Here's my proposal for what Dems should've done with the Iraq War Funding

[Hippo_Tron]

Bush gets his supplemental appropriations bill without a timetable and without restrictions.

The one condition is that Bush must appear before a Joint Session of Congress for 45 minutes every week and answer any questions that members of congress ask him regarding the Iraq War. This is basically the equivalent of Prime Minister's questions in the UK, except that the topic of the questions is limited to Iraq.

Now can you imagine Bush having to field questions from congress that he doesn't have access to in advance? After one session he would probably beg the Democrats to let him have a timetable in exchange for never having to do that again.

Oh yea and to make sure that Bush shows up for questioning they could fund the war in weekly or bi-weekly installments.

[acmavm]

1. You can ask bush** all the questions you want every day, twice

on Sunday.

You'll never get the truth or a straight answer.

[Hippo_Tron]

3. Maybe, but if he lies he'll be doing it on television

And since he can't think on his feet, he'll spend 2 minutes trying to think of a lie and it will be obvious.

[Ken Burch]

6. You'd have to frisk him for a back bulge each time.

n/t.

[stellanoir]

4. He spoke the truth one time. . .

when he said, "Money trumps peace."

They should repeal the IWR. I've been saying that for months.

Hold on. . .I'll fetch the link.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=41483

[atreides1]

2. Signing Statement

That is all!

[Hippo_Tron]

5. That's why they fund it in weekly or bi-weekly installments

Plus the media hasn't paid any attention to his signing statements thus far. If he does one this obvious, they will have to.

[BobRossi]

7. There should be NO funding bill.

When a gambler has a problem you quit giving them money.

[Tom Joad]

11. Dems should have just not funded it, you are absolutely right.

[jgraz]

8. If you really want to nail him, make him appear before the British Parliament

If he did it here, Pelosi would take all the tough questions "off the table".

[Tom Joad]

12. Ask him to appear on a public square in Baghdad.

[welshTerrier2]

13. they'll greet him as their liberator

the school children will all sing songs to him and bring him flowers ... mothers and fathers will weep openly because he brought them democracy.

finally, they are free ...

maybe he could speak from the same platform they used to hang Saddam ... maybe they could even have the rope they used with a nicely formed noose ... maybe, well, you get the idea ...

[welshTerrier2]

9. here's my one condition:

add a provision to any Iraq funding that mandates that no non-Iraqi private or public entity can realize a penny of revenue from Iraqi oil.

the best way to get rid of rats is to take away their cheese.

[whistle]

10. A litany of "I don't recalls...I can't remembers...I don't knows".

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

14. Don't you still have the same problem?

We don't have a veto proof majority.