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nostamj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 10:33 AM
Response to Reply #14
15. my understanding
is that the repukes put in a line that allowed * to use the funds ANY WAY HE SAW FIT.

and, IIRC, this was one element that BYRD railed against.

of course, the repukes SAID that Kerry voted against body armor for our troops but have not said a word about the bushies failing to spend the money
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  -Please, Sir, May I Have Some Armor? | NYT slaps Rummy nostamj  Dec-09-04 09:07 AM   #0 
  - I overheard that yesterday when I was  Pacifist Patriot   Dec-09-04 09:10 AM   #1 
  - Hey I'm all for supporting the troops but let's not get carried away  bryant69   Dec-09-04 09:14 AM   #2 
  - I am glad that they are slamming Rummy but...  slor   Dec-09-04 09:15 AM   #3 
  - they have certainly covered  nostamj   Dec-09-04 09:43 AM   #6 
  - MoDo's column takes on the same thing  gratuitous   Dec-09-04 09:22 AM   #4 
  - Methinks someone told them Rummy is fair game  Mandate My Ass   Dec-09-04 10:15 AM   #13 
  - Liberal rag!!!  gatorboy   Dec-09-04 09:23 AM   #5 
  - how about "armor might save you from a roadside bomb"  rman   Dec-09-04 09:45 AM   #7 
  - My question: What the hell is the $400 Billion a year of taxpayer  sinkingfeeling   Dec-09-04 09:45 AM   #8 
  - ask cheney!  nostamj   Dec-09-04 09:54 AM   #10 
  - $400 Billion? You're Low Balling  ProfessorGAC   Dec-09-04 10:08 AM   #12 
  - NYT login: Use "newslinks" for both logon and pword  Squatch   Dec-09-04 09:47 AM   #9 
  - From another time  landdaddy   Dec-09-04 10:01 AM   #11 
  - Question  Squeech   Dec-09-04 10:26 AM   #14 
     - my understanding  nostamj   Dec-09-04 10:33 AM   #15 
 

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