After hearing that Dave Obey (D-WI) is postponing consideration of the $190 billion War Supplemental which will be stalled in committee till early '08, I was thrilled to see that he, McGovern(D-MA) and Murtha(D-PA) are also working on a tax supplemental to force taxing the American people to pay for the war instead of passing these obscene and immoral costs onto our kids and grandkids.
One reason this is such a perfect time for this strategy is that Bush is vetoing S-CHIP today (not a very politically popular move, even with most Republicans, but holding the line on spending is his rationale and he hopes will provide political cover for denying kids healthcare).
This new-found fiscal restraint is so much BS it funny but will become very plain is total PR crap when he either:
- Veto's the War Tax because he's against taxes
- Will knock that straw man argument about fiscal restraint to the wind.
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