Newsview: Bush Gets Wins Under His Belt

AP ^ | July 28, 2005 | TOM RAUM

[Clemenza]

I know. This site is turning into the Art Bell show circa late 1999.

[Chuck54]

Democrats remained combative — but outmaneuvered.

I can live with that.

Yeah, me too. To guage whether it's good for America I just jog over to DU, check the reaction, smile, take a shower, send the GOP a small donation and go on with my life. Almost anything that makes DU unhappy is good for America.

DU is starkers about CAFTA passing, not because of any aftereffects but because it is seen as a Bush victory. :)

[EQAndyBuzz]

"CAFTA may have been a 'victory' for the White House, but it was a loss for America. "

CAFTA Will work as long as companies that are making things in China get incentives to move production to Central America.

[CharlesWayneCT]

I'll be glad in a couple of weeks when the CAFTA stuff fades away.

IN the meantime, I remind the sane republicans that spending capital means you spend it. If you could spend your "political capital" and still have numbers in the 50s, everybody would spend it.

Bush is a president who is willing to USE and SPEND his political capital, in the hopes that the investment leads to success which will replenish the capital.

Anybody know if ANWR drilling survived in the energy bill? I sure hope so, because even if it only has a few drops of oil I'll be happy just to see that stupid issue go away. There is no reason NOT to drill in ANWR.

[hedgetrimmer]

Its hard to call it a victory. It only passed by two votes after a significant amount of politicking after the vote was over,even though the republicans have a majorty in the house.

Also, if it were called a treaty, which it truly is, it would have had to meet the 2/3 majority, and would have never passed.

Lets make congress constitutional again. Get out of the WTO, and get rid of the USTR trade negotiating power granted to it by the unconstitutional WTO global trading system.

[pollyannaish]

LOL.

[hedgetrimmer]

Mr. Bush said that China's investment in South America was a postitive thing. He said that China is an important trading partner, and they need to expand their markets.

So who is selling out whom?

[Lone Red Ranger]

...and they thought this would be a typical 2nd term lame duck president...

Go George!

[conservative blonde]

No, drilling for oil in ANWR did not survive in the energy bill. One wonders just where the minds of our representatives are. This is just plain ignorance of reality.

[CollegeRepublicanNU]

Go MICHIGAN!!! YAY

[CollegeRepublicanNU]

Apparently the caribou...........

[patriciaruth]

Anybody know if ANWR drilling survived in the energy bill?

It did not survive, nor did imdemnification for MTPB.

ANWR, rumor has it, will be tucked into another bill later this year.

[Originalist]

Mr. Bush can't very well come out and say the Chinese are a huge threat that we have to counteract whenever we get the chance now can he? I know that all of us would like for spades to always be called spades, but in real world politics, that would be stupid.

[Fledermaus]

While his centerpiece proposal to restructure Social Security continues to languish,

What proposal? His "proposal" is "I'm ready to discuss all ideas but I really think personal accounts are a good idea". That's about it.

The reason it "languishes" in Congress is because they, on both sides, are cowards.

[hedgetrimmer]

Mr. Bush can't very well come out and say the Chinese are a huge threat that we have to counteract whenever we get the chance now can he?

The Chinese do it to us all the time. They threaten to nuke our cities, and they mean it.

Americans would feel a lot more secure if Mr. Bush would acknowledge the serious position the last 3 presidents have put us in, with respect to China.

I don't buy it that he is just being a politician.

In addition, the new head of his economic council ADMITTED a few days ago that now that China is floating the yuan, we are going to be really hurt by rising prices from their goods. More startling was his admission that America was going to have to start manufacturing more of the goods we use ourselves. Isn't that great from an administration that keeps signing trade agreements, the latest being CAFTA that ASSURES that America cannot retain its manufacturing capabilities?