Posted on 11/29/2003 7:37:52 AM PST by thesummerwind
Edited on 11/29/2003 9:29:46 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Moderator note: I know it's going to be tough, but, please watch the calls for violence against this creature.
In a demoralizing message to U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq, visiting New York Sen. Hillary Clinton told them that Americans back home are growing increasingly skeptical of President Bush's decision to send them into battle.
Describing two meetings with G.I.s over turkey dinners in Baghdad, Sen. Clinton told reporters later that soldiers wanted to know "how the people at home feel about what we are doing."
Clinton said she told the troops, "Americans are wholeheartedly proud of what you are doing but there are many questions at home about the (Bush) administration's policies."
She also suggested that the U.S. could eventually loose the war in Iraq, contending, "We have to exert all of our efforts militarily, but the outcome is not assured."
Despite her sour pronouncements, the former first lady insisted that the soldiers were just as glad to see her as they were President Bush, whose surprise visit less than 24-hours earlier was greeted with standing ovations.
"It's a positive for the commander-in-chief to visit troops in the field," Clinton told reporters, adding, "the troops [also] seemed to appreciate seeing myself."
Speaking from a secure location just over the Kuwaiti border, Mrs. Clinton launched one verbal salvo after another at the White House, arguing that Bush officials had been "obsessed" with getting Saddam Hussein and saying the perception blinded them to the difficulties of deposing his regime.
"The Pentagon tried to make do with as few troops as possible, as light a footprint as they could get away with," Clinton said. "Now, we're playing catchup . . . Unfortunately, I don't think they fully appreciated the conditions we would encounter."
The top Democrat also reprised her charge that the White House is being less than candid when it comes to apprising the American people of the costs of the war.
"The obstacles and problems here are much greater than the administration usually admits to," she said, adding, "Everybody has to be honest."
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I N A S S E M B L Y
February 6, 2003
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Introduced by M. of A. TOWNSEND -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ACAM-
PORA, KOLB, OAKS, PRENTISS, RAIA, WIRTH -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Governmental Operations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing the addition of a new article 20 to the constitution, in
relation to providing for recall of certain public officials
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That article 20 of the
2 constitution be renumbered article 21 and a new article 20 be added to
3 read as follows:
4 ARTICLE XX
5 RECALL
6 SECTION 1. EVERY STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIAL MAY BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE
7 AT ANY TIME BY THE ELECTORS ENTITLED TO VOTE FOR A SUCCESSOR OF SUCH
8 INCUMBENT, THROUGH THE PROCEDURE AND IN THE MANNER HEREIN PROVIDED FOR,
9 WHICH PROCEDURE SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE RECALL, AND IS IN ADDITION TO ANY
10 OTHER METHOD OF REMOVAL PROVIDED BY LAW.
11 S 2. THE PROCEDURE HEREUNDER TO EFFECT THE REMOVAL OF AN INCUMBENT OF
12 SUCH STATEWIDE ELECTIVE PUBLIC OFFICE SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
* * *
S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
18 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
19 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
20 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
21 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election. The ONLY obstacle and problem the Administration has is the constant, endless, unstopping lying of this worthless waste of space and the rest of the Democrat party in DC!!!!!!!
It would be fun, indeed, if our President had her and all like her hauled off in handcuffs for sedition. Like he said, "If you are not with us, you are against us!" The Democrats are obviously against us.............
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