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berni_mccoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-02-07 07:20 AM
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Pay Attention Congressional Democrats: SEVENTY PERCENT of Americans want to DEFUND THE WAR!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071002/ts_nm/usa_poll_iraq_dc;_ylt=AgfUtxNmh19Nrq.uwcpLPWGs0NUE

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans oppose fully funding President George W. Bush's $190 billion request to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while a majority supports expanding a children's health care program he has threatened to veto, a Washington Post-ABC News poll shows.
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Bush's approval rating stands at 33 percent, equal to his all-time low in this poll and just 29 percent approve of the job Congress is doing -- a 14-point drop since Democrats took control in January, the newspaper said.
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Only about 25 percent of Americans support the administration's $190 billion war funding request; 70 percent want the proposed allocation reduced, the Post said.
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kurth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-02-07 07:22 AM
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1. Don't expect action from the pathetic cowards
and enablers of the criminal regime.
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-02-07 07:25 AM
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2. They're either all in on it, or they're stupid as hell.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-02-07 07:26 AM
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3. I honestly believe it is a little of both
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berni_mccoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-02-07 07:27 AM
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4. DLCers are in on it, the rest are getting fooled again
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-02-07 07:38 AM
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5. pay attention republicans.........
it`s not only the democrats...there`s a lot of blame to spread around in this issue.
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berni_mccoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-02-07 07:44 AM
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6. It doesn't require a vote to defund the war. Democrats control the agenda.
The Democrats can single-handedly end the war by not allowing any votes for funding it on the agenda.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-02-07 04:14 PM
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7. Ding! Ding! Ding!
We have a winner folks!!
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