House Republicans prepared to do the ‘immoral thing’ and vote against war supplemental.

[cal04]

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/16/house-gop-war-funding/

The Hill reports that the House Republicans “are preparing to vote en bloc” against President Obama’s war funding bill, representing a striking 180-degree turn:

For years, Republicans portrayed the bills funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as matters of national security and accused Democrats who voted against them of voting against the troops. In 2005, Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) went so far as to say sending troops into battle and not paying for it would be an “immoral thing to do.” And just last year, more House Republicans voted for the war supplemental bill than did Democrats, who opposed the legislation because it did little to wind down the military effort in Iraq. But Republicans say this year is different.

The GOP objects to increased funding to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help aid nations through the financial crisis, funding the GOP is calling “a global bailout.” That the financial crisis was largely caused by the United States doesn’t seem to trouble House conservatives.

UpdateAtrios: "I'm so old I can remember when voting against war funding bills - some of them anyway - was an America-hating thing to do."

[jaxx]

1. So they use the troops as their pawns.

What else is new? They've used them to scare the bejeezus out of people fighting over there instead of over here, they've hidden the dead coming home, they've let them wait for medical care once home, they've made the troops ashamed of having PTSD and let them go without help while their suicide rates keep climbing. And now this. I support no war but I sure as hell don't want the troops used in this manner of political oneupmanship by the fucking party of no.

Moral they're not.

[gratuitous]

2. They were for the war before they were against it

Somehow, I don't think we're going to hear one peep out of the popular media about this. Nothing like the know-nothing bludgeons that were used to great effect against Democrats between 2003 and 2006.

[VWolf]

3. They've been doing the "immoral thing" for decades

Why change now?

[bdamomma]

4. support the troops????

sure they do :sarcasm:

[spanone]

5. they do 'opposition' a lot better than the democrats, unfortunately

[chill_wind]

6. And now if only we could get enough Dems to do the same immoral thing

Or should we just use this issue of the Republican's bullshit in the same way the Republicans used the troops-- to keep DEFENDING and perpetuating the trillions spent and the countless lives lost?

God damn it, when/WHO WILL stop the hemorrhaging? WHEN? WHO?!

Cost of WAR.
http://costofwar.com/

http://www.nationalpriorities.org/costofwar_home

[Winterblues]

7. We should applaud them and join with them.

Anyone with a moral conscience should vote against any war funding...I realize they are not against any war but still the more the merrier when it comes to voting down war money......

[SammyWinstonJack]

8. .

:thumbsup:

[eShirl]

9. So Republicans don't support the troops?

sorry, just using their arguments from the Bush, Jr. era against them

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

10. Well, it will be the Democrat's war if they vote for the funding.

Politicians know that principles are, at best, handy for sloganeering, at worst, irritating baggage that comes back to bite them in the ass.

[damntexdem]

11. Good. Cut off the war funding. And Obama will be off the hook -- he asked for it.

;-)

[indepat]

12. Gee, wonder if the President gets the singular message that the GOP will do anything necessary to

fuck him, the nation, and most of its people over really good in any and every way they possibly can? :P

[eppur_se_muova]

13. Well, this year IS different.

There's a Dem in the White House.

[chill_wind]

14. 226-202.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i1DBB8JA46mzegcVniqdGeQYASwQD98S1QIO0