Posted on 09/26/2002 5:34:05 AM PDT by KLT
For God’s sake, will somebody get Tom Daschle off caffeine?
The South Dakota Democratic Senator, majority leader only because a political traitor named Jim Jeffords bolted the GOP, took the floor of the Senate Wednesday to scream and shout that Dubya is politicizing the war against terrorism.
"We ought not to politicize this war. We ought not to politicize the rhetoric about life and death," Daschle said in his speech. “You tell those who fought in Vietnam and in World War Two they're not interested in the security of the American people. That is outrageous, outrageous."
Tom got his underwear in a bunch over Bush’s remarks on Monday that “the Senate is more interested in special interests in Washington and not interested in the security of the American people.”
This sent Tommy into a tizzy. In fact, it is a tizzy he’s been waiting for the past year to launch and he’s been pissed as hell that it took Bush this long to give him an opening.
Daschle is a partisan snake, a heartless viper who would turn the crucifixion of Christ into a political opportunity if it served his unlimited personal ambition.
Ever Since the terrorist attacks on 9-11-01, Daschle has been waiting for the right opportunity to turn the tragedy into a political issue that he can use to put more Democrats into office this November.
He watched dourly as Bush took control and rallied the American people during the crisis. It drove him crazy. As Dubya’s popularity soared in the polls, Daschle searched in vain for an issue, any issue, to turn attention away from the President’s appeal to the people.
Griping about the economy didn’t work. The corporate accounting scandals didn’t stick, despite the best efforts of the Democratic National Committee to manufacture culpability for both Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.
In recent weeks, aides report Daschle was depressed because his party was running out of time to invent an issue that would sway voters in the midterm election.
Then Dubya gave him an opening. But it took more than 24 hours of meetings between Daschle and Democratic strategists to decide if this was the right time to launch an all out political attack on Bush. They talked, they argued, they called in more strategists and talked some more. According to Democratic sources, most in the room told Daschle that getting on the Senate floor and screaming his head off would be a bad move.
But Daschle ignored the advice and took the floor Wednesday.
Reaction came swiftly.
"The accusations levied against the president of the United States today cannot stand. This is not about unity. That's the worst kind of division," said Senate Republican leader Trent Lott.
“Now is a time for everybody concerned to take a deep breath, to stop finger-pointing, and to work well together to protect our national security and our homeland defense," said Presidential Press Secretary Ari Fleischer.
“Sounds like the Senator from South Dakota stopped taking his medication,” said retired Democratic political consultant Arnie Reynolds. In fact, although Democrats are attempting to rally behind their Majority Leader, many are grumbling behind the scenes.
“My boss came back from the floor and said ‘you’re not going to believe what that SOB did,’” says one Democratic Senate staffer. “He was talking about the Majority Leader.”
While Tom Daschle may ignore the advice of political experts in his own party, he won’t – and can’t – ignore the demands of a powerful special interest group that owns his ass: organized labor.
Labor opposes Bush’s efforts to demand that employees of the new department of Homeland Security actually perform their duties and prove their worth. Instead, they want what organized labor always wants in a government job – a haven for incompetents, a place where achievement is stifled because all decisions rest with union bosses, not employers.
Labor owns most Democrats in Congress, but they control Tom Daschle to the point that he will not only bend over and grab his ankles, he’ll even pay for the Vaseline.
Senate sources say Daschle met with labor leaders before taking the floor on Wednesday and delivering his tirade against Bush.
And they probably didn’t even kiss him first.
© Copyright 2002 by Capitol Hill Blue
GADZOOKS, bro... Is that pic unedited???
Hmmmmm........so maybe Daschle and Hillary should team up. Birds of a feather....
Doesn't Daschle's fit aid the Republicans more than the bill would?
Alan ColmesYeah. Check this out. Top left is that picture. Compare to the others. Weasel World, huh?GADZOOKS, bro... Is that pic unedited???
Google Image Search for "Alan Colmes"
I think he probably used to wear contacts and started to wear glasses to change his looks. I think he even did cosmetic surgery a year or two ago to fix himself up.....
Who could ever beleive a man who has a face like a puckered rectum??
Not to the United States,and he had nothing to do with what happened on 9-11. He isn't doing a thing now that he wasn't doing a year ago,and the only reason there is a sudden interest in going to war with Iraq now is for poll numbers. Iraq and Hussein are convenient targets for a administration looking to boost their chances during the mid-term elections.
Or are you afraid of the weapon some say he has?
What weapon would that be,some kind of Klingon "Death Ray"?
A better question might be "What are YOU afraid of that you want us to attack and go to war with a sovereign nation that hasn't attacked us?".
"NEGLIGENCE"???? It's proof that even a broken clock is right twice a day. If you are FOR Bubba-2's proposed new "Office of Reich Security",how about lead us all in a few verses of "If you're happy and you know it,clank your chains..."?
Oh yeah,what we REALLY need are more federal gooberment police agencies/bureaucracies,coupled with less freedom. Warrants? We don't need no stinking warrants! And if you're not guilty,why would you need a lawyer? After all,Jorge "The Messiah" Bush and the feral gooberment are your FRIENDS! If you can't trust your friends,who can you trust?
Just don't whine when Bubbette! is sworn in as president in 2004,and all these sweeping new police powers are at HER fingertips. Or are you one of those people who think Bubba-2 is our king,and will stay in office forever?
What a freakin liar Daschole is.....we all know why they are filibustering....Daschole, and his little friends, keep changing the language to give Dubya no power or control of the situation...It amazes me the lying words that come out of his disgusting mouth...
you find the sweet shop lives next to an asshole!!
I wish someone would stomp on Devil Dash.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Hmmmm, so it would seem ; ) Thanks for the only *ping* I got on this thread. I missed the diminutive Dim's performance, and I gotta tell ya, I believe the Dims are in some kinda trouble if Dasshole feels the need to resort to these tactics. In an off-year election cycle when they should be picking up seats, close as I can figure, they'll be doing well to hold their own. This could turn into an unprecedented election cycle...
God be with us.
FGS
Da$$hole talks to much, and then he never shuts up!
He's the Pont-ee-us Pilate of the neighborhood!
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