Bush: 'I Am Relevant' »
Posted by: Beau7890 9 months, 3 weeks ago284 CommentsReflectReport this Story
A defensive President Bush insisted that he was still relevant this morning in a news conference dominated by his bitter complaints about the Democratic Congress. Asked how he found himself vetoing the SCHIP bill that had passed Congress with bipartisan support, Bush insisted that using a veto is "one way to ensure I am relevant."
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Beau78909 months, 3 weeks ago
"Bush insisted that using a veto is "one way to ensure I am relevant."
Sure it is. But it's an unbelievably petty and childish way to ensure it. Using the veto against the wishes of a majority of both parties representatives and the public is like the kid who's losing at kickball at recess crying, "I'm taking my ball and going home."
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PapaWolf9 months, 3 weeks ago
How about:
'"I was trying to get your attention focused on the fact that major pieces of legislation aren't moving, and those that are, are at a snail's pace. And I hope I did that. I hope I was able to accomplish that."'
Is he saying that he wanted to get our attention, or he's the cause of the legislation moving at a snail's pace?
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NoWayMan9 months, 3 weeks ago
want to see how relevant bush and the neocons really are? and for the matter al qaeda?
the power of nightmares:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8813210...
a BBC doc in three parts. one hour each part.
here's the ten minute clip from the doc concerning the invention of alqaeda: http://youtube.com/watch?v=SYH8eM910fs
the neocons and al qaeda are two sides of the same coin.
pretty scary to know that the fear is manufactured.
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not2needy9 months, 3 weeks ago
I reported it. Why do people think it's acceptable to disrupt debate with such stupid chit!
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denjil9 months, 3 weeks ago
I am new to propeller and noticed the same thing. glad to see it wasnt just my eyes playing tricks on me. by the way, i gave it a negative.
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vor9 months, 3 weeks ago
"Congress has little to show for all the time that has gone by" since Democrats gained control in January of both the House and the Senate, Bush said."
Nice to see that Bush believes the GOP talking points. "Democrats gained control...". Is it surprising that Bush doesn't know how our governmental system functions? Clearly the Dems have little control and thus have accomplished nothing. Control of committee's and having a simple majority in both wings means nothing without the ability to override vetos. Gridlock is the inevitable result. The only things that have passed with bipartisan support have been bad pieces of legislation and bad for the American people (see eradication of 4th Amendment). For anyone to be surprised by the Democrats lack of progress only shows their inability to grasp simple facts.
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Beau78909 months, 3 weeks ago
V.O.R., I'll give him this: he has chutzpah.
An example of chutzpah is the child who's brought into court for killing his parents, pleading for mercy on the grounds that he's an orphan.
Saying that Congress has little to show at the same time as saying that using a veto on every piece of major legislation is one way to ensure that he's relevant is...chutzpah.
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Mintyfunk9 months, 3 weeks ago
Maybe if they'd submit some spending bills instead of trying to expand government subsidized health care meant for the poor to the middle class and trying to stop the government from performing surveillance on terrorist, they might have gotten somewhere.
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djn3nunez39 months, 3 weeks ago
Oh he's still relevent to others as well. In a real negative sort of way. He is still one of the most power men in the world, which is still a scarey thing concidering how many people have needlessly lost their lives while he has been President. His presidency is directly responsible for the spike in oil prices as well as the falling value of the dollar. The effects of his presidency will have the same negative relevancy after they're out of office as well.
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hyperbola9 months, 3 weeks ago
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