Say it again how you support the troops

The United States Senate, controlled by Dummycrats, was sunk in its efforts to cut and run from Iraq.

S.J. Resolution 9-- A Joint Resolution to revise United States Policy on Iraq.

It failed 48 to 50

The usual suspects were in favor

Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Brown (D-OH) Byrd (D-WV) Cantwell (D-WA) Cardin (D-MD) Carper (D-DE) Casey (D-PA) Clinton (D-NY) Conrad (D-ND) Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan (D-ND)

Durbin (D-IL) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Harkin (D-IA) Inouye (D-HI) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Klobuchar (D-MN) Kohl (D-WI) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lincoln (D-AR) McCaskill (D-MO) Menendez (D-NJ)

Mikulski (D-MD) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Obama (D-IL) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Salazar (D-CO) Sanders (I-VT) Schumer (D-NY) Smith (R-OR) Stabenow (D-MI) Tester (D-MT) Webb (D-VA) Whitehouse (D-RI) Wyden (D-OR)

Nelson (D-NE), Prior (D-AR) and Lieberman (I-CT) sided with Republicans to shoot it down.

Two different measures were debated as well.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 20--A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that no funds should be cut off or reduced for American Troops in the field which would result in undermining their safety or their ability to complete their assigned mission.

This passed 82 to 16.

Dummycrats that didn't go along were...

Akaka (D-HI) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Byrd (D-WV) Dodd (D-CT)

Feingold (D-WI) Kennedy (D-MA) Leahy (D-VT) Menendez (D-NJ) Murray (D-WA) Reed (D-RI)

Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Sanders (I-VT) Whitehouse (D-RI)

Senate Resolution 107--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that no action should be taken to undermine the safety of the Armed Forces of the United States or impact their ability to complete their assigned or future missions.

In a complete surprise Dummycrats supported this and CommieTommie Harkin supported the latter two.

Surprised because this is what CommieTommie had to say, in just the last two months, about Iraq.

3/15... "misbegotten, misguided war"

2/17..."a tragic quagmire"

He utilized the same "quagmire" statement on 2/5, it's a theme he's used since shortly after the invasion.

That and Iraq is another Viet Nam.

Thomas Sowell shows that these statements aren't really showing support for the troops...

Talk about "supporting the troops" or "honoring the dead" is part of the general corruption of language for political purposes.

... After generations of dumbed-down education in our schools, perhaps it is inevitable that there would be large numbers of people who have no way of separating rhetoric from reality.

The reality is that many of those in the media and in politics who are constantly talking about "supporting our troops" or "honoring our troops" have for years been in the forefront of those criticizing or undermining the military, long before the Iraq war.

During the early stages of that war, men fighting for their lives were criticized for not protecting the contents of an Iraqi museum.

Unsubstantiated charges against American military personnel create instant front-page news stories in the New York Times. But innumerable things that our troops have done that would make us proud are not likely to be reported at all.

... Perhaps the most irresponsible act of all has been Congress's promotion of a non-binding resolution against the recent increase in American troop strength in Iraq.

People's opinions can differ on troop deployment, even if -- like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- they have never deployed troops in their lives and have no military experience whatsoever.

But if anyone in Congress is serious about stopping the war, they can simply cut off the money -- and take responsibility for the consequences that follow.

Instead, they want to have it both ways, passing a non-binding resolution whose only effect is to embolden our enemies and undermine the morale of our troops that they keep saying they are "supporting."

Like Dreamers Do

The Dream-err tour, put on by CommieTommie Harkin and Dick "Ain't That The Truth" Durbin, is done for now.

However, it will go on, like an ugly nightmare that returns when you least expect it and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Because the immigration reform bill,  as approved by the Senate, does not set policy based on the needs of the country, but rather based on the needs of politicians. What the country desperately needs is to make an honest and accurate assessment about what kind of legal immigration is appropriate and useful for the country’s advancement.

But what the country is getting, however, is blanket slow-motion amnesty for 12 million illegal immigrants who have taken advantage of our hospitality and now are on the verge of reaping a handsome reward for their impertinence.

The two politicians showed their worth.

According to CommieTommie --

“We Iowans are a welcoming people, We are a compassionate and caring people. We do not believe in characterizing people with hateful, spiteful, degrading language and we believe those who want to come here to work, to build a better life are not criminals.”

Harkin obviously didn't hear about these 370 illegal immigrants, including 28 from Iowa, who were arrested with prior criminal convictions including nine gang members and 16 convicted sex offenders.

How about when the Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task Force arrested two illegal immigrants for conspiring to deliver methamphetamine?

There was an illegal that was finally arrested for Vehicular Homicide and Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution, which occurred in Des Moines. 

Last Spring, 3,168 illegals were arrested with the most severe cases included murder, manslaughter, drug trafficking and sexual crimes against minors.

Surely Harkin remembers last year, when an intern in the office of his Dummycrat colleague, Bob Menendez  was arrested as an illegal immigrant who was a registered sex offender.

Dick Durbin contributed --

"If you got caught speeding you don't expect the child in the back seat to also get a speeding ticket"

What kind of analogy is that?

If a family of illegals broke into your house, you should arrest them all and send them back to their homeland as a family.

The insolent others included Dream-err Eren Sanchez, who stated -- I had to wait 16 years. That's hardly amnesty, when discussing her her DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) status.

Amnesty -- is the act of an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals

Somebody wasn't paying attention in class.

Speaking of class, Elma Schiel has little, even though she was a secretary in the President's Office at Iowa State University.

Schiel slammed Congressman Steve King -- “I’m here just to indicate my embarrassment that Steve King is an Iowan. He is so unrepresentative of the majority and, somehow, he’s got to be replaced.”

Schiel signs online petitions, all under the guise of "Love thy neighbor. No excpetions", at Faithful America that include --

Tell the Berenstain Bears: Don't Do Business with Chick-fil-A

Tell Archbishop: Don't deny communion to those who disagree

Tell Bishop: Stay Out of This Election

As usual with the media, accounts varied regarding the number of attendees...200, 230, 250, 260, 270, 300.

I agree that until we solve the problems of that porous border and those millions of illegal immigrants, there is no legitimate reason to waste time on real immigration reform.

Technically, the problems of border security and criminal residence within our borders should not even be part of an immigration bill; they should be dealt with as law-enforcement issues. If we had a Congress that was serious about protecting and defending our Constitution and our common welfare, this would not even be up for discussion. When people are invading your country... your fort... your home —whatever it is — you do one of two things, surrender or fight back. Congress has chosen to surrender, and the American public has let them get away with it.

You Said

Here are some stupid things said by stupid people that made the media recently.

Connie Ryan-Terrell of the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund opposed putting a flat-tax option in the Iowa code for fear it would “be tweaked” in the future to become the basis for taxing income in Iowa.

Catch a clue Connie, the subject was Iowa's income tax system.

In the same article, the "Dumbass" that is David Goodner said --

“because we believe a flat tax is a regressive, race-to-the-bottom proposal that overwhelmingly benefits the very rich at the expense of everyday people and hardworking families. Iowa’s very wealthy have a responsibility to pay their fair share of taxes, and this proposal does not make them do that. We support fair taxes, not flat taxes, and ask that this bill not move forward.”

To Goodner (Reasons To Quit) and his ilk, fair taxes are ones they don't pay, but reap the benefits of and the scientific community is united in that fact. 

Elsewhere, Harry Reid said -- “Always consider the source. All anyone here has to look at is the source where this comes from.”

This comment came when the press asked about the possibility of an FBI investigation of Senator Bob Menendez (Dummycrat/New Jersey).

Let's hope the media keeps that quote in mind when Harry says some of his stupid shit, like he did, about people not paying any taxes for a 10 year period, or a major insurance company.