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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?
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To: koan who wrote (31127)6/16/2008 3:49:59 PM
From: DizzyG  Read Replies (1) of 224759
 
Close, but no cigar koan...

When the dems wanted to raise the pay for gi's bush said: "it was not necessary".

Here is the actual quote from the STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY:

Military Pay: The Administration strongly opposes sections 601 and 608 of the bill. The additional 0.5 percent increase in 2009 above the President’s proposed 3.4 percent across-the-board pay increase is unnecessary, as are increased pay raises in the outyears. The 10th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation reaffirmed that the overall military benefit package provides a good quality of life for servicemembers and their families. While the Administration agrees that military pay must be kept competitive, the 3.4 percent raise, equal to the increase in the Employment Cost Index, will do that. The cost of these provisions, above the President’s Budget request, is $293 million in FY 2009 and $8.3 billion from FY 2009 to FY 2014
whitehouse.gov

So President Bush had already proposed a 3.4% pay increase. What he opposed was an additional .5%. So your statement is nothing more then a talking point.

Also from this STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY:
Iraq: The Administration strongly opposes any provision that would set an arbitrary date for beginning the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq without regard to conditions on the ground or the recommendations of commanders. Precipitous withdrawal from Iraq would not bring peace to the region or make our people safer here at home.
whitehouse.gov

It appears that the Dems tried to slip in a lot of junk for H.R. 5658.

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