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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: longnshort who wrote (76470)	1/19/2007 5:25:48 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

They got the 6 crucial bills passed, with the help of Republican Reps who finally have gotten some sense drilled into them. As for the rest of the garbage in the article, tell Pruden to shove it.

To: longnshort who wrote (76470)	1/19/2007 6:08:46 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 93284

Iraq has proved beyond doubt that you idiots are as clueless as ever. People overwhelmingly support the recent bills. The student-loan rate cut that passed the House on Wednesday was supported by 79% of those polled. Legislation aimed at lowering prices in Medicare's prescription drug program, which passed the House last week, was backed by 80%. Repealing tax breaks for big oil companies, which the House approved Thursday, was supported by 61%. An expansion of federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, passed by the chamber last week, was backed by 59%. The most popular item was the push to increase the federal minimum wage, which under the House bill would rise over two years to $7.25 an hour from $5.15. The increase, which would be the first in a decade, was supported by 81% of those surveyed — including 66% of self-described conservatives.

To: longnshort who wrote (76470)	1/19/2007 6:30:04 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 93284

From an article : "Among the bills passed this week was a boost to the federal minimum wage, an expansion of embryonic stem-cell research, a law allowing Medicare to negotiate with drug companies, a cut in student-loan interest rates, an implementation of port security rules, a move to recoup billions of dollars in lost royalties from oil and gas companies, and a rollback of tax breaks for that industry. Translation: They helped poor people, sick people, old people, students and national security, while getting back some of the taxpayer cash frittered away by the loose-handed oil boys in Washington. " No wonder you regressives hate it so much.