Bush on Kennedy: 'I actually like the fellow'

The Dallas Morning News ^ | January 9, 2002 | By G. ROBERT HILLMAN / The Dallas Morning News

[Down South]

I just get this sudden Image of Daschle and a few others, all sitting out there all by themself, while Bush has made friends with all the republicans, and half the dems.

[Rebelbase]

The President has class of a caliber that has been long absent from the White House. It takes integrity to say something good about a person whom is ideologically opposite of one's own position.

[concerned about politics]

Christian democrat

Oxymoron?

How can abortion, homosexuality, sloth, tax pater theft, etc. be considered Christian?
This always amazes me. By their fruits you will know them, and they believe in the left wing agenda?
Haven't they read the book?

[mombonn]

Not oxymoron - brainwashed member of the teacher's union. Personally, she was extremely conservative, loved the Lord with all her heart. The only demonrat she couldn't bring herself to vote for was Geoffrey Fieger.

[concerned about politics]

Bush sold his legislative soul to Kennnedy on this bill.

The budget for goals 2000 was cut so low, it has to be shut down. Goals 2000 is out of existance. Schools can now say no to gays, tree huggers, muslim prayer rooms....they're allowed to choose reading, writing, math, science.
With goals 2000, the left wing Clinton gov. was choosing what had to be taught, or the schools would not get their funding. Now, the schools choose.
With testing pressure now on thanks to Bush, the schools may start to choose academics over Satanism. They may not have a choice but to choose academics, whether they like it or not.

[MeekOneGOP]

does anyone know where to get a copy of the text for the education bill that was just passed? City schools here where I live are failing. It's something like half of the kids here in Rochester are failing and that is unacceptable. I want school choice! not just a bunch of money flushed down the toilet!!

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Here is a site I found on a Google Search for you:

Committee on Education and the Workforce
http://edworkforce.house.gov/

About 1/3 - 1/2 way down, there is a link "(See Education Accomplishments. . .". That may have what you are looking for. Other links on that page as well.

If that doesn't have enough information, check this. It's the Google Search (above is first link on this search):

Google Search for "Congressional Legislation - education bill"
http://www.google.com/search?q=Congressional+Legislation+-+education+bill&btnG=Google+Search

[Zack Nguyen]

It is going to be very hard for the Democrats and their friends in the Media to demonize President Bush.

That is simply not the case. The entire Democratic Party, Ted Kennedy included, can and will turn on a dime and viciously attack the President. Don't think for a moment that Ted Kennedy is sweet on Bush. Kennedy is a cold political player and will do whatever he has to do to maintain his power base.

He is making smiley face with Bush because he got virtually everything he wanted in the education bill - no vouchers, massive increase in the budget of the DOE, and a largely toothless "accountability" scheme that the unions will finesse like Michael Flatley.

[MeekOneGOP]

Come on, What behavior has Ted Kennedy EVER done that would make any DECENT man "actually like the fellow"? Scary times

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See post #2. I think concerned about politics is probably right regarding the politics involved here. Other posters echo his note also. . .

[concerned about politics]

- no vouchers, massive increase in the budget

Speaking of vouchers, does anyone know the % of Americans that favor them?
I didn't like vouchers the way they were sold. Only one segment of society would get the goods. (I'm for all out school choice.)

[Zack Nguyen]

Please understand that I'm not saying that being kind to Ted Kennedy is a bad thing. On the contrary. I just think it is not wise to assume that Kennedy and the Democrats will like Bush so much that they will have a hard time attacking him when the time comes.

[Zack Nguyen]

I too am for all out school choice, and am somewhat suspicious of vouchers and the government control that they could represent. I could support them in certain circumstances. "School choice" could mean a lot of things, though.

I have no hard numbers at my disposal for public support for vouchers. Regardless, it has been a thumping bust, politically speaking. It has been responsible for a lot of lost votes in suburbs, because the Democrats have claimed repeatedly that vouchers are "taking money from our public schools." Republicans have no response, and the upper-middle class residents who have good public schools vote for the Democrat.

The voucher issue was supposed to be the Republican gateway to black, Hispanic, and other inner-city voters. While most poor blacks support vouchers, they have continued to vote for the anti-voucher Democrats.

All in all, Republicans should demand an education tax credit that can be used by families for school choice. Drop the "voucher" terminology altogether. Of course none of this was in the recent education bill.

[MeekOneGOP]

I just get this sudden Image of Daschle and a few others, all sitting out there all by themself, while Bush has made friends with all the republicans, and half the dems.

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Yeah, I got that same picture over the weekend when Bush reacted to Puff Daschle's "Class Warfare Party" tactic of questioning last years tax cut (wanting to take it back) and saying it made the recession worse (what a crock!). Bush took Daschle to the woodshed.

What I envisioned was Daschle and a few others eating lunch by themselves. Here are the two main culprits:

Little Tommy Daschle's
Skool Picture! !

[white rose]

Believe me, I know where you're coming from on this, but on the other hand--there's something about this ongoing Dubya/Teddy love fest that I find perversely amusing.

Besides, after a year of dealing with Tom Daschle, I can see where Fat Ted would begin to look pretty good in comparison.

[concerned about politics]

All in all, Republicans should demand an education tax credit that can be used by families for school choice.

I agree. BUT, there's that problem with the uninformed, or non political masses. They fear great change. It would have to be slow, and the vouchers would have been a good start.
Even the vouchers confused many, and with the democrap lies, it was just too much change for them.
It's important to keep this issue front and center. Pro-school choice should be a little more assertive with the truth, eh?

[Howlin]

My mother is STILL grumbling about that this morning......LOL!

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

"He is a fabulous United States senator,"

I doubt that this woman would share that opinion.

[Digger]

Bullseye! I've got to hand it to GW. He may not have fooled the Dems but he sure has the pubbies fooled. Maybe GW could name a building after Ted Turner/Hanoi Jane. At the ceremoney they could trash him like the Kennedy's did. (Excluding Reagan, have you EVER seen a R-president that didn't get eaten up by these socialists time after time). This just doesn't happen by chance all of those times.

[Howlin]

Me, too! I pictured Daschle and his cronies, sitting in his "Senate Plurality Leader's Office," shades drawn, mumbling to themselves. (Of course, HE was sitting on Little Davie Kendall's briefcase so he could see the TV.)

[1 FELLOW FREEPER]

Exactly!!!!