Lame Democrats
Once again, the Democrats have proved to concede to the Republicans and White House War agenda. A couple weeks back, Bush requested more funding for the War to which Democrats responded in their usual way – only if a deadline was approved for troop withdrawal. But of course, Bush threatened to veto any bill passed that included a timetable and has stuck to his word. Now let’s get one thing straight. After nearly 12 years of a Republican-controlled Congress, the Democrats came back to the majority by vowing to end the Iraq war and bring the troops home. I understand it takes time to pass legislation and every small push towards achieving the end goal is important, but I have not seen one instance in which Democrats have thoroughly stood up to the Republican demands and followed through with their intents.
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