Does anyone remember when we were actually spending money to hunt down the man responsible for 9-11? How about how we would not have to continue funding the war in Iraq to the excesses we have been doing because the oil revenues would pay for that? Looks like the oil revenues are trickling back to the old USA, from the last profit-loss sheets we witnessed.
I'd imagine democrats realized that no matter what reason or logic they used to argue against continually writing blank checks for Bush - which in large part are signed over to Cheney/Halliburton - they could be labeled as weak and unpatriotic. Even those who voted against the war and then the initial extra funding for the Iraq war. Of course it's political preservation, which is sad, but understandable. I'd imagine there are conservatives that hated to push the yes button on that one, too, but who could come away looking good as the one person who was "umpatriotic and weak?"
Maybe some of these billions could actually go to PROTECT our troops and not patrol bomb-infested roads in unsafe trucks? Maybe some of these billions could go to the damn troops and not to Halliburton or other special interest associate companies for "work" done in Iraq?
But then, why would the money grab stop now? They only have another couple of years to prepare for retirement.
