ping!
I always thought it interesting that the attacks that finally brought down Newt Gingrich only started after he was throwing around disconnecting the US from the IMF.
After all, the IMF is the primary agency used to get nations tied to the international power game of eternal debt.
I maintain that a vote to fund the war is a vote in favor of the war.
I maintain that a vote to fund the “war” is a vote to fund our troops that are fighting to defend this nation from the islamofacists that would see us destroyed.
Seems like Paul does not realize how much we are into war. The first half of last century was mainly in Europe, WW I and WW II. The second half was in the Pacific, Korea and Vietnam. Now we are in the ME with Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran under consideration.
Maybe if we have anything left we can venture into South America and Africa and take out somebody there. Those Brits will have nothing on us. We can show the world that we are in charge of international gun control and world democracy and the enforcer of UN resolutions. God Help Us.
Ping
That's the thing. Since several Presidents started ignoring the part of the Constitution that says "only Congress can declare war" by never attempting to let Congress vote on a declaration of war, the only power left to Congress is "the power of the purse".
Problem is that when a Congressman votes against giving money to the war because he never actually gets to vote on declaring war, then he gets accused of "not supporting our troops", "being unpatriotic", etc.
Plus to add insult to injury, they throw into the bill these additional pet projects for the IMF, and Congress -- unless they are attached to the President -- becomes virtually powerless.
The way it is today, might as well tell Congress to go home, because Obama's got it covered.
***As Americans struggle through the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, this emergency supplemental appropriations bill sends $660 million to Gaza, $555 million to Israel, $310 million to Egypt, $300 million to Jordan, and $420 million to Mexico. Some $889 million will be sent to the United Nations for so-called “peacekeeping” missions. Almost one billion dollars will be sent overseas to address the global financial crisis outside our borders. Nearly $8 billion will be spent to address a “potential pandemic flu” which could result in mandatory vaccinations for no discernable reason other than to enrich the Pharmaceutical companies that make the vaccine.***
Doesn’t this kook understand that throwing money at problems makes them go away?
The current administration and congress is behaving like gang bangers from the inner cities. Once the victim is down and on the ground, they continue to kick, punch, and stone without mercy. They don’t care if the victim lives or dies. Apparently neither does our supreme leaders on the hill. Since, make no mistake, we are down on the ground, and they continue to wail away at us.