Friday, July 29, 2005


Daily Kos: Frist Pulls Defense Spending Bill In Face of Republican Anti-Torture Amendments
Just go read this. Here's a paragraph...

Simply amazing. In the face of a series of amendments by Republican Senators McCain, Warner and Graham that would have instituted new rules against torture, as well as other Republican-backed attempts to strengthen veterans benefits and delay base closures until after the Iraq War, Bill Frist has simply pulled the entire $450 billion defense bill from the Senate floor. Funding the troops now won't be reconsidered until after the summer recess.


Frist then goes on to work on "gun manufacturer liability" in the guise of supporting the troops. Hysterical. Sort of. The follies continue....