One Group Who Could Bring Our Troops Home

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The House Appropriations Committee is headed by Committee Chair Democrat Dave Obey. Not too long ago Obey's wrote a letter about stopping the war...with the all-to-familiar mantra of if they "only had the (60) votes." Now the latest version of the appropriation process doesn't really mention that, so I'm assuming Obey was referring getting final passage in the Senate. It's debatable whether or not the magical 60 is true, but it has given Democrats alot of cover when it comes to addressing one of the country's most pressing concerns.



That's not to say that Obey's Committee hasn't done anything. In fact, here's Kirstin Brost's report on what Democrats in the Appropriation Committee have done. My concern is that the Democrats in power, the ones sitting in the big chairs, haven't exactly gone out of their way to put pressure on President Bush to define America's overall foreign policy in regards to Iraq: how long the troops are going to stay; why he is constantly requesting "emergency funds" when we are in Year Four; accounting for the missing funds and weapons and equipment; and clarifying who exactly the enemy is. A simple threat (and follow through) of cutting off funds would go along way towards getting some answers.


And while I'm sure some of current members of the Committee would object to such tactics, as we get closer to the presidential election I'm confident that that last question either side wants to hear is "What are you going to do about Iraq?" When someone like Colorado Senator Ken Salazar changes his mind on cutting the funding, you know a shift in policy is coming.


And today gave us another good sign: Obey appears to be pulling back on that lame deal that was essentially trading war funding for earmarks.

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