Friday, March 30, 2007
Bush Just Never Stops Lying (11:45 am)
Think Progress reports: Bush Caught Hyping False Iraq Spending Deadline.
Renewing his veto threat on Wednesday, President Bush told Congress “the clock is ticking for our troops in the field“:And lo and behold, what a surprise… /sarcasm>
BUSH: Congress continues to pursue these [withdrawal] bills, and as they do, the clock is ticking for our troops in the field. Funding for our forces in Iraq will begin to run out in mid-April. Members of Congress need to stop making political statements, and start providing vital funds for our troops.
A new report from the Congressional Research Service makes clear that Bush’s deadline is completely fabricated:
In a memo to the Senate Budget Committee dated Wednesday, the congressional analysts said the Army has enough money in its existing budget to fund operations and maintenance through the end of May — about $52.6 billion. If additional transfer authority is tapped, subject to Congress approving a reprogramming request, the Army would have enough funds to make it through nearly two additional months, or toward the end of July. Using all of its transfer authority, the Army could have as much as $60.1 billion available.
posted by Brian Zick
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We could write a hole gospel with Bush’s lies. I mean only the President Bush’s lies, because the governor’s couldn’t be counted. I was sick for a month after the 2000 elections and I never recover after the 2004.
posted by diplas on 5-31-07 at 9:50 AM