List all the terrible things a Democratic House/Congress will do once elected in '06

[Publius]

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

the senate also votes on defense spending...and what are you suggesting would really happen, the soldiers would run out of bullets and Bush would be unable to supply them? They'd be over run? They'd starve to death?

He's the commander in chief, he controls the troops, not Congress

Congress controls the pursestrings though, that is their check on him in that regard.

[Thorgrim]

Originally Posted by kinggovernor

of course, but the senate is the second step. If the majority of the house wants to end funding, it will no doubt turn the tide against any support for the war. If that happens the senate will probably take up the slack.

I love playing the what if game

and Lieberman would vote for this as well? Nelson (Neb)? All the conservative democrats?

There is no way they'd get a majority to watch our troops run out of supplies, or that it'd even get to that...

This isn't some CIA operation, this is an invasion authorized by Congress

[Thorgrim]

Originally Posted by Publius

Congress controls the pursestrings though, that is their check on him in that regard.

We are playing "what-ifs" but there is some extent, are you saying the House Democrats, if united with 218 members, could cut off all supplies to our troops in Iraq and they'd starve to death if Bush didn't withdrawl them?

[Publius]

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

We are playing "what-ifs" but there is some extent, are you saying the House Democrats, if united with 218 members, could cut off all supplies to our troops in Iraq and they'd starve to death if Bush didn't withdrawl them?

Potentially, yes.

[kinggovernor]

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

and Lieberman would vote for this as well? Nelson (Neb)? All the conservative democrats?

There is no way they'd get a majority to watch our troops run out of supplies, or that it'd even get to that...

This isn't some CIA operation, this is an invasion authorized by Congress

but once they pulled funding, it would force the military to organize a pull out

[6SpeedTA95]

Originally Posted by motivez

We're are already fucked thanks to Bush's spending, we might as well get sloppy seconds.

i hope this was a joke

[Thorgrim]

Originally Posted by Publius

Potentially, yes.

I would think to fully cut funding on an authorized war, they'd have to put that through the Senate, or he could use SOME emergency powers to keep our military from collapsing

and like I said, the votes simply aren't there in the senate, even if the dems get that miracle 6th seat

[lew]

Nothing bad will be done.


Because nothing will be done.


Gridlock ftw. (hopefully, but Bush is more like a big-spender Democrat, so )

[Thorgrim]

Originally Posted by lew

Nothing bad will be done.


Because nothing will be done.


Gridlock ftw. (hopefully, but Bush is more like a big-spender Democrat, so )

Minimum wage will get passed

And there will finally be oversight, which is a good thing

I was just trying to see if there was ANY basis for people "fears" about the Dems taking back the House

Now i see they are completely without merit

[ballz2wallz]

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

Minimum wage will get passed

say goodbye to the economic boom.

[Thorgrim]

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

say goodbye to the economic boom.

the "job creating" tax cuts didn't work

IMO the economy recovered on its own, everything works in cycles

if anything will hurt the economy, itll be a tancredo-style immigration bill

[lew]

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

Minimum wage will get passed

And there will finally be oversight, which is a good thing

I was just trying to see if there was ANY basis for people "fears" about the Dems taking back the House

Now i see they are completely without merit

Minimum wage being passed will be horrible.


But if that's the worse, whatever. If they help end our involvement with Iraq, I'll give them the minimum wage.

[Thorgrim]

Originally Posted by lew

Minimum wage being passed will be horrible.


But if that's the worse, whatever. If they help end our involvement with Iraq, I'll give them the minimum wage.

I'll see your Iraq, and raise you a balanced budget, now will you call with a support to universal healthcare?

[ballz2wallz]

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

the "job creating" tax cuts didn't work

o rly

[lew]

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

I'll see your Iraq, and raise you a balanced budget, now will you call with a support to universal healthcare?

Give me Iraq and a "balanced budget" (it's not really, but probably will be better than Bush), and I'll give you minimum wage...........and can't think of anything else.



Universal Healthcare is 11tybillion times worse than raising minimum wage.

[Thorgrim]

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

o rly

more jobs were created in recoveries without big tax cuts in similiar time period, and with less people

See 1970s

[Thorgrim]

Originally Posted by lew

Give me Iraq and a "balanced budget" (it's not really, but probably will be better than Bush), and I'll give you minimum wage...........and can't think of anything else.



Universal Healthcare is 11tybillion times worse than raising minimum wage.

I thought Iraq was for minimum wage, now you are just reneging!

[motivez]

Originally Posted by 6SpeedTA95

i hope this was a joke