Lynn A. Westmoreland: “we've got the lights. We've got the cameras. We've got the characters for some fine political theater in the House of…”

“we've got the lights. We've got the cameras. We've got the characters for some fine political theater in the House of Representatives today. Last week this Congress passed an ill-conceived, wrong-headed, ill-fated war funding bill, even though every Member of this House knew the President would veto it, even though our troops are on the front lines of a war awaiting this funding. And while the troops face fire, the Democratic leaders fiddled. They slowed down the process even more by sitting on the bill for days. Madam Speaker, it's time for the majority to change out of their costumes, take down the curtain, take their bow, and exit stage left because Americans don't want to see the last act of this Democratic script that calls for waving the white flag of surrender. We owe it to our Nation and to our troops to change the ending of the story. Send the President a clean bill and give the troops the money they need to do the job. And they will be victorious.”