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Should a commission be formed to investigate pre-911 obstruction by Democratic Senators?
April 8, 2004 | Vanity

Posted on 04/09/2004 6:38:57 AM PDT by syriacus

Could 9/11 have been prevented if Schumer and the Democratic Senators hadn't manhandled Ashcroft's confirmation? Did their obsession with the single issue, abortion, divert the Senate's attention from national security? Did Schumer's "shot across the bow" contribute, at all, to the disaster?

Two weeks of acrimonious hearings delayed Ashcroft's confirmation. What if Ashcroft had been able to spend those two weeks, instead, as head of the DOJ and the FBI?

What other obstructions did the Democrats throw in front of Bush's attempts to establish his administration?


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To: Ben Hecks
foot dragging

Very accurate. I'd like to use this phrase as the unofficial title for the commission when I refer to it.

The Foot-Dragging Commission.

Is that all right with you?

I'll just have to make sure that Donald Trump doesn't register the name.

21 posted on 04/09/2004 8:19:47 AM PDT by syriacus (Never forget. The Daschle-Schumer Gang obstructed organization of GWB's Administration --->9/11)
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To: TheDon
If you want the truth, just wait for Ann Coulter to write the sequel to "Treason".

I'd love to read the sequel.

22 posted on 04/09/2004 8:21:02 AM PDT by syriacus (Never forget. The Daschle-Schumer Gang obstructed organization of GWB's Administration --->9/11)
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To: petitfour
Well, as Condi pointed out multiple times yesterday, a good portion of the problems that prohibited the sharing of information between agencies was due to LAWs passed by Congress.

Yes. I should find her references to that in the transcript.

Even Clarke (shudder) mentioned foot-dragging. I should see if he mentions Congress in that regard.

23 posted on 04/09/2004 8:25:10 AM PDT by syriacus (Never forget. The Daschle-Schumer Gang obstructed organization of GWB's Administration --->9/11)
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To: syriacus
"Very accurate. I'd like to use this phrase as the unofficial title for the commission when I refer to it."

You have my permission but I think the Democrats actually have the copyright on Foot-Dragging. LOL!
24 posted on 04/09/2004 9:13:02 AM PDT by Ben Hecks
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To: syriacus; ravingnutter
Ravingnutter has several outstanding posts in the thread "Kerrey/Rice Clash; Ex-Nebraskan not satisfied with testimony". There are several lists of the actual dates of confirmation for many Bush appointees.

This link will take you directly to ravingnutter's first post (in that thread) which gives a good overview of the damage the Democrats inflicted on Bush's administration.

What the Democrats did in 2001 was way beyond "feckless."

It was perfidious.

25 posted on 04/10/2004 7:47:16 PM PDT by syriacus (Never forget. The Daschle-Schumer Gang obstructed organization of GWB's Administration --->9/11)
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To: syriacus
Direct Links to particular posts on another thread by ravingnutter:

Dates of State Department confirmations in 2001

Defense Department confirmations in 2001

Ravingnutter's post showing overview of confirmations, [Insight]

Clinton holdovers continued to run the U.S. intelligence community ...

While Senator Levin was holding up their appointments, the incoming Pentagon policy team had no legal or political authority to do their vital jobs -... [snip]

[this is merely an excerpt of ravingnutter's more-informative post]

26 posted on 04/12/2004 7:29:12 AM PDT by syriacus (MAMMOGATE: Ted Kennedy's pandering to women's groups who want to halt confirmation of Bush's judges.)
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