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PAUL O'NEILL WON'T GO AWAY (Bush's reply tp O'Neil)
NEal Boortz ^
Posted on 01/27/2004 12:45:34 PM PST by Republican Red
PAUL O'NEILL WON'T GO AWAY
Fired former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill is in the news again. He now says that he stands by his criticism of the inner workings of the Bush administration, but regrets his "vivid language" is detracting from serious issues. He says that he hopes "this book will cause young people to aspire to improve our political process." Interesting. Not sure that that has to do with calling the President of the United States "a blind man in a room full of deaf people," but why sweat the small stuff.
And speaking of President Bush, he has finally made a statement about the Paul O'Neill controversy, and this is an absolute classic. Speaking at a dinner on Saturday night, the President said "What a stellar crowd. It looks like the index of Paul O'Neill's book. Let me say something about that book. Paul said I was disengaged because he talked to me for 45 minutes and I didn't say a word. I wasn't disengaged. I was bored as hell and my mother told me never to interrupt."
It's hard to argue with that. Politicians really should tell the truth more
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: pauloneill
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Comment #21 Removed by Moderator
To: manuelmpf
Interesting FIRST post ever.
Back to DU please........
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posted on
01/27/2004 1:21:58 PM PST
by
Republican Red
(Karmic hugs welcomed!)
To: manuelmpf
Shoo.
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posted on
01/27/2004 1:26:01 PM PST
by
Not A Snowbird
(Help...my grounded teenager is holding me hostage... send cookies!)
To: manuelmpf
You poor thing...
so sad...
To: manuelmpf; Constitution Day; dighton; hellinahandcart
Hold still, the kitties will be here momentarily.
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posted on
01/27/2004 1:34:07 PM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Come see the violence inherent in the system!)
To: SandyInSeattle
Oh, I'm sorry...didn't understand the word, chit?
To: cyncooper
wow, that's an interesting non sequitur...
To: Republican Red
You gotta love a plain-spoken Texan gifted with a salty sense of humor!!!!
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posted on
01/27/2004 1:40:20 PM PST
by
DrDeb
To: manuelmpf; Admin Moderator
You are in the chit now...
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posted on
01/27/2004 1:41:57 PM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Come see the violence inherent in the system!)
To: manuelmpf
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posted on
01/27/2004 1:42:10 PM PST
by
evets
(APPLAUSE)
To: Dog; Howlin; Two Thirds Vote Aye; Neets; lysie
Come join the fun .... :-)
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posted on
01/27/2004 1:42:18 PM PST
by
kayak
(Have you prayed for our President and our troops today?)
To: Tijeras_Slim
Hahaaa!
To: manuelmpf
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posted on
01/27/2004 1:43:41 PM PST
by
ilgipper
To: Tijeras_Slim; dighton; Constitution Day
I just checked its posts; it's one o' them Margaret Cho fans back for another round...
To: hellinahandcart
She has a fan?
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posted on
01/27/2004 1:45:59 PM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Come see the violence inherent in the system!)
To: hellinahandcart
YEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHH!
Mad Chow disease
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posted on
01/27/2004 1:47:28 PM PST
by
evets
(APPLAUSE)
To: hellinahandcart; kayak
You mean we have one of those "sleeper" accounts?
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posted on
01/27/2004 1:47:49 PM PST
by
Neets
(Complainers change their complaints, but they never reduce the amount of time spent in complaining.~)
To: manuelmpf
"Oh, I'm sorry...didn't understand the word, chit?"
"wow, that's an interesting non sequitur..."
. . . there are none so arrogant as those who have an inflated view of their own intellect! [Did you just complete a 100-level Philosophy, Psychology, or Poli Sci course?!]
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posted on
01/27/2004 1:47:50 PM PST
by
DrDeb
To: ilgipper
Yup and the quickest way to get rich is to steal...
Have you ever heard the phrase "short-term stimulus gimmick"?
O'Neill was advocating a modest tax cut to the middle class while holding tax rates on the wealthiest. Mr. Bush's irresponsible handling of fiscal policy coupled with the $87 billion to "re-build" Iraq (for which both Dems and Repubs share the blame) turned a $500 BILLION dollar surplus into a deficit that will be felt for generations to come.
Absolutely the economy took an upward turn after these tax cuts kicked in...that's EXACTLY what they were designed to do. Unfortunately it's rather like raiding the kids' college fund to pay for a new pool and spa..."Well, if we cut back on spending, we MIGHT be able to pay that cash back when Junior's ready for college."
To: DrDeb
Ah yes, case in point...
Actually, no...I graduated college many years ago.
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