Pelosi Working to Reverse a Century of Congressional Procedure

So, Quin and I were talking about this the other day. Bush should've just signed the latest Iraq bill. That way, funding would still get allocated to the troops and he could just ignore the withdrawal date, as it was nonbinding anyway. It's not like it'd be some huge shocker that the Republicans are ignoring non-compulsory legislation.

That being said, the Democrats are in the wrong too because they're hurting the people who deserve it the least: the troops themselves. Whether we end up withdrawing soon or not, our soldiers deserve to be funded for as long as they're over there. They didn't choose to be in the Sandbox instead of here in America carrying on with the civilian portion of their lives. The security of their funds should not be an issue for partisan bickering. It should be something that EVERYONE can agree on, that the soldiers should have plenty of equipment for as long as they have to be over there. Funding for the war and participation IN the war should be considered as two completely separate issues, legislatively, economically, and politically.

Instead, the Senate rejected the Iraq bill, and now this shit has happened:

Pelosi Lowers the Boom, from the Drudge Report.

Basically, Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D) wants to restrict the rights of the Minority party in Congress, changing House rules established in 1822.

Amusingly, Pelosi fought for GREATER rights of the Minority, y'know, when she was the Minority Leader!

Pelosi Seeks House Minority 'Bill of Rights'

I find politics interesting, and I have no idea why, since I'm such a goddamn misanthrope. Maybe it's sadistic glee.

So, I leave you these words from Uncle Lew:

"It's government, it's the fault of government!" It's not government! Republicans and Democrats talk about government like it's a BUILDING that's walking around DOING SHIT. Government... is other people! And people... have no common sense! We have common sense occasionally... it's like "oh! there it is!" and then it's GONE. - Lewis Black