We know that the Democrats are trying to hide the fact that Democrats ran the Senate for almost half of Bush’s presidency. They obstructed the Republicans during the other half of Bush’s presidency.
This is the transcript of one of the FIRST press conferences given by the hateful man who was in charge of the Senate for most of 2001 and all of 2002.
He couldn’t wait to get to the microphone to belittle the intelligence of the folks who supported the missile defense program.
By the time he was through with the press conference, his own nasty streak had done him in.
Transcript from
TOM DASCHLE’S PRESS CONFERENCE, in 2001, on the NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM
Whether or not we want to violate the ABM treaty
especially with a concept [NMD program] that we may not know
...or...
that we do know now does not work
is something that also mystifies me.
I mean
Every aspect of the debate and the consideration
that is given this whole program
is... is troubling to me.
I... I mean... I...there’s a disconnect there.
I mean...It just seems common sense....
I mean...there’s no brain..
THIS ISN’T ROCKET SCIENCE HERE...
Yes it IS rocket science....
that’s the problem..
Hadn’t thought about that..
As I just think out loud ....
as I meander through here.
(laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh)
That’s the problem.
I am not saying that the dems are not to blame. I am saying that the pubs HAVE to share the blame for the GSE debacle. You just can’t have it both ways.