Guest Harry Hope Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 From US NEWS, 7/16/07: http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20070716/ts_usnews/bushattempttorallygopfizzles Bush Attempt to Rally GOP Fizzles By Silla Brush The Bush administration's weeklong attempt to rally Republican allies on Capitol Hill to stick by the president's Iraq policy has fallen short. The president dispatched national security adviser Stephen Hadley and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to talk to wayward Republicans. And he personally took a strong stance in press conferences this past week. But still the ranks of Republican dissenters seem only to grow with the passing weeks. On Friday afternoon, after the Senate paused in its Iraq debate, two of the upper chamber's elder statesmen, Republican Sens. Richard Lugar of Indiana and John Warner of Virginia, unveiled legislation requiring Bush to draw up a plan by mid-October that would significantly narrow the mission of U.S. troops in Iraq. "I continue to counsel the president and his administration to move now to construct a more sustainable policy in Iraq that reduces our troop commitments and transitions away from the mission of interposing ourselves between sectarian factions," Lugar said in a prepared speech set for the Senate floor. "I believe there is strong evidence that the Iraqi government and political system will not achieve necessary political accommodations in a short time frame." Bush has pleaded with Congress to hold off on any dramatic legislation until Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker have a chance to provide a progress report in September. And while Senate Democrats have been ushering increasingly strong legislative proposals to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq, they have so far fallen short of the necessary votes. But they are inching closer, with Republican senators starting to move away from the president's policy. Lugar and Warner will appear on ABC's This Week on Sunday morning to push their proposal, which is bound for debate this coming week or next. _______________________________________________ The frightened Repugs are keeping their distance from the li'l Fuehrer and his hare-brained schemes. Harry Quote
Guest Joe S. Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 "Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message news:hirn93h7866vkghqcqfn80td2g5ckc461v@4ax.com... > > From US NEWS, 7/16/07: > http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20070716/ts_usnews/bushattempttorallygopfizzles > > Bush Attempt to Rally GOP Fizzles > > By Silla Brush > > > The Bush administration's weeklong attempt to rally Republican allies > on Capitol Hill to stick by the president's Iraq policy has fallen > short. > > The president dispatched national security adviser Stephen Hadley and > Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to talk to wayward Republicans. > > And he personally took a strong stance in press conferences this past > week. > > But still the ranks of Republican dissenters seem only to grow with > the passing weeks. > > On Friday afternoon, after the Senate paused in its Iraq debate, two > of the upper chamber's elder statesmen, Republican Sens. Richard Lugar > of Indiana and John Warner of Virginia, unveiled legislation requiring > Bush to draw up a plan by mid-October that would significantly narrow > the mission of U.S. troops in Iraq. > > "I continue to counsel the president and his administration to move > now to construct a more sustainable policy in Iraq that reduces our > troop commitments and transitions away from the mission of interposing > ourselves between sectarian factions," Lugar said in a prepared speech > set for the Senate floor. > > "I believe there is strong evidence that the Iraqi government and > political system will not achieve necessary political accommodations > in a short time frame." > > Bush has pleaded with Congress to hold off on any dramatic legislation > until Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, and U.S. > Ambassador Ryan Crocker have a chance to provide a progress report in > September. > > And while Senate Democrats have been ushering increasingly strong > legislative proposals to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq, they have so > far fallen short of the necessary votes. > > But they are inching closer, with Republican senators starting to move > away from the president's policy. > > Lugar and Warner will appear on ABC's This Week on Sunday morning to > push their proposal, which is bound for debate this coming week or > next. > > _______________________________________________ > > The frightened Repugs are keeping their distance from the li'l Fuehrer > and his hare-brained schemes. > > Harry Bush can afford to be an asshole, or, rather, I should have said "Bush can afford to CONTINUE TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST ASSHOLES THE WORLD HAS SEEN" -- because -- he cannot run for re-election. Other Republicans, however, must go home and face the pissed-off electorate. Quote
Guest Richardson-Obama in 08 Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 "Joe S." <noname@nosuch.net> wrote in message news:f7gr6001t8t@news4.newsguy.com... > > "Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message > news:hirn93h7866vkghqcqfn80td2g5ckc461v@4ax.com... > > > > From US NEWS, 7/16/07: > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20070716/ts_usnews/bushattempttorallygopfizzles > > > > Bush Attempt to Rally GOP Fizzles > > > > By Silla Brush > > > > > > The Bush administration's weeklong attempt to rally Republican allies > > on Capitol Hill to stick by the president's Iraq policy has fallen > > short. > > > > The president dispatched national security adviser Stephen Hadley and > > Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to talk to wayward Republicans. Does anyone else see anything strange in this? Kindasleazy was scheduled to give testimony before Congress, but had it postponed because she was too busy with foreign relations crisises. Yet she can find the time to do a little arm-twisting on behalf of Bush's failed policies. > > And he personally took a strong stance in press conferences this past > > week. > > > > But still the ranks of Republican dissenters seem only to grow with > > the passing weeks. > > > > On Friday afternoon, after the Senate paused in its Iraq debate, two > > of the upper chamber's elder statesmen, Republican Sens. Richard Lugar > > of Indiana and John Warner of Virginia, unveiled legislation requiring > > Bush to draw up a plan by mid-October that would significantly narrow > > the mission of U.S. troops in Iraq. > > > > "I continue to counsel the president and his administration to move > > now to construct a more sustainable policy in Iraq that reduces our > > troop commitments and transitions away from the mission of interposing > > ourselves between sectarian factions," Lugar said in a prepared speech > > set for the Senate floor. > > > > "I believe there is strong evidence that the Iraqi government and > > political system will not achieve necessary political accommodations > > in a short time frame." > > > > Bush has pleaded with Congress to hold off on any dramatic legislation > > until Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, and U.S. > > Ambassador Ryan Crocker have a chance to provide a progress report in > > September. > > > > And while Senate Democrats have been ushering increasingly strong > > legislative proposals to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq, they have so > > far fallen short of the necessary votes. > > > > But they are inching closer, with Republican senators starting to move > > away from the president's policy. > > > > Lugar and Warner will appear on ABC's This Week on Sunday morning to > > push their proposal, which is bound for debate this coming week or > > next. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > The frightened Repugs are keeping their distance from the li'l Fuehrer > > and his hare-brained schemes. > > > > Harry > > > > Bush can afford to be an asshole, or, rather, I should have said "Bush can > afford to CONTINUE TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST ASSHOLES THE WORLD HAS SEEN" -- > because -- he cannot run for re-election. Other Republicans, however, must > go home and face the pissed-off electorate. > > > Quote
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