Bush, McConnell Ask for $190 Billion for Wars
Shawn Dixon October 22nd, 2007
Mitch McConnell will surely be the Bush administration’s biggest cheerleader their request today for an additional $42 billion dollars for the war in Iraq. That puts the total request this year at $190 billion dollars.
NYTimes
In February, the administration asked for $141.7 billion for the wars, warning at the time that the amount could increase later. Assuming today’s request is approved by Congress, the wars are now expected to cost taxpayers more than $190 billion for the fiscal year that began on Oct. 1.
Just want to be sure everyone has perspective on this, the SCHIP bill that McConnell has fought so hard to defeat that would have expanded healthcare to an additional 10 million uninsured American children would have costs $35 billion.
So, while McConnell is not comfortable spending $35 billion to ensure the nation’s poorest kids have access to a doctor, he is more than willing to keep piling on to his $650 billion tab for his failed war in Iraq.
Says a lot about his character.
- 2008 KY U.S. Senate Race , Iraq War , Mitch McConnell , SCHIP
- Comments(9)
Ah, but Shawn, you’re missing the point. All those billions of dollars spent and there’s been no attack in the United States since 9-11. If we spend that money on those kids, they’re still going to get sick. It’s just pouring money down a hole.
Here they go again–
spending on their ‘culture of death’
and denying funds for the ‘culture of health”
Oh, I forgot, Bush says this new call for billions is to get ‘bullets and armor’ for the ‘troops”–so what happened to all those other billions that went for the troops’ supplies? Or did that go to pay for the mercenaries, Black water? Just where did those funds go?
Oh, I forgot this is what “Patreaus’ has said we need–did ya see Bush genuflect when he said the name of “Patreaus”?
yeah, says a lot about the Grim Old Party machine in general. “borrow and spend like drunken sailors’ no accountability, just throw out a few catchy reasons–’Patreaus–toops–bullets–armor–” yeah, that’s all it takes for the continuing scam of the GOP in their borrow and spend like drunken sailors economy.
Nice to see you back Shawn. Yes I still come here to get my laugh for the day. You people need to chill, its coming free health care for all. Before I pass I’m sure we will all have the free health care for our children and our pets. Including the 25 year old pan zee’s that still live with there parents
Good to be back, States! Thanks.
Glad to see you’re a here contributing to the dialogue.
I hope your prediction about universal healthcare comes to pass in the next few years.
But,come on, even the far right must understand the huge moral problem you run into when you continue to throw hundreds of billions of dollars at a war that can’t be won militarily while at the same time claiming that the government shouldn’t spend a fraction of that amount on health insurance for those among us who need it most.
We’ll never have free health care. If we ever do get away from privatized health insurance, as we should, we will still pay, and likely far less than we do now.
I am not sure what 25-y-old pansies have to do with anything. You think you’re being real clever there, states?
This latest demand from the smirking chimp for more money to pour down his war rat hole, emphasizes the need for our democratic congress to grow a spine ! Why are the democrats so afraid of this ass with a 25% approval rating ? Why do Chandler , Clinton, Reed and others let Mitch tie them in knots of fear at the mention of buzzwords like “Soft on Terror, or Socialized Medicine”
Mitch and the Repugs need to go , and our DINO’s need to learn about PRIMARY CHALLENGERS.
Yep it’s time to Ditch Mitch. Ditch Mitch for SCHIP and Ditch Mitch to end the war.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=smoking+for+SCHIP+&search=Search
The Dems are afraid of Bush’s 25% approval rating because it’s twice as high as there’s.
Also, the Dems can tell that the state of Iraq has shifted since the surge. The surge is winning (violence down 70%!!!!) and they’re running out of ways to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Even their slimy effort to piss our ally Turkey off in time of crisis (talk about treasonous acts–if they made the calculated effort to break our alliance then they are TRAITORS pure and simple) has failed.
As many people still cling to the idea that we could have won VietNam if we wanted to, one day they will think “we could have won Iraq if the Democrats wanted us too.” That is if the Democrats get their way (which I don’t think they will).