Comments on: Memo To Bush: 57 Days < 119 Days http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:27:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: utahhomebook.info » High-flying Air Force knocks out Utah - San Jose Mercury News http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3574017 utahhomebook.info » High-flying Air Force knocks out Utah - San Jose Mercury News Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:07:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3574017 [...] as the weblog Think Progress noted, in both 2005 and 2006, when Republicans controlled Congress, legislators took significantly longer [...] [...] as the weblog Think Progress noted, in both 2005 and 2006, when Republicans controlled Congress, legislators took significantly longer [...]

]]> By: loyal BUSH crackhead http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3434372 loyal BUSH crackhead Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:52:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3434372 I wish I could sit around and f**k up good American citizens lives and then later that nite watch triple chin MC ROVE in full affect. I wish I could buy an expensive pair of shoes while the good people of New Orleans die from a crappy levee system like our favorite girl, Condo-lizard Rice. I wish I had come up with the plan to scare Americans s**tless with "TERROR" and then retire to my ranch in Crawford and have a toot of coke with my good buddy Bin Laden. BTW, has anybody seen that F**ker, he owes me money! I wish I could proclaim myself the "DECIDER" and not give a s**t about the poor and "DECIDE whats best for them and the rest of the world. I wish I had known that Americans were so stupid then I could have defrauded the U.S. Treasury to the tune of 300 trillion dollars. IMPEACH G. W. BUSH & Co. I wish I could sit around and f**k up good American citizens lives and then later that nite watch triple chin MC ROVE in full affect. I wish I could buy an expensive pair of shoes while the good people of New Orleans die from a crappy levee system like our favorite girl, Condo-lizard Rice. I wish I had come up with the plan to scare Americans s**tless with “TERROR” and then retire to my ranch in Crawford and have a toot of coke with my good buddy Bin Laden. BTW, has anybody seen that F**ker, he owes me money! I wish I could proclaim myself the “DECIDER” and not give a s**t about the poor and “DECIDE whats best for them and the rest of the world. I wish I had known that Americans were so stupid then I could have defrauded the U.S. Treasury to the tune of 300 trillion dollars. IMPEACH G. W. BUSH & Co.

]]> By: Bush Takes on Democrats « Michael P.F. van der Galiën http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3380490 Bush Takes on Democrats « Michael P.F. van der Galiën Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:57:55 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3380490 [...] is all political posturing of course. As some have pointed out, the Democratic ruled Congress is acting quite fast compared to the Republican ruled 109th [...] [...] is all political posturing of course. As some have pointed out, the Democratic ruled Congress is acting quite fast compared to the Republican ruled 109th [...]

]]> By: Jeff not patrick http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3379905 Jeff not patrick Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:47:00 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3379905 Capt. Kirk. That's a good point about democratic presidents putting troops in places and leaving them there! I'm with you. We should pull out of Korea, Japan, and Europe, as well as Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. And out of Afghanistan as soon as we're done. And stop the secret wars we've been fighting in south and central america since Carter and Reagan! Hijol! Capt. Kirk.
That’s a good point about democratic presidents putting troops in places and leaving them there!
I’m with you. We should pull out of Korea, Japan, and Europe, as well as Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. And out of Afghanistan as soon as we’re done.
And stop the secret wars we’ve been fighting in south and central america since Carter and Reagan!
Hijol!

]]> By: 2 war vet http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3375263 2 war vet Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:47:26 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3375263 Bush will go down in history as the most prolific liar in history and the worst person to steal the oval office and be named #43. The troops will survive without Congress going on vacation, They will survive if the funds can be cut off for this debacle aka civil war. Where they will survive is coming home! Bush is looking for more troops to send to Iraq, He has at least 500,000 he uses for props at photo ops. He never goes before an audiance that will give him hell. All his press speaches are programed to make him look good. America cannot survive the remaining 19 months of him being in office! IMPEACH, IMPEACH, IMPEACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bush will go down in history as the most prolific liar in history and the worst person to steal the oval office and be named #43. The troops will survive without Congress going on vacation, They will survive if the funds can be cut off for this debacle aka civil war. Where they will survive is coming home!

Bush is looking for more troops to send to Iraq, He has at least 500,000 he uses for props at photo ops. He never goes before an audiance that will give him hell. All his press speaches are programed to make him look good.

America cannot survive the remaining 19 months of him being in office!

IMPEACH, IMPEACH, IMPEACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Think Progress » Bush leaves for ‘working trip’ to Crawford. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3373709 Think Progress » Bush leaves for ‘working trip’ to Crawford. Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:23:36 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3373709 [...] spoke with White House spokeswoman Dana Perino asked her why, if President Bush is expressing a sense of urgency about the Iraq bill, did he leave for Crawford? Perino responded: “The President is taking a [...] [...] spoke with White House spokeswoman Dana Perino asked her why, if President Bush is expressing a sense of urgency about the Iraq bill, did he leave for Crawford? Perino responded: “The President is taking a [...]

]]> By: ManipulationNation http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3357868 ManipulationNation Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:27:36 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3357868 I have never known anyone who so insidiously tries to place blame on others than our President. I have never known anyone who so insidiously tries to place blame on others than our President.

]]> By: ManipulationNation http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3357450 ManipulationNation Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:21:28 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3357450 "President Accountability" doesn't like it much when he's the one being held accountable. “President Accountability” doesn’t like it much when he’s the one being held accountable.

]]> By: Ocelopotamus — News Roundup: Amber Waves of Tainted Grain Edition http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3343360 Ocelopotamus — News Roundup: Amber Waves of Tainted Grain Edition Wed, 04 Apr 2007 09:57:23 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3343360 [...] new tactic: counting the days since he sent Congress his war funding request. Reason it won’t work: nobody will believe [...] [...] new tactic: counting the days since he sent Congress his war funding request. Reason it won’t work: nobody will believe [...]

]]> By: Scrutiny Hooligans » News Roundup http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3319368 Scrutiny Hooligans » News Roundup Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:49:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3319368 [...] - Bush is tantruming because his supplemental funding request has taken 57 days and counting to get through Congress. He doesn’t mention that under the Republican 109th Congress, the other two supplementals took 86 days in 2005 and 119 days in 2006. - Think Progress [...] [...] – Bush is tantruming because his supplemental funding request has taken 57 days and counting to get through Congress. He doesn’t mention that under the Republican 109th Congress, the other two supplementals took 86 days in 2005 and 119 days in 2006. – Think Progress [...]

]]> By: Zooey http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3312351 Zooey Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:06:56 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3312351 <em>Now that the Democrats are in charge all of a sudden the bills are laden with pork? Gimme a break. Comment by paul </em> You're kidding, right? Do some research -- I dare you. Now that the Democrats are in charge all of a sudden the bills are laden with pork?
Gimme a break.
Comment by paul

You’re kidding, right? Do some research — I dare you.

]]> By: owlbear1 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3311570 owlbear1 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:55:47 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3311570 Tripe for the Cultists. Go Go Daddy Dubya!! Tripe for the Cultists. Go Go Daddy Dubya!!

]]> By: USA http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3303498 USA Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:04:34 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3303498 <strong>If Congress fails to act soon, Bush said,<em> “the price of that failure will be paid by our troops and their loved ones.”</em></strong> Congress will do no worse than Bush has. If Congress fails to act soon, Bush said, “the price of that failure will be paid by our troops and their loved ones.”

Congress will do no worse than Bush has.

]]> By: Trickle-Down Stupidity: Education and the RWNM (Updated) « http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3300547 Trickle-Down Stupidity: Education and the RWNM (Updated) « Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:20:17 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3300547 [...] via Think Progress [...] [...] via Think Progress [...]

]]> By: paul http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3292929 paul Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:32:22 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3292929 What I'd like to see someone do is take a look at the previous funding bills and show how much pork was in THOSE bills. Now that the Democrats are in charge all of a sudden the bills are laden with pork? Gimme a break. What I’d like to see someone do is take a look at the previous funding bills and show how much pork was in THOSE bills.

Now that the Democrats are in charge all of a sudden the bills are laden with pork?

Gimme a break.

]]> By: The Mahablog » Fertilizing the Roses http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3290035 The Mahablog » Fertilizing the Roses Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:51:37 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3290035 [...] [Update: See Think Progress about the 57 days.] [...] [...] [Update: See Think Progress about the 57 days.] [...]

]]> By: Drane http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3289588 Drane Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:45:53 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3289588 What do we need funding for? Isn't it one thousand -?-hundred and ? days since "<strong>mission accomplished</strong>" was announced for Iraq (see Keith Olbermann for the exact number of days). Funding? Were finished! We don't need funding! What do we need funding for?
Isn’t it one thousand -?-hundred and ? days since “mission accomplished” was announced for Iraq (see Keith Olbermann for the exact number of days).
Funding? Were finished! We don’t need funding!

]]> By: Inside Bay Area > Political Blotter > ‘Playing politics’ is in the eye of the beholder http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3289328 Inside Bay Area > Political Blotter > ‘Playing politics’ is in the eye of the beholder Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:42:49 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3289328 [...] Think Progress accurately notes that when Congress was under Republican control, it took 86 days to pass the $82 billion 2005 supplemental, and 119 days to pass the $72 billion 2006 supplemental. Also, remember that the President has vowed to veto the supplemental spending plan passed by the House and Senate because it includes a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq, something that polls show the American electorate desires. [...] [...] Think Progress accurately notes that when Congress was under Republican control, it took 86 days to pass the $82 billion 2005 supplemental, and 119 days to pass the $72 billion 2006 supplemental. Also, remember that the President has vowed to veto the supplemental spending plan passed by the House and Senate because it includes a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq, something that polls show the American electorate desires. [...]

]]> By: Big Picnic » Blog Archive » Bush Understands Me! http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3288171 Big Picnic » Blog Archive » Bush Understands Me! Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:27:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3288171 [...] how long it took congress to pass the bill, even though he praised his own party when they took twice as long.  He lambasted Congress for taking a vacation, then left for vacation himself.  He mocked [...] [...] how long it took congress to pass the bill, even though he praised his own party when they took twice as long.  He lambasted Congress for taking a vacation, then left for vacation himself.  He mocked [...]

]]> By: PopeRatzo http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/comment-page-3/#comment-3280761 PopeRatzo Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:42:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-congress-delay/#comment-3280761 <blockquote>Now that the Democrats are checking on the money to make sure it goes to our troops and not to Bush friends he’s upset.</blockquote> I believe congress should cut the funding to the Iraq war or at least put very strict oversight on the President's prosecution of the war. However, I'd have felt a lot better if it hadn't taken quite so much pork to get our own party to vote for this funding bill. I know Nancy Pelosi got it done however she could, but we need to remember who the reps who held out for bribes are, and remind them at a later date.

Now that the Democrats are checking on the money to make sure it goes to our troops and not to Bush friends he’s upset.

I believe congress should cut the funding to the Iraq war or at least put very strict oversight on the President’s prosecution of the war.

However, I’d have felt a lot better if it hadn’t taken quite so much pork to get our own party to vote for this funding bill. I know Nancy Pelosi got it done however she could, but we need to remember who the reps who held out for bribes are, and remind them at a later date.

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