Posted on 01/21/2004 3:41:57 PM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection
Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo charged Wednesday that President Bush made Saddam Hussein the U.S.'s number one target in the war on terror in part because his family had business dealings with relatives of Osama bin Laden. On hand to discuss the 2004 presidential election at a 21 Club breakfast with a panel of guests that included "60 Minutes" correspondent Leslie Stahl, radio host Monica Crowley, Democratic consultant Robert Zimmerman and commentator Bay Buchanan, Cuomo excoriated Bush for mishandling both the economy and the war on terror, complaining at one point: "Who's winning the war on terrorism? The whole world is mad at us." Then, addressing Bush in absentia, the former New York governor railed: "You killed 60,000 Iraqis - most of them innocent - to start that war in Iraq. You lost 1,000 American men and women to start that war in Iraq - when the real war on terrorism was against Osama bin Laden, something that you knew well, whose family you had dealt with in Saudi Arabia." Sounding eager to rejoin the political battle, the retired Democratic Party elder statesman continued to blast Bush: "You left that battle and left al Qaeda there to fight a tyrant who was a pushover for us. And you're going to tell me you think the war on terror was a good thing?" Asked to explain his claim that President Bush had dealings with the bin Ladens, Cuomo cited a New York Times report that noted that both Bush's father and members of bin Laden's family belonged to the Carlyle Group, a global investment company. "The story astonished me," Cuomo said. "There's no question that Osama bin Laden's family was invested in Carlyle, Carlyle was invested in Mideast oil and everybody knows it. And so was the first president Bush."
Good grief. I don't care who is mad at us. They can stay mad for all I care. I suspect the mad ones are those who had something to lose when we declared war on terrorists and those who harbor or do business with them. As for who is winning the war on terror, like President Bush said, it will be a long war but at this time our acomplishments speak for themselves. Those successes are worth noting: no attacks on U.S. soil in the 28 months since 9-11, the Taliban is no longer a treat to anyone in Afghanistan, Saddam is in prison, his 2 sons dead, over 50 million people in Iraq and Afghanistan are now free to have lunch anywhere ---- just the same as Cuomo does, Libya has caved, 10 ABM silos in Alaska are now under construction as a safeguard against a North Korean nuke strike, our commercial pilots can now be armed, we've tracked down and cut off much of the funding that supported terrorists and will continue to do so. There is much left to be done but by anyone's estimation we have come a long way in a relatively short time. Still, I have no illusions that Al-Queda (sp) or bin Laden loyalists or Osama himself won't try to carry out another spectacular attack on America. I feel certain they have tried and will try again. They are cunning, fanatical and they want to kill all of us, so we must remain vigilent.
I suppose this is but the begining of the BinnLaden gate.
The Democrats are really desperate now.
The day he was born. His brain was damaged during the birth process.
ANDY (CUOMO) SLAMS 'LOST' DEMS OVER 9/11
October 22, 2003 -- ALBANY - In a scathing rebuke to his own party, Andrew Cuomo is charging that Democrats are "lost in time," often appear "bloodless, soulless and clueless," and have "fumbled" their role in the post-9/11 world. What's more, Cuomo is praising President Bush "for recognizing the challenge of 9/11 and rising to it."
When will (if ever) the Pubbies and Dubya retaliate and hit back HARDER?? And where it HURTS??
These three are such soft targets.
| Arthur Levitt Senior Advisor New York, NY
Arthur Levitt joined The Carlyle Group in May 2001 as Senior Advisor to the firm. He advises Carlyle management on strategic business matters as well as Carlyle Asset Management Group on its business and investing activities. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Levitt was the 25th Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. First appointed by President Clinton in July 1993, the President re-appointed Chairman Levitt to a second five-year term in May 1998. On September 9, 1999, he became the longest-serving Chairman of the Commission. He left the Commission on February 9, 2001. Investor protection was Chairman Levitt's top priority. Throughout his tenure at the Commission, Chairman Levitt worked to educate, empower and protect America's investors – now more than 50 million strong. Early in his tenure, Chairman Levitt created the Office of Investor Education and Assistance and established a web site, which allows the public free and easy access to corporate filings and investor education materials. In the past seven years, Chairman Levitt has conducted more than 40 investor town meetings throughout the country to listen to the concerns of investors and to give them tips on safe and wise participation in the securities markets. Before joining the Commission, Mr. Levitt owned Roll Call, a newspaper that covers Capitol Hill. From 1989 to 1993, he served as the Chairman of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, and from 1978 to 1989, he was the Chairman of the American Stock Exchange. Prior to joining the Amex, Mr. Levitt worked for 16 years on Wall Street. Mr. Levitt graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Williams College in 1952 before serving for two years in the Air Force. |
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