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Budget committee chair will vote against Nussle [Bush appointee]
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Online ^
| Updated September 04. 2007 3:13PM
| E. Michael Myers
Posted on 09/04/2007 1:37:43 PM PDT by newgeezer
WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Senate Budget Committee said today he will vote against the nomination of Jim Nussle of Iowa as White House budget chief.
Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., voted in favor of the nomination in committee "to move the process forward." Conrad said he would oppose the Nussle nomination on the Senate floor Tuesday to protest the fiscal policies of President Bush.
"I do not make this decision lightly," Conrad said. "This is not a vote against Mr. Nussle personally. But I refuse to have my vote for Mr. Nussle portrayed as a sign of support for the president's failed fiscal policy."
TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa; US: North Dakota
KEYWORDS: 110th; budget; committee; house; kentconrad; nussle; obstructionistdems; whitehouse
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You may disagree but, I decided the House Budget cmte. chair flipping on a White House appointee for political purposes rises to the level of Breaking News.
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posted on
09/04/2007 1:37:48 PM PDT
by
newgeezer
To: newgeezer
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posted on
09/04/2007 1:39:59 PM PDT
by
Suzy Quzy
To: newgeezer
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posted on
09/04/2007 1:40:33 PM PDT
by
Tarpon
To: newgeezer
Conrad is in the Senate. He gives me the creeps. an apparachik.
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posted on
09/04/2007 1:43:13 PM PDT
by
ClaireSolt
(Have you have gotten mixed up in a mish-masher?)
To: newgeezer
oppose the Nussle nomination on the Senate floor Tuesday to protest the fiscal policies of President Bush.
According to that philosophy no nominees could ever be approved when the president and at least one party of congress are controlled by different political parties.
This is the reason Washington decided the party spirit would injure America.
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posted on
09/04/2007 1:43:37 PM PDT
by
xzins
(Retired Army Chaplain And Proud of It! Those who support the troops will pray for them to WIN!)
To: newgeezer
Conrad is in the Senate. He gives me the creeps. an apparatchik.
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posted on
09/04/2007 1:43:45 PM PDT
by
ClaireSolt
(Have you have gotten mixed up in a mish-masher?)
To: newgeezer
oppose the Nussle nomination on the Senate floor Tuesday to protest the fiscal policies of President Bush.
CORRECTION: According to that philosophy no nominees could ever be approved when the president and Senate are controlled by different political parties.
This is the reason Washington decided the party spirit would injure America.
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posted on
09/04/2007 1:44:50 PM PDT
by
xzins
(Retired Army Chaplain And Proud of It! Those who support the troops will pray for them to WIN!)
To: ClaireSolt
Conrad is in the Senate.Oops, you're right. My bad.
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posted on
09/04/2007 1:44:55 PM PDT
by
newgeezer
(Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary.)
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To: newgeezer
House Budget cmte. chair flipping on a White House appointee for political purposes... In this case, more like "flipping OFF".
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posted on
09/04/2007 1:45:08 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
(Nothing is better than eternal happiness. A ham sandwich is better than nothing. Therefore...)
To: rfp1234
Dems kneejerk oppose anything Bush does as he is not a Dem.
Repubs lack enthusiams for much of what Bush does as he is not a Repub.
Hard to get anything done when you piss off everyone.
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posted on
09/04/2007 1:51:09 PM PDT
by
OldArmy52
(Bush's Legacy: 100 million new Dem voters in next 20 yrs via the 2007 Amnesty Act.)
To: OldArmy52
Hard to get anything done when you piss off everyone.
Especially when you hand the congress to your opponents
I knew compassionate conservatism was bad news when it came out in the 2000 primaries but didn't think it would get this bad
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posted on
09/04/2007 1:56:54 PM PDT
by
uncbob
(m first)
To: newgeezer
"I do not make this decision lightly," Conrad said. "This is not a vote against Mr. Nussle personally. But I refuse to have my vote for Mr. Nussle portrayed as a sign of support for the president's failed fiscal policy."Translation: My party leaders ordered me to do this. I must obey them.
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posted on
09/04/2007 2:03:15 PM PDT
by
lowbridge
("We control this House, not the parliamentarians!” -Congressman Steny Hoyer (D))
To: newgeezer
>>You may disagree but, I decided the House Budget cmte. chair flipping on a White House appointee for political purposes rises to the level of Breaking News.<<
I don’t disagree about breaking news.
I do think the President should get whatever advisers he wants.
But if a senator opposes someone who is not unqualified this is the fair way to do it. Get them out of committee so they get an up or down vote by the whole Senate.
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posted on
09/04/2007 2:08:26 PM PDT
by
gondramB
(Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words)
To: lowbridge
Translation: My party leaders ordered me to do this. I must obey them. Deeper interpretation: "She Who Must Not Be Named has my FBI file."
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posted on
09/04/2007 2:22:37 PM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(This tagline in memory of FReeper 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub)
To: ClaireSolt
A lot of Democratic Senators give me the creeps.
Schumer, Kennedy, Boxer, Feinstein, Levin, Obama, Clinton, etc.
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posted on
09/04/2007 2:24:12 PM PDT
by
golfisnr1
(Democrats are like roaches - hard to get rid of.)
To: newgeezer
Conrad needs to STFU and get back to taking Indian casino money via Abramhoff.
To: ClaireSolt
The most dangerous place in the world is between Conrad and a silly chart (sort of like another dangerous place, between Schumer and a camera), LOL!
Conrad should go back to his main business: taking dirty lobbying andf PAC money to keep his bought-and-paid-for Senate seat. He sure doesn’t represent the people of ND. Did you see his vote on the shamnesty bill?
I’ll always remember Conrad’s enthusiastic approval for Tiny Tommy’s trial balloon to run for Prez, hahahaha!
To: Lion Den Dan
To: newgeezer
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posted on
09/04/2007 6:06:34 PM PDT
by
iowamark
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