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Republican National Committee ^ | December 7, 2004

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President Bush, November 4, 2004: “I've earned capital in this election -- and I'm going to spend it for what I told the people I'd spend it on, which is -- you've heard the agenda: Social Security and tax reform, moving this economy forward, education, fighting and winning the war on terror.” (President George W. Bush, Press Conference, 11/4/04)

The House (336-75) And The Senate (89-2) Have Now Both Passed The Conference Report For The Intelligence Reorganization Bill By Large Margins. (S. 2845, Roll Call Vote #544: Adopted 336-75, 12/7/04; S. 2845, Roll Call Vote #216: Adopted 89-2, 12/8/04)

WHAT DOUBTING DEMOCRATS
HAD SAID BEFORE …

Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV): President Bush “Has Said He Has Power” And “Should Use His Power.” (NBC’s “Meet The Press,” 12/5/04)

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA): “[Republicans’] Inability To Overhaul Our Intelligence System Is A Staggering Failure … Republicans Control The House, The Senate, And The White House, And The Blame For This Failure Is Theirs Alone…” (Rep. Nancy Pelosi, “Pelosi: ‘Republican Inability To Pass 9/11 Bill A Staggering Failure’,” Press Release, 11/20/04)

WHAT SKEPTICAL PUNDITS HAD SAID BEFORE…

CNN’s Lou Dobbs: “[T]he President… Interceded Directly With The Congress And The Holdouts And The Conference Committee… And Simply Failed… What In The World Make Us Think That There Would Be Any Different Result This Time?” (CNN’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” 12/1/04)

The Boston Globe’s Thomas Oliphant: President Bush “Had His Chance [To Push Intelligence Reform] When Congress Began Its Postelection Work This Month After The Election And Blew It.” (Thomas Oliphant, Op-Ed, “Bush Push Needed On 9/11 Reform,” The Boston Globe, 11/30/04)

CNN’S Paula Zahn: “The President Hits A Roadblock On Intelligence Reform And Finds The Barricades Manned By Fellow Republicans.” (CNN’s “Paula Zahn Now,” 11/23/04)

WHAT EDITORIAL BOARDS HAD SAID BEFORE…

Sarasota Herald-Tribune: “Maybe The President Doesn’t Have The ‘Political Capital’ That He Claimed To Have Won Through His Re-Election.” (Editorial, “Failure Of Leadership,” Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 11/23/04)

The New York Times: “There’s Talk Now About Passing Some Version Of The Bill Next Month. As Much As We Want Real Intelligence Reform, That’s A Bad Idea If Mr. Bush Is Still Not Ready To Step Up.” (Editorial, “A Truly Lame Duck,” The New York Times, 11/23/04)

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: “President George W. Bush Speaks Often Of His Leadership In The War On Terrorism And His Newly Won Political Capital. Yet The President Has Failed To Use That Leadership And Capital To Win Passage Of An Intelligence Reform Bill Supported By The 9/11 Commission.” (Editorial, “Wanted: Leadership,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 11/23/04)

The [Albany] Times Union:“One Thing Is Clear: If Mr. Bush Fails To Make Good On His Promise To Get This Measure Passed By Next Month, He Will Have Missed An Opportunity To Prove That He Will Be More Than A Lame Duck In His Next Term.” (Editorial, “Who’s In Charge,” The [Albany] Times Union, 11/23/04)

 

[West Coast Conservative]

Misunderestimated once again.