HoodaThunk?

With the sideshow for the Kos Kids and the MoveOn crowd barely out of the way, the Democrats are already showing they can’t be trusted to take the war or our national security seriously. Exactly as he promised to do, President Bush vetoed the silly funding bill Congress sent him that contained troop withdrawal deadlines. As was clear from the outset, there were insufficient votes to override that veto. The House vote on the matter was 220-203 for an override, far short of the 2/3rds majority required. Joe Biden’s promise to “shove [the veto] down his [the President's] throat” was just so much hot air and everyone who was paying any attention at all knew it from the moment he uttered such nonsense.

With all of that theater out of the way it was time get to some serious, adult action on the matter of funding the troops engaged in combat against an enemy who has sworn, on numerous occasions to attack and kill Americans everywhere. So what item was so important to the Democratic leadership that it warranted a specific mention when talking about the bill they intend to craft? What specific military funding issue takes center stage in putting together a bill to provide funding to our soldiers engaged in battle?

Why, the minimum wage increase, of course. Take it away, Steny Hoyer:

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said before the vote that he hopes to have a new bill passed in the House in two weeks, with a final measure sent to the president before Memorial Day. “We’re not going to leave our troops in harms way … without the resources they need,” said Hoyer, D-Md.

Hoyer would not speculate on exactly what the bill might look like, but said he anticipates a minimum-wage increase will be part of it. He said the bill should fund combat through Sept. 30 as Bush has requested, casting doubt that Democratic leaders will adopt a proposal by Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., to fund the war two or three months at a time.

Emphasis all mine. Can someone explain to me what the hell the minimum wage has to do with funding our troops? Actually, don’t bother: you can’t. You can’t because it has precisely nothing to do with the matter. The Democrats campaigned on the issue and are getting heat now that we’re months into their control of Congress without their even bringing the issue to a vote, much less passing it. And you gotta love Murtha’s suggestion. How long did it take them to get a bill onto the President’s desk that they knew would be vetoed? We’re supposed to believe they can handle the task of getting the funding to the troops every 2-3 months on schedule?

Please. Murtha’s just dying to force a withdrawal by cutting off the funding, just like his Democrat ancestors did with Vietnam, but he lacks the fortitude to actually advance such a bill. He wants the results, but he lacks the courage to actually stand up for what he claims is the right thing to do.

Elections have consequences, fellow Americans. These are the people the majority of us voted into power and they’ve proven what people like Hugh Hewitt and others said time and again before the election: they cannot be trusted with the reigns of power where our security is concerned. They’re proving it again. I hope the majority of us are paying attention this time.