New Element Discovered

A new ultra-dense element has been discovered by scientists. This element cannot be penetrated by anything, including well-reason logic. The largest concentration of this new element is beleived to be in the vacinity of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., in Washington, D.C., although other large concentrations are now known to exist. It is also believed that this element may be scattered in small quantities throughout the entire world.

So, heres the deal. Bush decided to go over and "liberate" Iraq. When he went over, he had the backing of congress. No surprise there, since congress was full of elephants.
He got Prime Minister Blair to send some of his troops over as well.

Now that the war has been going on for several years, the Brittish commanders set a deadline for troop withdrawals. They told the Iraqi government, "this is when we're leaving. You better be ready." So the Iraqi soldiers got their rears in gear and were ready to defend their country when the Brittish left.

But Bush, in all his brilliance, keeps saying that he won't go until the Iraqis are ready. Now think about it. If you have someone helping you, and they say that they will stay until you don't need them anymore, how much motivation will you have to get to the point where you don't need their help? Of course its easier to just let them do the work.

The asses in congress, though they may be, have realized this. They see the need to set a definite date for troop withdrawals so that the Iraqis will realize, "hey, they might actuall leave and we'll have to take over."

But Bush doesn't like this. He claims that he will veto any defense spending bill that has a withdrawal deadline. However, the congress has a Democrat majority, who keep saying that they will only pass a bill that has a withdrawal deadline.

So who will win? My bet is, congress. Congress has the power of the purse strings. Bush's war money is going to run out sooner or later. Of course, this won't be his fault; he will be pinning the blame on congress for not giving him money, so the failure of the war is their fault.

Bush has said hes willing to sit down and talk with the congressional leaders, by which he means he wants to hear them say that they will do it his way.

Even with this proposed deadline for withdrawal, and the Democratic-lead congress, I'm not so sure that a defense spending bill would be voted down party lines. Bush has been losing many faithful Republicans due to his wonderful management of the country, and I'm guessig that many Republicans will be voting with the Democrats in favor of a definite deadline for troop withdrawal. The Democratic majority may be able to get the initial bill passed, but it will take a two-thirds majority to override Bush's veto.