Thursday, June 03, 2004
...what a fool believes.....
As most of you are no doubt aware, Bob Woodward asserted in his book that the Bush Administration secretly diverted $700 million of money earmarked to fight the war in Afghanistan against Al Qaida to Iraq War planning.
Apparently the adage fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me isn't lost on Congress.
The Boston globe is reporting that the Senate voted 95-0 to give the White House the $25 million they requested for Iraq and Afghanistan. This time however, there are strings attached. Bush wanted to be able to shift monies at will to the different regions without consulting lawmakers. The Senate has restricted this amount to $2.5 billion as discretionary funds that can be shifted.
The House has an even more stringent restriction, requiring the President to consult lawmakers for amounts exceeding $1 billion. The House plan also allows for another $2 billion to be discretionary with the consent of lawmakers.
The White House is warm to the Senate plan but wants to negotiate with the House.
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Apparently the adage fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me isn't lost on Congress.
The Boston globe is reporting that the Senate voted 95-0 to give the White House the $25 million they requested for Iraq and Afghanistan. This time however, there are strings attached. Bush wanted to be able to shift monies at will to the different regions without consulting lawmakers. The Senate has restricted this amount to $2.5 billion as discretionary funds that can be shifted.
The House has an even more stringent restriction, requiring the President to consult lawmakers for amounts exceeding $1 billion. The House plan also allows for another $2 billion to be discretionary with the consent of lawmakers.
The White House is warm to the Senate plan but wants to negotiate with the House.
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