The Iraq War Bill and Bush's Timing....?

Question

is it hypocritical of Bush to chide the senate and house to come home early from vacation so he can pass a bill for "emergency funds" for the Iraq war?

Bush took 4 days to get to the south after hurricance Katrina, and took at least 4 days to visit the hospital where the war vets werent being taken care of. he's also taken more vacation days than any president in history and he's still got 2 years to go. plus, he said the war will last into the next presidency.

Also, its been estimated that the War Budget wont run out until AT LEAST the middle of June.

lastly, its the constitutional duty of the house and senate to keep him from having too much power, the idea of checks and balances, but he openly tells the media that he's the one who'll decide whats going on, and its not their place to make decisions about the war, even though the finances of the country are exactly what the constitution says is their job.

am i missing something here, or is he very plainly wrong and out of touch?

um, ok... so adding things into a bill isnt exactly something new from either side politically, and tell me again how a war started under claims of WMD's in Iraq has anything to do with the terrorist attacks on 9/11? even the white house has admitted they were wrong.

and the question was about HIS TIMING and the job of the congress. i'm not saying adding things to the bill is right or wrong, i'm asking why he wants others to let him make all the decisions and do so on his timetable, even though he hasnt shown that same consideration to ANYONE.

also, the overwhelming majority of Americans and elected officials are against the war, because THE WAR IN IRAQ IS NOT THE WAR ON TERROR. i'm not saying that good things arent happening over there, i'm just saying that the war isnt making us safer, its making the middle east less stable as a whole, and the president's job is to serve the people, and he's clearly not doing whta the people want. anyhow, the question is about his timing.

Answer 1

yeah, i'm not gonna say its right to put a bunch of extra stuff in a bill, but when your president has created the biggest budget gap in history and wants more money for war and is ignoring things at home, the only way to get things at home financed is to put them in with the war bill.

and yeah, its funny how when guys like bush or his buddies (like alberto gonzales) want things done everyone needs to cater to them and drop everything thats been scheduled for a long time, but they dont rush to anyone, even in times of national emergency.

its been proven and admitted by the white house that september 11 had nothing to do with Iraq, but we're still there and Osama is missing. he's WAY out of touch, and the men that killed our citizens on our soil are still out there running free. meanwhile, the war in Iraq has actually caused surges in terrorism overseas. people talk like this whole war was something that bush inherited, and if he did, he inherited it from his father, but the reality is that he started the Iraq war, and left a power vacuum. now americans are the ones picking up the pieces and he and his buddies sleep in their mansions and make billions off the war. its sickening, and they'll all burn in hell someday for it, deservingly.

Answer 2

Congress has a decision between passing a suitable (if not suitable to Bush, a minimum of suitable to a veto-overturning majority of its own club) investment bill, or taking credit for ending the Iraq conflict via potential of its Constitutional 'potential of the handbag.' because of the fact the latter could require some ethical braveness, i've got self belief the former will take place.

Answer 3

Missing something...lmfao...ROFL....UHHHHH YEAH...its called the 27 BILLION OF PORK you conveinently omitted. This is clearly a ridiculous attempt by the pelosi ites to endager this country. Grandstanding to President assad, implying any type of acceptance of terrorism is ok is DEFINITELY the last thing this country needs and comparing leaving our soldiers dangling to any other event for timings sake is cheap, tawdry and misses the point entirely. Bottom line is liberal extremists are playing with the safety of this country for political gain, its sick and wrong.

Answer 4

To keep it short, you are missing a whole heck of a lot of it. You have managed to leave out enough to try to make it a justifiable liberal message.