Daschle Wants Congress Told More About Bush's War Plans [Daschle blows a headgasket]

New York Times ^ | Monday, March 4, 2002 | By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

[JohnHuang2]

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[billhilly]

John, thanks for your "two cents." That is a perfect antidote for the NYT.*

[JohnHuang2]

Congress has proved that they can't be trusted.

Congress has proven that repeatedly.

[JohnHuang2]

Thanks, my friend =^)

[JohnHuang2]

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[prognostigaator]

..... the Bush administration was laying plans to expand the war on terrorism beyond Afghanistan.

The United States has already committed troops to the Philippines, and President Bush has approved plans to send troops to Yemen to help train its military to fight terrorists. The administration is also considering sending troops to the former Soviet Republic of Georgia.

Today, Mr. Daschle again expressed reservations about these plans. He said the first phase of the war was not yet complete, noting that Osama bin Laden, whose Al Qaeda network is considered responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States, was still at large.

"We're not safe until we have broken the back of Al Qaeda, and we haven't done that yet," Mr. Daschle said. "I think the jury is still out about future success."

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Just as you observed ,jh2, Daschle the politician attempting to portray himself as Daschle the statesman.

No wonder all of thke key figures in the demo party are 'over a barrel'.No surprise if they lose seats in both the House and the Senate come November...

[prognostigaator]

..... the Bush administration was laying plans to expand the war on terrorism beyond Afghanistan.

The United States has already committed troops to the Philippines, and President Bush has approved plans to send troops to Yemen to help train its military to fight terrorists. The administration is also considering sending troops to the former Soviet Republic of Georgia.

Today, Mr. Daschle again expressed reservations about these plans. He said the first phase of the war was not yet complete, noting that Osama bin Laden, whose Al Qaeda network is considered responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States, was still at large.

"We're not safe until we have broken the back of Al Qaeda, and we haven't done that yet," Mr. Daschle said. "I think the jury is still out about future success."

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Just as you observed ,jh2, Daschle the politician attempting to portray himself as Daschle the statesman.

No wonder all of thke key figures in the demo party are 'over a barrel'.No surprise if they lose seats in both the House and the Senate come November...

[JohnHuang2]

Exactly, my friend.

[JohnHuang2]

Poor Daschle, He Just Can't Help Himself
by JohnHuang2
March 1, 2002

Tom Daschle reminds me of the strawman in the Wizard of Oz, "if only I had a brain."

His latest nag must be whipping up howls of frenzied guffaws at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

The conspiracy-minded among us may even start to wonder whether the unremitting Bush-bashing is just a clever ruse, a hoax: Is Daschle secretly on the White House payroll?

He isn't, of course, but given the staggering slew of clumsy, dopey goof-ups of late, just how would things be any different if he was?

The White House couldn't ask for a more inept, a more incompetent adversary than Sen. Daschle. His penchant for faux pas, gaffs and klutziness has left Beltway veterans dumbfounded.

Given his experience in Washington, pundits placed their bets early on Sen. Daschle, the 'seasoned', 'savvy', 'soft-spoken' protégé of Sen. Mitchell over the 'rookie' governor from Texas. Daschle would, in short order, make mince-meat out of "Dubya", or so they thought.

Stick a fork in that "smirking chimp", he's done.

What a difference a year can make. It would be an understatement to say these "geniuses" bet on the wrong horse, given Bush's winning track record thus far.

Daschle's latest imbecility -- he accuses Bush of going off half-cocked and of failing to produce any tangible results, such as nabbing Osama Bin Laden -- set off shock waves in Washington. Could Daschle be this stupid?

Republicans were pinching themselves -- they could scarcely believe Tommy was putting his foot in his mouth, yet again. Daschle's latest flub comes on the heels of a backlash sparked after quibbling with the President's 'axis of evil' label.

Daschle's recklessness is also a signal of panic. Conditioned by doomers and gloomers in think-tanks to expect stinging defeat in Afghanistan, beltway Democrats were stunned by the military campaign's smashing -- and early -- success. They were told the Taliban would fight to the death, that the blood of U.S. servicemen would flow like rivers through the streets in Kandahar. The number of American casualties would climb into the thousands, they were told.

Instead, Democrats had never imagined in their wildest nightmares the doomsday scenario currently unfurling. The Democrat party is a train wreck. Enron was a joke. Democrat "ideas" aren't resonating with voters. The President's still popular as ever, the country's still united.

With elections looming, Democrats are split by warring factions, with hardliners urging party leaders to go to war against the Bush administration, while pragmatists counsel a more middle-of-the-road approach: To wit, lip-service in "support" of the war, while crippling Bush's domestic agenda.

Compounding their political dilemma even further, the economy appears to be on the upswing.

Small wonder the hardliners -- Daschle et al -- are lashing out -- smoldering angry, tone-deaf as ever. Unless the political landscape changes dramatically, Democrats face an uphill struggle just to break-even in November.

I'm wagering they're in for a devastating blow.

But that's just...

My two cents...
"JohnHuang2"
Copyright Enrique N. ©2001

[grannie]

I do not recall Daschle getting this upset over Bill Clinton & the way he gave away our money & run the Government. But of course that is diffrent because he is a demorat. I do recall Congress giving him a blank check to do as he pleased which was nothing good for our Country. I hope President Bush doesn't reveal all his secrets to the world. We already know to much & what we know the enemy knows. We should not know anything about the plans for Iraq. that just gives them more time to prepare for us.{ Loose Lips sinks ships} Grannie

[Real Cynic No More]

bump for a great read.

[RightOnline]

SO true, grannie. In fact, I listened to this dweeb (Daschle) on Fox News Sunday and then again on Meet the Press, trying my best to understand what his complaint(s) was (were). The truth? He HAS no legitimate complaint. None. He couldn't articulate any real issue..........so it became obvious that he was just being a typical liberal Democrat when he made his war/Bush-bashing speech the other day.

IOW, he just wanted to get his mug on TV to elevate his profile prior to the start of the 2004 Presidential race..........so he took pot-shots at the Prez. That's it, period, end of story.

Of course, it has probably embarrassed him to death since that stupid little speech...........one he now wishes he hadn't made............got so much press and he finds himself in the unenviable position of having to explain and defend his idiotic, empty remarks (trying his best to "backfill" his complaints, so to speak).

[pt17]

Daschle is spinning his wheels trying to get political traction. Let's hope he burns all the rubber off.

[Miss Marple]

Boy, John, you are sure right about dems running from Daschle. On Fox last nigiht LORETTA SANCHEZ went on and on about how good a job President Bush was doing, and how this war was going to take a long time, and how getting OBL wasn't the whole reason for the war. David Dreier complimented her, and said that the politicization of the war in some quarters, as in Daschles's words, was unfortunate. Sanchez tried to defend Daschle at that point, but it was obvious her heart wasn't in it.

[MJY1288]

Good morning John, Your 2 cents are priceless. Looks like there is no limit to how low Lil' Tommy will go in his efforts to de-rail President Bush. Daschle seems to be spiraling down like a turd being flushed

[mombonn]

Read this later bump.