Posted on 08/07/2005 9:05:03 AM PDT by rdb3
Don't these people have a job? /sarcasm
I don't want Presidente Bush impeached, just motivated. He came to office with a plan for Iraq, which as I recall from my time in the Gulf in the 90's existed prior to his election. He will travel the country pimping SS reform to the yawning masses, but he won't do a thing with the border.
Supplied info re memos were COPIES. 'nuff said.
Hinchey is a total wack job.
Cheney ain't gonna run. I wish he had in 2000. Smart and tough. Great resume. He and Rummy was my ticket of choice.
It certainly does seem that Bush needs some convincing on the border control issue. Put the pressure on any way possible.
Bush better start working on his defense of "it's just about sex" to help ward off those high and mighty dems!
Monday, May 23, 2005
DEM CONGRESSMAN BLAMES "REPUBLICAN SPIN” FOR $161,000 IN JUNKET MONEY
ITHACA"New York State Congressman Maurice Hinchey, recently under fire for “racking up a stunning $161,393 [in free travel] footed by special-interest groups,” is excusing his actions by blaming “Republican spin.” But a non-partisan group tells a different story.
Writing in the Ithaca Journal, Hinchey, claims that his trips, to such places as Rome, Shanghai and Morocco, are ethical because he does not consider the groups that footed the bills to be lobbyists:
"[A]ll of my privately funded trips abroad have been sponsored by well-known and highly regarded non-partisan, non-profit organizations that are dedicated to informing public policy.”
Therefore, Hinchey blames “Republican spin” for his reputation as “New York's king of comped travel.”
However, according to the non-partisan website, PoliticalMoneyLine, this does not, as Hinchey implies, mean that the groups are unaffiliated with lobbyists:
"There is no legal prohibition to prevent a lobbyist from serving on the board of these organizations, and in some cases lobbyists may encourage a client to contribute to the non-profit. In some cases, serving on a non-profit's board permits the lobbyist to participate in the sponsored event or travel for Members of Congress."
In defending his actions, Hinchey also fails to mention that, while all of his foreign travel is funded by “non-partisan, non-profit organizations,” his domestic travel is not.
For example, PoliticalMoneyLine reports, in December, 2003, Hinchey traveled to Naples, Florida, as guest of the American Shipbuilding Association, racking up nearly $1800, in meals and lodging in that resort community.
Hinchey closes his defense of this travel by stating he plans to travel to Ithaca soon, to hold a “community forum” and meet with Ithaca Journal editors. No word yet on which “non-partisan” group will be footing the bill.
Then Helen Thomas would be history.....Yahoooo(jumps up and clicks heels together, metaphorically speaking.)
I was going to mention that too but decided to leave it out for the sake of brevity. I’m glad you brought it up. Because Cheney does not want to become president, that very reason would make him a great leader.
Between that lying protesting at Crawford woman, and the "let's vote against our own interests and show everyone how pure we are" crowd I'm feeling a little testy today.
Acorns are nuts. Buckeyes are nuts--and poisonous to humans.
Suger tities?
The reporter admitted that he retyped the memos "to protect the source" and destroyed the originals.
If the originals do not exist, the memos are completely worthless.
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/004746.php
"Until tonight, however, no one questioned the authenticity of the documents provided by the Times of London. That has now changed, as Times reporter Michael Smith admitted that the memos he used are not originals, but retyped copies (via LGF and CQ reader Sapper):
The eight memos — all labeled "secret" or "confidential" — were first obtained by British reporter Michael Smith, who has written about them in The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times.
Smith told AP he protected the identity of the source he had obtained the documents from by typing copies of them on plain paper and destroying the originals.
The AP obtained copies of six of the memos (the other two have circulated widely). A senior British official who reviewed the copies said their content appeared authentic. He spoke on condition of anonymity because of the secret nature of the material.
Tancredo in '08
Sorry...SUGAR tities....
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