I have to say, this leaves me speechless. it's so.. this administration. Dana
>NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Tucked away in fine print in the military >spending bill for this past year was a lump sum of $20 million to pay >for a celebration in Washington "for commemoration of success" in Iraq >and Afghanistan, The New York Times reported Wednesday. > >Congressional Republicans are now saying, in effect, maybe next year, >The Times reported. A paragraph written into spending legislation and >approved by the Senate and House allows the $20 million to be rolled >over into 2007. > >The original legislation, the newspaper said, empowered the president >to designate "a day of celebration" to commemorate the success of the >armed forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, and to "issue a proclamation >calling on the people of the United States to observe that day with >appropriate ceremonies and activities." > >Democrats called attention to the measure, The Times said. The >Democrats said both the original language and the extension were >pushed by Senate Republicans. A spokesman for the >Republican-controlled Senate Armed Services Committee said it was >protocol not to identify sponsors of such specific legislation. > >The overall legislation was approved in the Senate by unanimous >consent and overwhelmingly in the House after a short debate, The >Times said. > >The newspaper reported that Lt. Col. Brian Maka, a Pentagon spokesman, >said late Tuesday that the event was envisioned as an opportunity for >"honoring returning U.S. forces at the conclusion" of operations in >Afghanistan and Iraq. "As the funds were not used in F.Y. 2006," the >official said, using the initials for fiscal year, "the authorization >was rolled over into F.Y. 2007." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:217158 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
