Democratic Rep. David Obey is getting lots of attention in Washington for proposing a 1 percent surtax to pay for the war in Afghanistan.
Obey, of Wisconsin, argues that the United States must start paying for its military efforts instead of pushing them into the future.
But his idea lacks support from a key person: his boss, Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco.
“With the highest regard for Mr. Obey, that is his idea,” Pelosi told reporters on Thursday. “He is speaking for himself and the considerable reputation he enjoys in the Congress.”
So how would Pelosi pay for the war?
“When the president makes a request, we will make a judgment about what support it has, and some of that will relate to how it affects the deficit,” she said.
In other words, stay tuned.
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