"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
Bush Lied on Cost, Size of Troop Surge
Submitted by John deLaubenfels on Sat, 2007-02-03 17:00
"A report from the Congressional Budget Office says Bush's program will cost $10 billion this year, nearly three times the President's claim when he went on national TV last month and could send up to 48,000 troops into the war, more than twice his claim." (Editor's pick)
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