Looking To The Future

There's much yelling and shouting going on today (on both sides) about the War Funding Bill in Congress.  Over at The Left Coaster, Steve Soto has some well-modulated thoughts about what the future needs to hold...

Plan Now For The Fall Budget Battle Over Iraq

A day after the funding deal was reached, it is now time to figure out what to do next. There is a short term and mid-term course of action. For the short term, as others have noted, Democrats in each house should vote against the supplemental to demonstrate that they are against the GOP’s auto-pilot rubber stamping of this war. Let Mitch McConnell and John Boehner worry about assembling the majorities for their blank checks. Some would say that this is wrong because [...]

Tags: Iraq, War Funding, Federal Budget