tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18949680.post6454114066529002663..comments2023-10-23T09:46:28.937-05:00Comments on Massachusetts Conservative Feminist | Ordinary: Degrees of Moderation and Sanity: Obama: Congress Must Act Now To Boost The Military Budget – Wants Afghanistan Increase In Troop Level to 60,000Tina Hemondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04116707390046000723noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18949680.post-19406019483697985772009-04-10T08:42:00.000-05:002009-04-10T08:42:00.000-05:00I find this interesting on a couple of levels. -Ob...I find this interesting on a couple of levels. <BR/><BR/>-Obama is using special funding to do this, something he voted against and campaigned against, no hypocrisy there<BR/><BR/>-This will be a big test for Obama and the Dem Congress on earmarks. These bills are tempting targets for earmark additions because it is political suicide for most members to vote against because they are then voting against the troops. We then get a situation were members are forced to vote for things they often would not.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02467510776931664234noreply@blogger.com