Posted on 05/15/2008 12:54:22 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
U.S. House defeats $162.5 bln in new war funds Thu May 15, 2008 3:42pm EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday defeated legislation that would have funded the war in Iraq for another year, in a surprise move that the Senate could overturn.
By a vote of 149-141, the Democrat-controlled House rejected a measure that would have given the Pentagon $162.5 billion to keep the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan running through next summer, slightly below President George W. Bush's request.
A large group of anti-war House Democrats voted against the funds. That, coupled with 132 Republicans voting "present," meaning neither "yes" nor "no," killed the measure for now.
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TRAITORS!!!
Yep. And if Republicans are smart, they will make this a campaign issue.
Why in the HELL would 132 Republicans vote ‘present’ instead of a simple ‘Yes’???
is their a list of who voted and how they voted?
The names of all those voting against funding our troops should be published, along with the 132 spineless creatures who failed to vote.
I am sure glad that McCain can work with the democrats...
This goes right to the heart of what is wrong with the sudo-Republican party as a whole and this country in general.
I would like to see the list of voters. 132 rino’s?
No worries, they passed the farm bill by a veto-proof margin. /sarc
Some kind of strategic vote, maybe. So they force the Dim congressional leaders to taylor some aspect of this bill slightly more to their liking, until they have “traded enough horses”, and then they vote “yes”.
the 132 spineless creatures who failed to voteObama's voting history includes a lot of "present" votes.
The Republican party is following in the footsteps of a great anti-American with this behavior.
Cowards. They deserve defeat in November!
P.S.Take note RNC/RNCC! Now stop calling asking for money!
“That, coupled with 132 Republicans voting “present,” meaning neither “yes” nor “no,” killed the measure for now.”
Present????? Hardly. Out is better. Out of their minds that is.
Guess there is cheering in the mountains in Afghanistan and Waziristan tonight.
What gutless imbicles. The GOP is room temperature.
“I am sure glad that McCain can work with the democrats...”
I am not going to vote for McCain. I will vote for local and state offices. The Rats would walk all over him anyway.Let Obama win and *if we survive*, a good conservative should win in 2012. Why prolong the agony. Let the stuff hit the fan and wake up the stupid American people.
Maybe that is why they voted “present”, to make the ‘rats show their true colors.
A large group of anti-war House Democrats voted against the funds. That, coupled with 132 Republicans voting "present," meaning neither "yes" nor "no," killed the measure for now.
Hold on! There are only 435 seats in the House. How do these numbers add up? 149 "nays" plus 141 "yeas" plus 132 "present" adds up to 422 -- but the "yeas" and "presents" yield 273 Republicans?
Don't we wish?
This report earns an "F" on math.
Because the bill has a bunch of garbage in it................. last I saw there was a timeline for withdrawal in the bill.
What color is the sky in your world?
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