[Peace-discuss] The fix is in

[Chas. 'Mark' Bee]

  Same partisan lies, different day.

  Keep working hard for that republican sweep in '08!  That'll fix those 
atheists.  lol


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at uiuc.edu>
To: "Peace Discuss" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 8:45 PM
Subject: [Peace-discuss] The fix is in


> From The Hill:
>
>     House Democrats say consensus is forming on U.S. troop withdrawal
>
>     House Democrats... haven’t been able to resolve differences between 
> those who want to mandate a clear date for withdrawal from Iraq and those 
> who don’t. But leaders [say] that they have reached consensus in some key 
> areas.
>
>     “What we’re trying to do is make policy, not just points,” said House 
> Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.)....
>
>     Meanwhile, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) 
> disputed reports that liberal Democratic members will vote against a 
> Democratic plan if it doesn’t set a concrete date for withdrawal.... 
> "There is consensus on three important parts,” Emanuel said, namely more 
> money for Afghanistan than President Bush had requested, more demands 
> placed on the Iraqi government, and fully training and equipping 
> troops....
>
>     Speaking for the liberal wing,[Barbara] Lee said that the “Out of 
>  Iraq” caucus is not seeking to cut funding to the troops....
>
> In other words, the Dems are reaching a consensus to keep the war going in 
> Iraq, and intensify it in Afghanistan. My favorite line:
>
>     Hoyer has said members are discussing a way to allow members of the 
> Progressive and “Out of Iraq” caucuses to offer an amendment on the floor 
> during the Iraq debate for a full withdrawal of troops....
>
> ... so that people like Bernie Sanders will have an empty gesture to make, 
> for the edification of their constituents with dovish bumper stickers. 
> Steny, as always, blurted out the blunt truth, like the knucklehead he is: 
> there's policy and then there's points. The points made will be anti-war, 
> the policy quite the reverse.
>
> --<http://stopmebeforeivoteagain.org/>

  ...If I need crap from a partisan lie site, Rush's is much fancier and of 
about the same editorial quality.