Lobbying reform ‘loses steam’ in the House
The gettin’s gettin’ too good to get rid of. Via AP:
House passes “short term funding” war supp
Another one sure to be vetoed. Which means more delays for the money our military needs.
Senator/Col. Lindsey Graham
Check out this interesting story on Senator Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) visit to Baghdad last month. Little did we know that after Senator McCain – who was with him for the first part of the tour – left to go back home, Graham staid behind, donned fatigues for about 8 days, and became “Col. Graham”:
While Democrats try to cater to their anti-war base on the war supp …
… commanders in Iraq are saying that the surge needs to “go through the beginning of next year” – via the WaPo: