Posted on 12/12/2005 10:19:50 AM PST by ncountylee
-- If the Bay State senators could hang an ornament on the Pentagon Christmas tree, it would be pink.
A pink slip, that is, for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
Democratic Senators Edward Kennedy and John Kerry called for Rumsfeld's resignation last week, following a speech at John Hopkins University in which Rumsfeld defended the war in Iraq and critiqued the mainstream media's war coverage.
"We've arrived at a strange time in this country where the worst about America and our military seems to so quickly be taken as truth by the press," Rumsfeld said.
As an example, Rumsfeld later pointed to stories revealing a Pentagon program that reportedly paid a contractor to pay Iraqi newspapers to print positive stories about the U.S. effort in Iraq. The stories apparently were written by the contractors and published as news.
"That story has been pounded in the media," Rumsfeld said. "And the problem is the story goes out all over the world, over and over and over again. And we're still trying to find out what the facts are."
The senators, though, seemed more apt to believe the press than Rumsfeld.
"We need a fresh start at the Pentagon for the good of American troops, so brave Americans stop paying the terrible price of this defense secretary's mistakes," Kerry said.
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"Democratic Senators Edward Kennedy and John Kerry called for Rumsfeld's resignation last week, following a speech at John Hopkins University in which Rumsfeld defended the war in Iraq and critiqued the mainstream media's war coverage"
That's right, 'cause Freedom of Speech ONLY applies to them!!
Oh, NO!!!!! The President and Secretary of Defense have lost the confidence and support from the Massachusetts delegation to the Senate! What will the Bush Administration do????? Maybe Massachusetts will start the secession process! Oh, MY!
Mop buckets.. big ole mop bucket glasses.
Teddy Kennedy and John Kerry want to see Rumsfeld out? Why is this news? They ALWAYS both wanted to see Rumsfeld removed from his post. Without Rumsfeld, George W. Bush would lose a certain degree of credibility, which is the objective these Dem'crats have in mind. And if Rumsfeld could be removed on their demand alone, how much would that further erode the position of the Bush Administration?
Hey, that's a good picture of him.
I imagine at least one of the Representatives would too..
Kerry
Klan
ah geez. visual picture making me sick! don't go there, PaulaB, please.
I like that! "White Flag Democrats"
No more Blue Dog democrats - I guess they have died off or sided with the traitors.
LOL
thought I would spice up your Monday ;)
One wonders how long she survived in that air bubble... as Teddy consulted with his family on what to do.
was the post suppose to be empty?? or is some censoring program here at work blocking it?
Better idea: Massachusetts resigns from the Union.
First one didn't take. Second and third one did.
That was my first thought. Kerry and Kennedy want Rumsfeld to resign. Uh, you two go first. OK?
"Is that a black panther?"
Not sure, but I believe that is H. Rap Brown, who took the mooselimb name of Shiminy Shiminy Bip Bop Baloolah, or some such crap, and is now doing life for murdering a sheriff's deputy.
I'd sure like to know when the voters in Mass are actually going to releave these two idiots from their positions. And, furthermore, why haven't the Republicans put someone up against them? I wouldn't care if it were Barney, the purple dinosaur, at this point.
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