Posted on 01/27/2003 1:04:08 PM PST by ex-Texan
Democrats demand ‘proof’ from Bush
Daschle, Pelosi sharply assail president on eve of State of the Union speech
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 — On the eve of President Bush’s State of the Union address, congressional Democratic leaders challenged the president to show “proof to the world” that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction.
Jan. 26 — Presidential aides indicate that Bush’s State of the Union address will deal with a growing federal deficit and will require cuts to some programs. NBC’s Joe Johns reports.
IN WHAT WAS billed as a “pre-buttal” to Bush’s address to Congress and the nation Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET, Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the party’s leader in the House, sharply criticized Bush for taking what they said was a “hurry-up approach on Iraq” and charged that he was creating a “credibility gap” by saying one thing and doing another across a range of issues.
“If we have proof of nuclear and biological weapons, why don’t we show that proof to the world — as President Kennedy did 40 years ago when he sent Adlai Stevenson to the United Nations to show the world U.S. photographs of offensive missiles in Cuba,” Daschle said at the National Press Club news conference.
“At a time when we have only just begun to fight the war on terror, the American people deserve to hear why we should put hundreds of thousands of American troops at risk, spend perhaps hundreds of billions of dollars, risk our alliances, and inflame our adversaries to attack Iraq,” said Daschle, D-S.D.
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS CITED
Daschle’s reference to Cuba related to the Cuban missile crisis of four decades ago. At the time, the Kennedy administration unveiled reconnaissance photographs at the United Nations to prove its claim that the Soviet Union had dispatched missiles to an island 90 miles off the United States mainland.
“The state of our union today is anxious,” he said. “The triple threat of war, terrorism and recession are combining to make Americans unsure about their future and unclear about the course our nation is taking.
Pelosi’s criticism of Bush was directed largely at domestic issues, including the president’s proposed elimination of the tax on corporate dividends and his record on the environment.
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I just love that when that happens....and it's been happening so much with W in the White House!
I wouldn't waste the cyberspace, either. Pelosi is stuck in the 60's and probably only responds to letters sent via Airmail...
I have a terrible memory, but I think that it was on the History Channel show that aired last week. The title was something like "Saddam's Weapons."
ROLF ;^D
I will use this often!
I consider this proof that they are running scared.
LOL! You've the gift for one-liners, Liz!
You meant to say "Chicago", not "Grand Funk RR".
One day the Dims will awake to realize W has outsmarted them all along the way.
I want to agree with both of you. But..I'm hearing all over the news radio that Bush will agree to extended inspections. The only thing he asks is that the extension include a deadline.
There's also talk of new UN resolutions being proposed by the Brits.
I'm very confused and fear Mr. Bush has gone "wobbly".
Wished I saw that one......they've got some good programing on this History Channel.
Don't bet the farm on that.
Dubya is the LAST person you want to play poker against.
Tommy Daschle = WMD (weasle of mass distortion)
is a HIT! Just gander at how many Freepers are ROFLT(their)A'sO!
registered-this is worthy of your talents!
It is so perfect-it applys to the entire elite circle of leftist mucks now parading around our news media crying 'proof, proof, we want PROOF!
This entire thread just makes me realize, over and over, how blessed we are to have President Bush sitting as our leader during this crisis. I shudder to think what our world would look like right now if any of these wobbly, indecisive, cowardly, anti-freedom, sickeningly dependent of worldview democrats were sitting as our president. God seems to have known (no surprise there) what type of individual we needed to take us through these harrowing times.
I love our Father. Don't forget to pray tonight for President and his team, our nation, for those who distort the truth to be deeply confounded and for our military and fellow FReepers!
lawgirl: I consider this proof that they are running scared.
Dunno why exactly, but I find this hysterical.
Nic-I'm with you, thank GOD grown-ups are in charge!
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