Posted on 05/07/2003 10:01:27 PM PDT by null and void
George W. in the Flight Suit: Continuing a Precedent of the first George W.
..... This trend of Americans electing commanders-in-chief who have been veterans has strengthened over time. Since World War II, there have been 11 presidents. Ten of them are veterans. The exception: William Jefferson Clinton.
LOLOL! We're coming up to our "wanker" month anniversary.
*****Artifacts Recovery Alert****
Secret vaults yield Iraqi artifacts Museum staff hid them for safety, but some antiquities still missingI suppose I shouldn't hold my breath for an apology from Christiane Imapooridiot or MoDowdy.Washington -- U.S. investigators searching in Iraq have recovered more than 700 artifacts and tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts that had been missing from the collection of the National Museum in Baghdad, some of them stored in underground vaults before the U.S.-led invasion, American officials said Wednesday.The investigators located the vaults in Baghdad over the past week, including five within the museum complex, and forced them open, revealing hundreds of artifacts that apparently had been stored to protect them from damage in the war. The finds included ancient jewelry, pottery and sarcophaguses, officials said.
No, probably not. I doubt they will even acknowledge it.
Oh momma!! You all have got to check this one out!!!!!
White House Tries to Spin Clear of Excessive Foreign Travel Cost Revelation ( Clinton)And what happened in 1998??
- What we do know is that Clinton is the presidential "Traveler-in-Chief": the travel days of any other president pale in comparison to his own (186 days out-of-country as of 9/20/99). The next most traveled (out of country) presidents are Bush (at 86 days) and Reagan (at 84 days), according to press reports and records kept by the Republican Policy Committee.
- As a point of comparison, President Clinton was out of the country at the American taxpayers' expense: 1993 -- 8 days; 1994 -- 31 days; 1995 -- 19 days; 1996 -- 21 days; 1997 -- 33 days; 1998 -- 45 days; 1999 (to date) -- 29 days.
- On Clinton's three trips he was accompanied by a veritable army of assistants (also all at the American taxpayers' expense): Chile -- 592 people total, 109 of them from the White House; China -- 510 people with 123 from the White House; and Africa -- 1,300 people with 205 from the White House.
- These three trips alone cost at least $72.1 million -- without factoring in the classified costs of the President's security (or all the lost work of the government employees, among other costs not factored in).
Ceegar Guy:
"Wait'll they see the GOP Convention in NYC next year! We're gonna drive him up Madison Avenue and deliver him to Madison Square Garden in our tank. And then we're gonna give him a big ole ceegar!".
And let them try and cancel the military vote!!
Guess who wasn't:
As Commander in Chief, when you fly out to address your warfighters after a military victory, it is not a photo op in my opinion. However, if you are not Commander in Chief and you are on the campaign trail.... I wonder if Senator Byrd had any comments back then?
LMAO!!
Oh, no! We can't forget that it's still a dangerous zone, lots of loyalists still lurking. Prayers for the family.
And can you just picture Mary Frances Berry claiming disenfranchisement?
George W. in the Flight Suit: Continuing a Precedent of the first George W.[Excellent Read]It's driving liberals nuts — the image of President George W. Bush in a flight suit on the deck of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln. There he was, slapping officers on the back, posing for pictures, joking with sailors and aviators. You can bet your bottom dollar these images will be used during the 2004 campaign — they'll make Bush harder to beat. But those who are complaining loudest, who are fixated on the political use of the images, are apparently deaf to their historical resonance.---snip---
On the talk shows, Bush-bashers haven't helped their case any — in fact, they've looked monumentally small. Not one of them has criticized the Democratic politicians who flew out to the Lincoln in a helicopter following the president's visit. (How much did that cost?) Not one of them has said why the president shouldn't act like what the Constitution requires him to be: commander-in-chief. Not one of them has conceded that the attacks on Bush reveal a party in desperation. Last night on MSNBC, Chris Mathews rhetorically asked: "Why are the Democrats so stupid to attack the best presidential picture in years?"
Desperate as liberals are to make President Bush look like a dunce or a danger to the republic, their criticism won't stick. His tail-hook landing on the Lincoln elicited no hue-and-cry from the heartland. On the contrary, the American people were thrilled to see their president give a victory speech to the perfect audience — the people who achieved the victory. Bush genuinely connects with our fighting men and women, and they with him.
That's what galls his detractors. Democrats who distrust the Pentagon, liberals who loathe the military, Bush-bashers who still can't get over Election 2000 — all these types were on the sidelines during a great American moment; they were not at the victory party on the Lincoln. It slays them that this president has come into his own; that he has grown as a leader in the war on terrorism; that his instincts on Iraq were proven right; and that the majority of Americans are behind him. The image on the carrier conveys all that is strong and hopeful and confident in the man.
And it's driving liberals nuts.
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