Posted on 07/07/2007 7:34:22 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Bush rips Democratic lawmakers' failures
By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer 19 minutes ago
President Bush accused Democratic lawmakers on Saturday of being unable to live up to their duties, citing Congress' inability to pass legislation to fund the federal government.
"Democrats are failing in their responsibility to make tough decisions and spend the people's money wisely," Bush said in his weekly radio address. "This moment is a test."
The White House has said the failure of a broad immigration overhaul was proof that Democratic-controlled Capitol Hill cannot take on major issues. "We saw this with immigration, and we're seeing it with some other issues where Congress is having an inability to take on major challenges," said spokesman Tony Fratto.
The main reason the immigration measure died, however, was staunch opposition from Bush's own base — conservatives. The president could not turn around members of his own party despite weeks of intense effort.
The immigration bill was the top item on Bush's domestic agenda. With its demise, Bush was left to focus on the annual appropriations process and reining in federal spending.
Twelve annual spending bills dole out approximately one-third of the federal budget. They must be passed each year by Congress, before the Oct. 1 start of the new fiscal year, but lawmakers began considering this year's batch just in mid-June. The House has passed half and the full Senate has not yet taken up any.
"Democrats have a chance to prove they are for open and transparent government by working to complete each spending bill independently and on time," Bush said. "I urge Democrats in Congress to step forward now and pass these bills one at a time. "
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They're called 'archives'. Search 'em yourself. We ain't here to do your homework for you.
And THIS conservative has had enough of Bush bashing from “conservatives”.
Well babe, don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya.
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Good to hear. Let’s hope we can make the Bush tax cuts permanent.
We don’t elect members to Congress to do the will of the President or what is good for the entire country. We elect them to represent the views of their district and to vote as their constituents would want them to vote. If a Congressman knows that their is a vote up, and it would be something that would be for the good of the nation, and if it fails, it could harm the nation as a whole, but it is unpopular at home, well, if he puts the national good above what his constitutents want, he deserves to be defeated.
By the same token, if there is something up that will hurt the nation, but benefit their home area, to be quite honest, if they don’t put what benefits their home area above what is best for the nation, they are failing in their responsibilites to the people who elected them.
And they ceetainly aren’t there to be the national rubber stamp for any executive. And if the voters of a district don’t particularly like the President at the time, then, their representatives have a duty to tear into said President. Just because the President today is someone I voted for doesn’t make this less true than it was when Clinton was in office.
Besides, gridlock is good for the country, cause it ensures no major harm cna be done.
Draft dodger? That was Clinton. Try to keep it straight.
Laurie, the question to ask the conservative inactivists that plan to bash bush and stay home in 2008 to teach the GOP a lesson is thus:
Conservatives had to fight Bush on Amnesty, Ports, Harriet Miers, and won....but how much influence will conservatives have with a Hillary/Obama presidency?
I suppose they think if they bash and slander him enough it will make the liberals more appealing....LOL.... Not EVER going to happen.
Utter nonsense!
Jennifer Loven's husband was an advisor to John Kerry's campaign....read her "news" reports with that in mind!
Bush is a short-timer so I don’t think that many are going to be listening to him especially after his immigration boondoggle.
“Sorry, W - we gave you plenty of chances. Your words are empty now...”
I guess you now support the dims spending? When a man is right, one should give credit where it is due.
LLS
Pres. Bush's position on immigration hasn't changed over the years. However, conservatives made it a huge issue just recently and they are pretending Pres. Bush blind-sided them.
They elected him. If they didn't like his position on child-left-behind and prescription drugs also they shouldn't have elected him because these were also his positions.
However, his positions were also tax cuts, pro-life positions, defense initiatives. He has wonderfully performed on these also yet many conservatives continue to call Bush a traitor, RINO, liar, etc. etc. But overall he has largely done what he said he would do...the platform he was elected on.
The "all Bush's fault" cabal has taken over here. No wonder so many have left FR.
Well said.
They know just what language to use to make conservatives angry at Bush.
And conservatives swallow these media tricks all the time.
Lazy because you want someone else to do your homework. Sounds like you’re a lefty.
Yup...you are of like mind with ole commie Dan Rather. He says Pres. Bush dodged the draft also.
no child-left-behind = prescription drugs = amnesty = FALSE EQUIVALENCIES.
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