Truth is more important than partisanship

Half a dozen tries after trying to respond on dailykos.com itself and failing - maybe it doesn't like long comments?
here are some facts about whether the Landrieu amendment was for body armor or not.
See http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/9/22/11411/2758 for the context.

The Congressional Record, March 20, 2003, shows how Sen. Landrieu wanted the $1 billion allocated.  No body armor.  Mediamatters may have a case with the later Dodd amendment.  But factcheck.org is right on the Landrieu amendment.  Here is specifically what she asked the Senate to vote for; what press releases say doesn't compare to the very specific stuff she told the Senate.


STRATEGIC EQUIPMENT, WEAPONS, AND TECHNOLOGY NEEDS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ

Service--System 
Cost 

Air Force Reserve  

WC-130J Radar--Upgrades Reserve Radar to specifications needed by Active forces  
$50,000,000  

F-16 LITENING II AT Upgrade Modification--Provides Reserve Tactical Fighters with same radar upgrades as active forces; reserve fighters flying same missions  
16,200,000  

F-16 LITENING II AT Pod Procurement--Provides Reserve Tactical Fighters with same radar upgrades as active forces; reserve fighters flying same missions  
14,400,000  

A-10 TARGETING PODS--Provides Reserve Tactical Fighters with same radar upgrades as active forces; reserve fighters flying same missions  
48,000,000  

B-52 TARGETING PODS--Provides Reserve B-52s with same radar upgrades as active B-52s; performing same missions  
4,800,000  

TACTICAL RADIOS--Provides radio upgrades for interoperability with active forces  
14,900,000  

Land Mobile Radio Infrastructure  
12,000,000  

Total  
160,300,000  

Navy Reserve:  

VAW-78--EC-2 Squadron--Funding Prohibits decommissioning in FY05 of this currently deployed unit  
10,160,000  

VFA-203--F/A-18 Squadron--Funding prohibits decommissioning in FY04 of this currently deployed unit  
20,110,000  

Littoral Surveillance System--Procures one additional system to upgrade port surveillance by Navy Reserve  
14,500,000  

F/A-18 Advanced Targeting FLIR--Procures radars for 5 squadrons to make compatible with Active Navy  
14,700,000  

P-3 Aircraft Improvement Program (AIP)--Would upgrade 28 of 42 Reserve P-3s to have same capabilities as Actives; AIP allows P-3s to better operate against surface combatants and improve surveillance and targeting  
29,700,000  

P-3 Block Modification Upgrade Program (BMUP)--Brings all Reserve P-3s into compliance with each other, not Actives--gives all Reserve P-3s similar computers and acoustics sensors  
33,000,000  

F/A-18 ECP 560 Precision Guided Munitions Upgrade--Provides 1 Reserve F/A Squadron with precision guided munitions similar to Active F-18.  
33,240,000  

CBR-D Equipment Storage and Logistics--Funds shortfall of 10,000 bio-chem suits for Navy Reservists  
8,000,000  

Total  
163,410,000  

Army Reserve:  

High Frequency Radios (Interoperability for Special Ops Reservists)  
57,138,816  

M-4 Rifles  
1,200,000  

M-16 Rifles  
1,200,000  

Tactical Electrical Power (5-60KW)TQG  
5,404,000  

Tactical Electrical Power (3KW)TQG  
3,000,000  

Truck Tractor Line Haul  
12,420,000  

Improved Ribbon Bridge  
22,400,000  

Truck Cargo PLS 10X10 M1075 (T40999)  
6,936,000  

Trailer PLS 8X20 M1075 (T93761)  
1,320,000  

Spreader Bituminous Module PLS 2500 Gal. (S13546)  
2,080,000  

Mixer Concrete  
1,375,000  

Dump Body Module  
3,496,000  

Engineer Mission Module Water Distributor  
9,630,000  

Airborne/Air Assault Scraper (S30039)  
7,575,000  

Distributor Water Self-Propelled 2500 Gal.  
2,970,000  

Truck Transporter Common Bridge (CBT) (T91308)  
8,360,000  

Truck Dump 20 Ton  
7,215,000  

Generator Smoke Mechanical  
11,667,600  

Tent Expandable Modular (Surgical)  
729,000  

Total  
166,116,416  

Army National Guard:  

Black Hawk Helicopters  
223,200,000  

SINCGARS (Radio Systems)  
34,900,000  

Air National Guard:  

F-16 Targeting Pods  
35,100,000  

A-10 Targeting Pods  
70,200,000  

C-130H2 AN/APN-241 Radar  
24,500,000  

F-15 AIFF/IFF (Data Link Systems)  
31,300,000  

F-15 220E Engine Kits  
98,000,000  

Total  
517,200,000  

Marine Corps Reserve:  

Reserve Training Center Vehicle Maintenance Facility, Mobile, AL  
8,000,000  

Reserve Tank Maintenance Facility, Columbia, South Carolina  
3,800,000  

Reserve Training Center Vehicle Maintenance Facility, Camp Lejeune, NC  
8,100,000  

Uniform and Equipment needs  
13,200,000  

Weapons System Repairs  
7,300,000  

Total  
40,400,000  

Grand total  
1,047,426,416