson is the author of Video: Digital Communication and Production. He lives with his wife in Portland, OR.

A footnote

Senator Smith was a party-line conservative until the wake-up call of the 2006 elections. Now he's faced with a progressive Democrat in 2008 in a state galvinized by progressive ideals (notice our 75,000 folks who turned out for Obama? Check that against Oregon's small population.)

The result, Smith has specialized in making progressive noises when it's safe and supporting progressive causes as soon as they're already lost.

True Progressives in every one of the states listed here need to zero in on those fake Porgressives up for re-election. It is not enough to unseat Republicans; we must also evict old-line, establishment hack conservative dems.

by Jim Stinson (8 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 59 comments) on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 4:04:09 PM
 


Mother of 7, grandmother of 21, great grandmother of 41 and great-great grandmother of 2 and loving every minute of it. I want a better world for us all than the mess we have now.
RaeMother of 7, grandmother of 21, great grandmother of 41 and great-great grandmother of 2 and loving every minute of it. I want a better world for us all than the mess we have now.

Smith

Smith always votes right with the Bush cabal until it gets near an election. Then he becomes Mr. Moderate.

Wyden is another one. Becomes enamored with the sound of his own voice. At town hall meetings he doesn't want to speak to anyone who disagrees with him in any way. He was hot to trot on NAFTA. Thought it was the best thing since sliced bread. A young man in the audience who obviously had done his research and tried to have an intelligent discourse regarding the downside of NAFTA was rudely shut down by Wyden. He is not interested in any view but his own.

His new "Healthy American Act" health plan he is so proud of is the most Owellian plan I've seen yet.  The first sentence out of his mouth at a town hall meeting on this plan was misleading by saying that everyone could have the same type of coverage that the elected have. What he neglected to say was you could  IF you could afford the Premium Plan. The plan is Big Brother on steroids and would continue to fatten all corporate & pharma pockets while futher eroding our privacy, our rights and making it easier for pharma to stuff our children full of drugs.Unfortunately he is not up for re-election in this coming election. 

by Rae (0 articles, 1 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 219 comments) on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 3:18:03 PM
 


I am a resident of Chatham County NC, near Chapel Hill. I make a living as a technical consultant on various engineering projects (programming, data acquisition, electrical and electronic issues, some mechanical). I am a Green, and the co-chair of the Triangle Green Party, which is a local chapter of the North Carolina Green Party, which is in turn nationally affiliated with GPUS.
Wayne TurnerI am a resident of Chatham County NC, near Chapel Hill. I make a living as a technical consultant on various engineering projects (programming, data acquisition, electrical and electronic issues, some mechanical). I am a Green, and the co-chair of the Triangle Green Party, which is a local chapter of the North Carolina Green Party, which is in turn nationally affiliated with GPUS.

how will a Dem president fare with this many moles?

The "Blue Dog" wing of the not-so-Democratic Party, by being an adjunct of the Republican Party, will sucessfully preserve the worst of the pro-business, anti- labor, anti-democratic legislation of the last 3 decades. If Clinton were the Dem candidate, I am sure this would be fine with her. If Obama wins, how will he anyone else advance an even marginally progressive agenda? This is one of the Republican's secret weapons, the DINOs who will hold the fort for them until they can plot a return to power in 2012 (assuming they don't steal 2008).

Continued adherence to the Democratic Party by progressives is a source of constant wonder to me. 

 

 

by Wayne Turner (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 38 comments) on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 10:07:07 AM
 


Michael Collins is a writer who focuses on clean elections and voting rights. See this summary of his articles plus Election 2004: The Urban Legend and groundbreaking research and commentary in "" His web site, Election Fraud News & The Money Party, offers a collection of resources and commentary on critical issues facing the country.
Michael CollinsMichael Collins is a writer who focuses on clean elections and voting rights. See this summary of his articles plus Election 2004: The Urban Legend and groundbreaking research and commentary in "" His web site, Election Fraud News & The Money Party, offers a collection of resources and commentary on critical issues facing the country.

Good point

It's going to take a strong demand by the public to turn these moles around, which means simply getting their votes. It's happening already but it has to happen in record numbers. The real questions is how hard will Obama fight, how much power will he use? If he gets the right religion and a Senate leader and House Speaker with guts, then he can brow beat enough slackers to form a majority.

Why do they/we stay in the party? I think it's an ad hoc choice now. You work one based on the danger of the alernative, pass on another ... that's about it for now. A new party would be a positive event, imho.

by Michael Collins (89 articles, 13 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 331 comments) on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 11:26:58 AM
 


August Adams is a CPA and holds a Masters Degree in Psychology. He is an activist striving to create a fair and just world for all.
August AdamsAugust Adams is a CPA and holds a Masters Degree in Psychology. He is an activist striving to create a fair and just world for all.

The Money Party

That's the problem, they're all part of the Money Party.  And war is Big Money.  And the comment above, that the only reason Clinton, or Obama for that matter, voted against it is because they are temporarily in the lime light.

But soon there will be an election and then the people will be even further ignored, we are now.

We voted clearly and resoundingly in 2006, it was unmistakable.  We wanted the war to end.  There was also a growing voice in this country for impeachment and immediately following the election we were summarily dismissed by our newly and formerly elected representatives.

After all, they had a higher calling - from their moneyed interests.  And the people lost yet again.

And for all those thinking that there will be any "Big Change" in Washington in November - well, just follow the money - lot's of money - it carries a bigger vote then the voting booths because all of our elected representatives know we can't do anything for 4 more years.

And we have proven, that if ever there was a time to be marching in the streets, it is now.  And yet, no one.  No street protests.  No soccer field rallies.  No coffins on display.  No down with signs on every freeway over pass.  Certainly no Main Stream Media coverage.

Hardly, anything.  And after the election, well we'll just get more of the same with a bit more diplomatic wrapper.  And we'll be told some new reason why the funding from our future generations must continue.

The US - indentured servants to the war machine and soon the world. 

by August Adams (10 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 430 comments) on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 11:12:46 AM
 


Michael Collins is a writer who focuses on clean elections and voting rights. See this summary of his articles plus Election 2004: The Urban Legend and groundbreaking research and commentary in "" His web site, Election Fraud News & The Money Party, offers a collection of resources and commentary on critical issues facing the country.
Michael CollinsMichael Collins is a writer who focuses on clean elections and voting rights. See this summary of his articles plus Election 2004: The Urban Legend and groundbreaking research and commentary in "" His web site, Election Fraud News & The Money Party, offers a collection of resources and commentary on critical issues facing the country.

I fully agree. Well said!

Either Obama will be lead to the right place by his followers, or he'll capitulate. There is no in -between. If he falters, I don't see his ardent supporters following him to a neo-con position. It's not about him, it's about his role as a symbol for a clean sweep.

If Obama is LIEberman-ized, there should be no whining, just a stronger movement for rational behaivor. If he isn't, then we need to take him further

by Michael Collins (89 articles, 13 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 331 comments) on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 11:38:05 AM
 


Kevin Gosztola goes to Columbia College in Chicago where he is studying film. He hopes to become a documentary filmmaker. He is currently working as a production assistant on a documentary called "Seriously Green" which traces the development of the Green Party throughout the 2008 election. He has a passion for journalism and writes articles or press releases in his spare time. Kevin Gosztola is also a student activist who believes in questioning the way America's systems work(its electoral sys...

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Kevin GosztolaKevin Gosztola goes to Columbia College in Chicago where he is studying film. He hopes to become a documentary filmmaker. He is currently working as a production assistant on a documentary called "Seriously Green" which traces the development of the Green Party throughout the 2008 election. He has a passion for journalism and writes articles or press releases in his spare time. Kevin Gosztola is also a student activist who believes in questioning the way America's systems work(its electoral sys...

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It's all on you, the voter

You decide. You make the choice to no longer be a slave to the two corporate parties.

There's an Independent choice---Nader/Gonzalez

A Green Party option---presumably, Cynthia McKinney.

Soon there will be a chosen Libertarian Party candidate (possibly Mike Gravel)

The power structures survive so long as you refuse to say "no."

How long do you want this to go on? It's gone on for at least two or three elections.

People aren't satisfied with the stances the Democratic Party candidate or the Republican Party candidate takes. People fear a Republican winning. They vote against by voting for the Democrat. But, that doesn't energize the people to reclaim democracy or organize to empower their communities.

Democrats without firm pressure to take more courageous stances wind up running safe campaigns that lose to the "moral values" campaigns of Republican candidates like Bush run by dirty tricksters like Karl Rove.

The people then wait four years to repeat the same mistakes again in a vicious cycle that must end if we hope to ever see grassroots organizing and populist sentiment manifest true change for humanity in America and the world.

It's all on you. Which side are you on? Who's saying "no" to what you want? Who's asking you to table your morals and beliefs so he or she can win an election?

The answers should help you make the right decision this election. They might even provide you a solution to the frustration you feel each time Democrats pass more funding for an illegal war and occupation.

by Kevin Gosztola (195 articles, 103 quicklinks, 64 diaries, 779 comments) on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 11:29:34 AM
 


I live on an island off the coast of Maine. Political junkie of liberal persuasion.
I have long been a registered Independent and now am a member of the Maine Green Independent Party.

Widower, grandfather of two, retired.

Jack HarringtonI live on an island off the coast of Maine. Political junkie of liberal persuasion.
I have long been a registered Independent and now am a member of the Maine Green Independent Party.

Widower, grandfather of two, retired.

Stop supporting the corporate interests.

That would begin to break their power. We have candidates in many areas who are  standing up to try this.

We can elect candidates who do not take corporate money. We can vote for positive values rather than voting the lesser evil.

And we can demand special prosecutors, criminal investigations, and the World Court to right the wrongs done us. 

by Jack Harrington (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 274 comments) on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 12:45:14 PM
 

 

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