Bush's Nuclear Plan Bombs

[quiet.american]

Bush's nuclear plan bombs

Republican-led committee cuts off funds for new H-bomb, construction of giant laser

By Ian Hoffman, STAFF WRITER

H-bomb designers and builders of the world's largest laser were awestruck Monday by a greater power -- the congressional appropriator.

In a fell swoop, a powerful Republican lawmaker led Senate and House Democrats in killing the Bush administration's requests for a nuclear bunker buster and new nuclear weapons, as well as cutting $25 million from the National Ignition Facility.

Under pressure from House and Senate leaders to deliver multiple appropriations bills before the weekend, Senate Energy and Water Appropriations chairman Pete Domenici, R-N.M., and other defenders of the administration's push for new and modified nuclear-weapons research yielded to a united front posed by House Energy and Water Appropriations chairman David Hobson, R-Ohio, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.

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http://www.trivalleyherald.com/Stories/0,1413,86~10669~2552825,00.html

[bif]

1. Wow! You mean someone has some common sense in DC.?

Amazing

[quiet.american]

4. Knock me down with a feather

I thought it amazing, too, that a Republican actually dared to derail the plans of all-hail-beloved-leader Bush.

What I've never understood is how all those flag-waving "Christians" could support a so-called "Christian" president in his insane quest to develop mini-nukes to blow up people!

[struggle4progress]

11. They were going to get killed on it politically. eom

[joanski01]

2. Wow! is right.

I am so glad to see that provision come out of the bill. That was going to start another arms race.

[truthisfreedom]

3. and let the sanity begin.

cooler heads prevail.

[Just Me]

5. They can't kill what they had already, previously approved,...

,...unless, of course, we're talking about funding beyond the billions already sunk into that dark hole.

I dunno :shrug:

I am watchful as so many "talking points" are taken completely out of context.

Can't help myself.

[Beetwasher]

6. New "H" Bombs, Giant Lasers! These Guys Are Like Comic Book Villains!

We're living in some surreal fantasy in which James Bond villains have taken over our country...ALL HAIL DR. NO!

[The Night Owl]

7. Nelson says...

[99Pancakes]

8. Way to go!!

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
:yourock:

Signed,
99(California)Pancakes.

[Endangered Specie]

9. Damn, there ARE good Republicans after all!

Learn something everyday I guess.

[stlsaxman]

10. David Hobson R-OH, huh?

Remind me to say something nice about that person next time i start calling all Repuglicans bad names...

David Hobson... wow!

[Kitsune]

12. B*sh's plan to put a "la-ser" on the moon foiled!

[American Tragedy]

13. That's the best news I've heard in a long time

Seriously. It implies that Congress is still affected by conscience and good sense. Perhaps they won't appropriate all of the public's tax dollars on insane projects after all.