Lawmakers condemn Orr appointment.
Today, Democratic Reps. Louise Slaughter (NY) Diana DeGette (CO), Nita Lowey (NY), Rosa DeLauro (CT), Lois Capps (CA), Henry Waxman (CA), Jerrold Nadler (NY), and Michael Michaud (ME) wrote a letter to HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt urging him to reconsider the appointment of Susan Orr to head the office of family planning. From their letter:
We are deeply disappointed that the Bush Administration, for the second time, has chosen a politically polarizing and unqualified candidate for this appointment. Much like Dr. Eric Keroack, Dr. Orr’s professional background demonstrates an intention by this Administration to undercut the value and importance of family planning services to low-income and uninsured men and women.
In order to ensure that the mission of Title X remains intact, we strongly urge you to reconsider the appointment of Dr. Orr as the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs. Americans deserve better.
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Why do Democrats in DC bother writing letters to Bush butt? He never reads them, or responds to them, so impeach the bastard.
October 18th, 2007 at 9:28 pm“We are deeply disappointed…..for a second time”". Was Keroack confirmed? So much for the disappointment strategy.
October 18th, 2007 at 9:31 pmBetter wait until 2009. Boy, are we going need a lot of disinfectant to clear up the smell, stain and slime left by bushco.
October 18th, 2007 at 9:34 pmI don’t think this is a confirmation position, woodguy. But I’d have to check on that to be sure.
October 18th, 2007 at 9:36 pmNo contraception, no condoms, no sex ed, no STD clinics, no abortions, no health-care for your kids when you DO have them. I think the Republicans want us to stop having sex!
Okay, guys, you win. I’ll take up a vow of chastity and consent to regular examinations to make sure I’m not playing around… As soon as Mark Foley… And Ted Haggart… And Larry Craig… and…
Oh, sht! I’m sorry. I guess GAY sex IS okay! Thanks, Republicans! Time for me to go find a bath-house.
October 18th, 2007 at 9:46 pm“We are deeply disappointed…..for a second time—. Was Keroack confirmed? So much for the disappointment strategy.
Comment by woodguy — October 18, 2007 @ 9:31 pm
Reminds me of the scene in “Aliens” where the troops are stripped of firepower, against a deadly menace and one trooper pipes up, Frost: “What the hell are we supposed to use man? Harsh language?”
The dems mistook this as a completely viable option…
October 18th, 2007 at 10:01 pmAccomplish nothing, investigate everything seems to be their goal.
Comment by TCDon — October 18, 2007 @ 10:11 pm
Seems TCD has a reading comprehension problem. Wonder what planet he currently resides on?
October 18th, 2007 at 10:15 pmOOOoooh, a scary letter….I’m sure shrub is quaking in his boots…NOT.
Are there any other options for these lawmakers besides the the scary letter?
October 18th, 2007 at 10:19 pm.
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How about a hold on this appointment? She’s not qualified to clean my bathroom.
“Deeply disappointed” is when your date doesn’t show up for a concert you really don’t want to see and he’s ugly anyway.
She is really authorizing babies after rape and death after unprotected sex with an infected person.
Will this nightmare ever be over? Can real people take over now?
But thanks to the Dem Reps who have spoken up.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:22 pmMWG: I see the paid are among us or else you are really stupid and male. Go away and don’t come back.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:27 pmTypical Lib-obstructionism. No wonder their approval rating is down to 11% and falling. Accomplish nothing, investigate everything seems to be their goal.
Comment by TCDon — October 18, 2007 @ 10:11 pm
Typical troll blather. No wonder no one takes them seriously. Accomplish nothing, lie about everything seems to be their goal.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:28 pmI think the point sorta went right over TCDon’s head. I guess that’s what happens when you shoot from the hip.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:35 pmThe Bush administration has no one left to place in these positions. I can’t blame people for desiring distance from this toxic group. You’re right about the disinfectant to rid our government of the built-up toxicity when this gang leaves.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:40 pmTCDon: By any chance, does the “TC” in your moniker refer to being “totally clueless”?? I presume so from the ridiculousness of your post……either that or “totally corrupt”, “totally conspicuous, or totally crocked”??
October 18th, 2007 at 10:41 pmTake your pick, Don. I suspect that all 4 descriptive adjectives could apply. You’re also obviously out there in the stratosphere if you believe the Right is gaining power; they won’t be in power again for at least a decade and a half. Look at the numbers in case you need something legitimate to espouse.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:42 pmTotally Clueless Don: Just whose approval rating are you spewing here? When they poll people, they are not asking them about the dems in congress exclusively; they’re polling feelings on the entire group - Repukes included. Your numbers are bogus.
And don’t look now but the main reason for the abysmal numbers granted to congress these days is their “failure to bring all of the criminals in the Republican party and administration to justice” which was the mandate of the midterms. It has more to do with the democrats not ridding Washington of the corrupt Repukes than anything else.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:45 pmThe inference that the low numbers in Congress is an accolade for the Grand Old Perverts Party is moronic. It has everything to do with the fact that there are still some very sick, twisted Repukes still getting away with their chicanery.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:47 pmis anyone else curious where he gets the names for these appointments?
i mean, what favors and/or debt is owed, to whom?
what is her connection to the regime?
October 18th, 2007 at 10:53 pm?
You are right, that is an even better description of the Reid/Pelosi gang of MoveOnocrats. The pendulum is swinging Right. All but the 11%ers can see that.
Comment by TCDon — October 18, 2007 @ 10:31 pm
BAHAHA, I’m not sure what’s more sad, that you BELIEVE this, or that you’d be stupid enough to SAY IT IN PUBLIC!!!
BAHAHAHAHA
October 18th, 2007 at 10:54 pmBHAAHAHAHAHA
Typical Lib-obstructionism. No wonder their approval rating is down to 11% and falling. Accomplish nothing, investigate everything seems to be their goal.
Comment by TCDon — October 18, 2007 @ 10:11 pm
When you can’t face reality you MAKE IT UP, just like that FAKE STATISTIC!!! WOW, now THAT was a STUPID POST on your part Don Dumbwand!
October 18th, 2007 at 10:55 pmTCDon is in the 24%, he has no standing. Ignore his ignorant blathering.
October 18th, 2007 at 11:53 pmCheck out this article… I know the progressives can mobilize… and this is exactly what has been demanded on this very site over and over…
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ naomi-wolf/ finally-action-ron-pau_b_69042.html
October 18th, 2007 at 11:59 pmRon Paul? Action? He’s an anarchists, we aren’t THAT STUPID ggibson1, even if you are!
October 19th, 2007 at 12:05 amThe “half-truth†of course is the REASON congress is at 11 percent.
And that reason has been reported by the press over and over and over.
The reason is the congress hasn’t stood up to Bush, who the people hate.
Comment by BARTLEBEE — October 18, 2007 @ 11:57 pm
Not to mention that when the question is asked with respect to party, Congresional Democrats typically receive much higher marks than Republicans — sometimes twice as much.
But I’m sure the Rpublicans united stance against poor kids this week will really goose their approval ratings.
October 19th, 2007 at 12:09 amRon Paul? Action? He’s an anarchists, we aren’t THAT STUPID ggibson1, even if you are!
Comment by republicans hate facts — October 19, 2007 @ 12:05 am
Ron Paul is a libertarian, not an anarchist. You might at least take the time to read the bill he’s introducing before you call the person who posted it “stupid.”
October 19th, 2007 at 12:16 amRon Paul is a libertarian, not an anarchist. You might at least take the time to read the bill he’s introducing before you call the person who posted it “stupid.â€
Comment by impeachcheneythenbush — October 19, 2007 @ 12:16 am
That’s the same thing!
October 19th, 2007 at 12:17 amRHF - definition of anarchist:
1. a person who advocates or believes in anarchy or anarchism.
2. a person who seeks to overturn by violence all constituted forms and institutions of society and government, with no purpose of establishing any other system of order in the place of that destroyed.
3. a person who promotes disorder or excites revolt against any established rule, law, or custom.
Definition of libertarian:
a person who advocates liberty, esp. with regard to thought or conduct.
2. a person who maintains the doctrine of free will (distinguished from necessitarian).
–adjective 3. advocating liberty or conforming to principles of liberty.
4. maintaining the doctrine of free will.
Hardly “the same thing.”
October 19th, 2007 at 12:24 amLibertarian =
No Schools
No FDA
No EPA
No HUD
No Welfare
No Social Security
No Medicare
No Medicaid
No Clean Air Act
No Product Safety Standards
etc., etc., etc.,
You say it isn’t anarchy, you’re very wrong!
October 19th, 2007 at 12:24 amAnd again RHF - read the bill.
October 19th, 2007 at 12:25 amCheck for yourself, sorry but what Ron Paul is calling for IS anarchy for a civilized society - PERIOD!
http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Criticism_of_libertarianism
October 19th, 2007 at 12:26 amAnd again RHF - read the bill.
Comment by impeachcheneythenbush — October 19, 2007 @ 12:25 am
And what did I say, aside from IRAQ, he’s a lunatic! Hero worshiping his is very misplaced! I agree with Ron Paul on most Iraq related issues - not the point.
October 19th, 2007 at 12:27 amTypical Lib-obstructionism.
Comment by TCDon — October 18, 2007 @ 10:11 pm
Rich coming from the twit who supports the president whose only way to remain relevant as of late is… vetoing.
October 19th, 2007 at 12:34 amI agree with Ron Paul’s stance on Iraq (and Iran) as well. Other than that, I don’t support him. However, the bill is an attempt to restore the Constitution’s checks and balances against government abuses, and includes repealing the Military Commissions Act of 2006, that the President’s power to gather foreign intelligence is subordinate to FISA, among other areas that we have all been concerned about. So I would suggest you read the bill.
October 19th, 2007 at 12:36 amShe’s already doin a heckuva job!
K R O N Y E S T
Administration
Ever.
October 19th, 2007 at 12:44 amictb, that’s a good goal, but it would require the primary driven GOP to vote for it to override a veto - it’s very unrealistic! I’m not saying he shouldn’t push it, I’m just saying that the political landscape is bleak for the bill’s prospects.
October 19th, 2007 at 12:45 amThe pendulum is swinging Right. All but the 11%ers can see that.
Comment by TCDon
http://cliffschecter.bravenewfilms.org/ blog/ 16357-this-must-be-a-joke?play=1
October 19th, 2007 at 12:58 amI would love to see the Commander in Chymp get impeached just as much as anyone. However, I have heard the arguement, that there just isn’t enough votes, and it would become a phracking media circus, about people’s nose hairs and shoes and stuff.
October 19th, 2007 at 1:33 am“I agree with Ron Paul’s stance on Iraq (and Iran) as well….”
Comment by impeachcheneythenbush — October 19, 2007 @ 12:36 am
What in the WORLD does that have to do with the topic of this thread: Lawmakers condemn Orr appointment?
October 19th, 2007 at 3:24 amAt least 124 killed in Bhutto attack
October 19th, 2007 at 4:17 amThis is almost as good as the Bushies appointing — although for a just a very short time — Dr. Norris Alderson, a veterinarian to be the head of the Office of Women’s Health in 2005.
When word got out the guy had a veterinarian background there was all kinds of hell raised and they withdrew his appointment.
October 19th, 2007 at 6:28 amEvery day I see more and more disappointing crap out of Washington. Bush et al could care less about Americans - unless they are in the millionaire stratosphere. People with money have all the healthcare they want; they pay for it all. They can get birth control and abortions at will. None of what this administraiton does affects them. It’s the 90+% of the remainder of the populace that is affected.
I feel like I am on a carnival ride. It’s ok for the first few minutes but the carni guy decides to play games and keep you on forever. I’ve long since emptied my stomach contents over this administration and am now waiting for someone to let me off this god awful ride. This is the worst nightmare I have ever had.
I often go to restaurants when I travel for work (which is always) and wind up interjecting why the dems can’t do anything. While it’s true (few people know of the obstructionism or the vote requirements or pretty much anything, to be honest), the dems have been a great disappointment.
I don’t understand what’s happening but none of it is good for us. When are they going to wake up and listen to the vast majority of people in this country? Are the Blackwater brown shirts going to haul them away if they do? Did that wiretapping pick up something-wicked-this-way-comes from each of our elected officials which is keeping them from actually doing something? Have they been threatened to a vacation at Gitmo? WTF?
October 19th, 2007 at 6:50 amOT:
CHRIS DODD ♥ US CONSTITUTION
October 19th, 2007 at 8:05 am.
You’d think with syphilis (*contracted from a Tijuana whore in a coked out binge in the early 80’s) eating his brain up, Bush would be supportive of preventative measures against such maladies.
-GSD
*Reasonable speculation based on Bush’s demeanor and actions.
October 19th, 2007 at 8:58 amTypical Lib-obstructionism. No wonder their approval rating is down to 11% and falling. Accomplish nothing, investigate everything seems to be their goal.
Comment by TCDon — October 18, 2007 @ 10:11 pm
This bizarre little rant doesn’t appear to have anything to do with the appointment of Susan Orr or the Congressional reaction — was this just something you needed to get off your chest? Feel better now?
I’d like to address some of your points:
“Typical Lib-obstructionism.”
– Empty point. If any kind of obstructionism is “typical”, it’s coming from the other side of the aisle. When somebody THIS UNQUALIFIED is appointed, an objection is reasonable. You know darn well that if an appointment was made of somebody YOU saw as obviously a bad fit (say, an ultra-pacifist Quaker to the position of Secretary of Defense), your people would be screaming bloody murder. Or maybe you really do see the executive branch as having unlimited power and you think the job of Congress is just to rubber-stamp everything. The concept of checks and balances must seem quaint to you. I’ll check in with you when we elect a Dem president in 2008 to see if you still feel the same way.
“No wonder their approval rating is down to 11% and falling.”
– I can find no poll that gives that figure. Did you just pull that out of some orifice somewhere? The latest poll I can find is a CBS poll taken October 12 - 16 that shows a 27% approval rating for Congress. The latest poll showing approval ratings for the separate parties in Congress is a Harris poll taken October 5 - 8 that puts Congressional Dems at 29% and Congressional Repubs at 19%. And we do this little dance EVERY SINGLE TIME you post some ridiculous figure. Get a clue.
“Accomplish nothing”…
– True, the 110th Congress hasn’t accomplished as much as we would have liked, mostly due to Repub obstructionism. But despite that, a fair amount HAS been accomplished — even if it’s not trumpeted in the media. Here’s the brag sheet so far:
http://democrats.senate.gov/ dpc/ dpc-new.cfm?doc_name=fs-110-1-165
“…investigate everything…”
October 19th, 2007 at 9:15 am– Nope. Just the things screaming to be investigated. Approaching telecom companies to conduct warrantless surveillance on their customers BEFORE 9/11. Firing U.S. Attorneys purely for political purposes. Endless appointments of unqualified cronies. Lying to America to get us into a war. No-bid contracts for presidential buddies. Conducting torture and lying about it. Outing a covert CIA agent to punish a political enemy. Voter caging and other voter disenfranchisement to influence elections. The list goes on and on. If this was a Dem president who did all this, I would expect Congressional Repubs to be fighting to get to the bottom of each and every one of these situations to determine if crimes, unconstitutional behavior, or abuse of power had been committed. They should, and they would.
You just boiled down progressive liberalism to its essence in one simple sentence.
Comment by jdc — October 19, 2007 @ 8:58 am
thanks for the thought, but we’d prefer to not rely on the judgement of hostile and disingenuous trolls to define a concept such as “progressive liberalism”. Not even sure what “progressive liberalism” is supposed to refer to, but I’m pretty sure it’s not what YOU would say it is.
October 19th, 2007 at 11:34 amThe troll dung problem is beginning to approach “pre-registration” levels.
I am convinced that TP needs to ban the trolls from posting, once it has been shown that their only intent is to derail the conversation from the topic.
The topic of this thread: Lawmakers condemn Orr appointment.
October 19th, 2007 at 11:53 amYou just boiled down progressive liberalism to its essence in one simple sentence.
Comment by jdc — October 19, 2007 @ 8:58 am
Try reading what I actually wrote. Idiot.
If it wasn’t for the utter stupidity of the right wingers and the fact that you are helping destroy our country, it MIGHT be laughable. But your stupidity and the effects of it do nothing positive for our country.
I am all for succession of red and blue states. When you come begging for a normal life, can I $hit on you like you are the vast majority of this country? IDIOT!
October 19th, 2007 at 1:15 pmAs troublesome as her views are on contraception, I am more disturbed by her position on child abuse. In 1999, Orr wrote a paper for the right-wing “Reason Public Policy Institute” titled “Child Protection at a Crossroads”. It can be found here. To summarize:
Given that her previous position for six years was the head of the Children’s Bureau, which is responsible for child abuse prevention, foster care, and adoption programs and had a budget of $7 billion dollars, I’m surprised that there wasn’t a huge outcry when she was appointed to that position.
October 21st, 2007 at 4:15 pm