{"id":1864,"date":"2007-01-08T19:56:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-08T19:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/01\/maybe-someone-should-explain-t.html"},"modified":"2007-01-08T19:56:00","modified_gmt":"2007-01-08T19:56:00","slug":"maybe-someone-should-explain-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/01\/maybe-someone-should-explain-t.html","title":{"rendered":"Maybe someone should explain the Constitution to Pelosi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.com.au\/heraldsun\/story\/0,21985,21029454-663,00.html\">Australians<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>TOP US Democrat Nancy Pelosi would be more likely to pick up an M16 and enlist than deny President Bush the billions he needs to increase US involvement in Iraq.<br \/>\nThe surge of 15,000 to 30,000 extra troops to Iraq reportedly favoured by Mr Bush is opposed by the new Democrat-controlled Congress and an estimated four in five Americans &#8212; but despite tough talk from the Democrats yesterday, the President is certain to get his way.<br \/>\nThe US Congress authorised the war that began in early 2003, and it would probably be illegal for it to now withhold the funds needed to continue the conflict, constitutional experts said yesterday.<br \/>\nEven if the Democrats had the power to block funding, the party&#8217;s leaders would be unlikely to flex their new muscles over such an emotive issue.<br \/>\nIn the run-up to next year&#8217;s presidential elections, they would be labelled the party that abandoned US troops in the heat of battle. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I doubt the American people would know or care (I&#8217;m a little bitter toward the American public right now).<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redstate.com\/blogs\/mark_kilmer\/2007\/jan\/08\/pelosi_vs_biden_the_press\">via<\/a>)<br \/>\nRelated Posts:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/reformedchicksblabbing.blogspot.com\/2007\/01\/someone-should-tell-pelosi-that-she.html\" title=\"permanent link\">Someone should tell Pelosi that she doesn&#8217;t have as much power as she thinks she has<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"tag_list\">Tags: <span class=\"tags\"><a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Pelosi\" rel=\"tag\">Pelosi<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Bush\" rel=\"tag\">Bush<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Iraq\" rel=\"tag\">Iraq<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Constitution\" rel=\"tag\">Constitution<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Congress\" rel=\"tag\">Congress<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/troops+surge+\" rel=\"tag\">troops surge <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How about the Australians: TOP US Democrat Nancy Pelosi would be more likely to pick up an M16 and enlist than deny President Bush the billions he needs to increase US involvement in Iraq. 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