Well it's been a while since I made a post but I figure now is just as good a time as any to sum up how I feel about what the newly elected Congress just did about the Iraq funding bill.  If you haven't already heard, Congress voted on a bill that would fully fund the Iraq war until September.  With this bill comes absolutely no strings attached.  Basically what the Democrats in Congress did was give President Bush a blank check.  I cannot express my disguss and anger with my fellow Democrats enough because of this.

I think someone needs to remind them exacty why they were voted into power.  It was not because of their stance on abortion or their position on gay marriage.  They got voted in for one reason and one reason only.  That reason was to end the war in Iraq.  How can you end the war in Iraq by bending over backwards to a knuckle headed President who won't compromise an inch over his stupid pointless war.

In my opinion if the Democrats want to remain in power, they need to not only listen to what the majority of America wants but grow some balls and carry out our needs.  This is completely disgusing to me. 

They tried once to pass a bill with benchmarks, and Bush vetoed it.  Next, they tried to pass a bill that would over-fund the war and with a timeline and Bush vetoed it.  What should have happened was instead of bowing down to Bush was to keep on sending him the same bill.  Let him veto it.  From a political stand point, you can say that it is Bush that is not "supporting the troops".  He is the one not funding them since it is his pen that is vetoing the proper funding.  If he signs it, you win.  If he vetos it til the money runs out, you win.  There are no draw backs in this whatsoever.

Instead of doing the right thing, my fellow Democrats gave in to an unworthy President and completly let down all of the United States.  If this doesn't come to an end soon, our nation as we know it will be completly changed and times will begin to look like they did during Vietnam.