Democrats sell out again.

by Aaron Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:17 pm

First it was the mininum wage. Now it's unemployment. Is anyone really suprised?

House votes to provide $162 billion in war funding By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer
6 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - A much-delayed Iraq war funding bill sailed through the House on Thursday, along with a doubling of college aid for returning troops and help for the unemployed and Midwestern flood victims.

Republican allies of President Bush provided the winning margin in a 268-155 vote to provide $162 billion to fund U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan well into next year.

Democrats opposed to the war, however, succeeded in using the Iraq funding bill as an engine to drive past White House resistance a sweeping revision to GI Bill college benefits and a 13-week extension of unemployment checks for those whose benefits have run out.

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