How should Kerry Vote on $25 Billion more for Iraq?

[Mattforclark]

[ulysses]

1. NAY

[FreakinDJ]

2. How much will be spent on torture cell blocks ????????

[Mattforclark]

5. Supposedly

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/05/politics/05CND-SPEN.html

"The aides said the request was to cover "basic stuff" like fuel, food and personnel.

"The administration is requesting a $25 billion budget amendment to support our troops overseas," said Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee, the Republican majority leader, after meeting with Mr. Wolfowitz and senior Republicans responsible for budget and spending issues.

The request reflects a change in course for the administration, which had previously said it did not expect to ask for additional money in 2004 after receiving $87.5 billion last November to cover its operations in Afghanistan and Iraq."

[FreakinDJ]

14. Which personel...the contractors...

You mean Bush squandered the 87 Billion on contractors and now he is appealing to our humanitarian side to feed the troops.

What a load of horse shit

[Mattforclark]

23. Pretty much

The explosion of violence means that they are out of money.

[FreakinDJ]

24. An easy answer....Bring Em home!!!!

[gWbush is Mabus]

3. Nay - stick to principle stick to principle stick to principle

consistency is key

[Mattforclark]

6. I think he'll have to vote no, politically...

he might be able to get away with a yes vote if there are no no-bid contracts, etc... It puts him in an awkward position.

[goobergunch]

4. "Mr. Kerry? Mr. Kerry, no." --The Clerk (n/t)

[juajen]

7. As far as I know,

they still haven't given Congress an accounting of the 87B previously allocated, even though Congress has been requesting this for the last few months.

[yella_dawg]

8. Aye

to fund blue helments. Nay to continue funding this madness.

[can_of_sprite]

9. He can't

win. Rove will be able to spin it no matter what.

[gWbush is Mabus]

11. exactly

Rove realizes that the gain from the spin outweighs the fact that bush is asking for more money again

[azmesa207]

17. vote for the 25 Billion

I want to know where the 87 Billion went ?

[Paulie]

10. If he shows up to vote

I hope he votes NO.

[hughee99]

12. As a presidential canidate

I don't know that he'll be able to avoid this vote. Either way, Rove's ready to spin his vote, but if he ducks this issue, Rove may not have to do anything at all. He's my senator at the moment, and he better show up and vote on this!

[Guaranteed]

13. He needs to do what he did last time.

CONSISTENCY.

[joshdawg]

15. If the military does not have the money,

chances are real good they will have to bring some of the troops home. Gee! But then, I say, bring them all home. Let the U.N. sort out the mess Bush* created and hold him and his gang of thugs accountable.

[hughee99]

18. Another gang of thugs

(the UN) will not solve this problem. Iraq doesn't want foreigners on it's soil, it's that simple. I don't know that the UN will be any more successful than we are, which isn't very much. People outside the country will feel better about the "international effort", but I don't think they'll help Iraqi's at all. Instead of being occupied by the people in the tan helmets, they can be occupied by the people in the blue helmets? We should just get out of there.

[Bandit]

16. $3000.00 per day for Armed Guards but less than a hundred for common

soldiers. NO No a hundred times No unless it is to be used to bring our troops home NOW.

[denverbill]

19. None of the above. He should bring his own measure.

Requesting that any additional money for Iraq be fully funded with tax dollars, not borrowed from our children.

If any Republicans vote against it, they can be rebuked for voting against funding our troops during a time of war, just like Kerry was.

Our troops are willing to sacrifice their time, their bodies, and their lives for this cause. The wealthy chickenhawks and keyboard generals who cheer on the war are willing to do absolutely NOTHING to assist in the war effort.

Time for them to put up or shut up. Either this war is worth sacrifice, or it's not. Assuming there are 200 million taxpayers, and the cost is $50 billion, that's $250/taxpayer. How about it freeps? Will you pay $250 to support the war?

[ashling]

21. I agree.

additionally, it should include a requirement thet every penny of this and the earlier $87B be accounted for.

[Emboldened Chimp]

20. strictly as a poltical move, yes

if he votes no, he'll be branded unpatriotic. I think he has to in this instance, unfortunately.

[JHBowden]

22. Aye

It will pass anyway. Voting nay has many negatives and no positives.

[Thrill]

25. Propose rolling back the tax cuts for the rich

to give money to the troops instead of pushing us further into debt