No, we would never do that, would we
Bush is requesting over 50 billion more for the war.
“Though Congress is considered certain to provide the money he wants, it is uncertain whether it will grant him such leeway in dispensing it. Democrats and some Republicans, rankled by reports that the administration used earlier funds for Iraq war preparations without telling them, are leery of providing him with unlimited flexibility in spending the money.
“This is not responsible because it’s just a blank check for $25 billion,” said Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, top Democrat on the committee. “So in terms of balance with Congress, there’s no balance here.”
