Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?

Well, apparently the democrats in Congress are, if you want to consider George Bush the Big Bad Wolf, though Dick Cheney is probably an even better fit.

No matter – same difference.

I could have sworn I heard a big sucking sound the other day, off to the east. I think it was the vacuum created when Democrats lost all political will and caved in on the war funding bill.

$100 billion dollars, supposedly to fund the war only through September, with no timetable or talk of troop withdrawal. Instead, “benchmarks” for the Iraqi government.

Sure, Bush would have vetoed another bill, but nobody said the job would be easy. Force the vetoes. Face the inevitable rhetoric that the right wing pundits and loyal Republicans would plaster all over the media. Perhaps come up with a good argument of you own. Show some guts, some willingness to put something besides you own political consequences at the forefront.

Instead the Democrats are left trying to explain why they suddenly caved in to Bush. Yeah, we’ll get some great sound bites from that, won’t we?

Let me think. Why is it that we voted the Democrats into office? Hmmm…

Ah, yes. To do something about George Bush and the Iraq war.

They’ve done a nice job so far in pursuing the will of the people, haven’t they?

If only these guys had any will of their own, ours might have a chance of representation.

Instead, there’s another $100 billion for Bush’s war with no end in sight.

This isn’t the job we elected them to do. If they thought that there wasn’t going to be a fight with Bush and his cronies, then they’re even weaker and dumber than many suspected all along.

WANTED:
Democratic congress with some backbone.
Job starts immediately.

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