California Conservative

If you want to know how inept Pelosi’s Democrats are, you needn’t look further than this Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. This paragraph says it all:

Since taking control of Congress at the start of the year, Democrats have repeatedly tried to force Mr. Bush to change course in Iraq. But the party’s slim congressional majority has enabled Republicans to block such moves, especially in the Senate, where at least 60 votes are needed to advance major legislation.

TRANSLATION: Despite all their bluster and citing poll after poll supposedly showing that their views represent the majority opinion, they can’t persuade enough legislators to change Iraq policy. Simply put, they’re impotent to the point of being almost irrelevant.

Mr. Murtha and other Democrats had predicted that September’s testimony from Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, would compel more GOP lawmakers to switch sides. But the general’s claims of progress in the war prevented any major defections.

Mr. Murtha and other Democrats were wrong. The August recess strengthened GOP legislators’ resolve on Iraq. That resolve was further stiffened by Gen. Petraeus’ testimony. In other words, Democrats misread what the voters said in 2006.

Mr. Obey also said he will soon introduce legislation for a tax surcharge for all Americans, except members of the military and their families, to cover the conflict’s costs. The tax, he said, could add 12 percent to 15 percent to the federal income tax bills of the wealthiest Americans, while low- and middle-income Americans would pay about 2 percent.

Mr. Obey predicted that such a tax would collect as much as $145 billion to $150 billion each year, nearly the annual price tag of the Iraq war. “If you don’t like the cost,” he said, “then shut down this war.”

Nancy Pelosi already shut Rep. Obey’s legislation down. It won’t see the light of day. I wonder how Obey feels about that.

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Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

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