Posted on 07/19/2006 3:22:36 PM PDT by GretchenM
Defying the will of Congress (remember these votes in November!), President Bush sent a veto message (read the president's message here), that he would not sign HR 810, the "Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005."
President Bush addressed the situation in Lebanon while meeting with members of Congress in the White House.
Secretary of State Rice met at the State Department today: New Zealand's Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peres, and Belgium's Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht. Next week she is scheduled to attend Southeast Asia's top security forum.
LOL!
That's a leader! :)
What's the 10 second rule?
Let me clarify what I mean by 'pleasant.'
I mean that it gets cool enough in the evening to be able to take a long dog walk early in the morning and another one after the sun goes down but before dark.
I mean highs in the mid-nineties and lows about 73 to 75.
We've had highs in the 105 range and lows in the mid eighties.
That's hot.
Don't be talkin' to me about no wimpy hot, I'm talkin' real hot.
I have not seen the individual votes but it seems likely that nearly all the Democrats and about 25 percent of the Republicans voted to overide the veto in the house.
This issue may be very much like the abortion issue. There was a time that being pro abortion was a good issue for Democrats. Not too many years ago (Reagan era) all the Democrat consultants were urging Democrat Candidates to talk about their pro-abortion stance. Repubican consultants in that same era were urging Republicans to not mention their anti abortion stance. The media and not a few consultants were shocked when Reagon openly opposed abortion. They were sure that he had handed Jimmy Carter the election.
Today the advice of consultants is the exact opposite of the 1980s. Republicans are urged to tell voters they oppose abortion and will confirm judges that will overturn Roe V. Wade. Democrats are told to never mention the issue. But even in the Clinton years when the anti abortion position was not a majority position, Clinton was urged to say things like "Abortion should be rare..."
Of course Stem Cell Research has a magic word .. that word is Research. I can get a majority of people to approve of "Research" on almost anything.
I do believe that conventional wisdom and the media have an extraordinary record of getting it wrong.
That would be great Dolly keep me posted of your movements.
I knew I owed someone one. :0)
Yum- can't wait!!
No problem
Thanks a lot!
Thanks for tonight's Dose Gretchen!
Wow you're in # 1 again!
:)
ooo I love the straight on look in 13!
The toaster winner is the first person other than the person putting the thread up to post on the dose each evening. To help dial up or people that are not as quick typing as others I also say you win a toaster if your post is within 10 seconds of the first poster. Hence 2 winners today.
I suppose I have had wimpy hot today in the hottest recorded day in England. In some places it was 100 degrees we were in the 90s.
Missed what happened or what was written.
But thanks for the earlier poster's comment removal anyway!
& for having The Doses back.
HUGS!
"THIS is the man we all voted for..."
Amen!... Twice!
& if term limits were longer I would do so again!
Always good to see a FRiendly name, even in passing :)
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