BUSH DISMISSES ADMINISTRATION REPORT ON 'WARMING'

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[CoolGuyVic]

"'I read the report put out by the bureaucracy,' Bush said dismissivly... "

More to come, I'm sure

[AmishDude]

#22: It's written. If it isn't dismissed, then it will be a "supressed report" and even bigger fodder.

[VRWC_minion]

He campaigned as a Christian conservative only 2 years ago

Please provide biblical verses on global warming.

[KC Burke]

Thanks as always.

Hey....when it gets later in the summer, we are going to have to get a Jazz or Blues event going again.....my life is pretty busy right now, LOL

[Registered]

Common sense! Good.

[Sabertooth]

Actually this would be an excellent time for the admistration to hit a home run. Play up the fact that disloyal career civil servants were pursuing their own agenda directly contrary to the adminstration's position. Highlight the number of holdovers, the difficulting in removing troublemakers, and the high degree of beauracratic insulation from accountability. Talk about a divided gov't.

Then parallel it with the 'what did he know' scenario garbage. Show how renagade bureaucrats can wreck havok within our gov't, offering misleading and damaging leaks, and withholding vital information. Cuts out any potential legs for these witch-hunt Congressional investigations, highlights the real problems of a divided gov't, and gives Bush a stronger platform to start campaigning the public for a housecleaning, both inside the agencies and in November.

Outstanding post and thoughts.

Think we'll take the ball and go on the offensive?

Doubt it. Prevent defense is all we know and all we do.

[Howlin]

You may be use to caving in on things, but we're not. Take your sourgrapes somewhere else.

[Registered]

Why not re-write it using GOOD SCIENCE and then release it?

[NittanyLion]

Here's something we can agree on. It appears the White House didn't know the contents of this report prior to yesterday's fallout. Bush read it, and announced that he agrees with Rush/Hannity/etc's philosophy.

The way I see it, the argument is whether or not Rush/Hannity jumped the gun on this one - not whether their ideology is in agreement with Pres. Bush. Agree?

[rintense]

Nope. I listened to him yesterday. And I read the report. Rush can ask all the questions he wants. The fact is his over reacted yesterday.

[RISU]

Don't blame any "public" official, Bush included, for promoting an "emergency".

After all, without a dire emergency, a real "scary prospect", what do we need them for?

[Tuor]

In the end, however, this will not be a story within the week and, alas, another Clymer attempt to cast W as insincere will fail. Back to Enron....

Many people misunderstand why I get upset and post so much when these sort of things come up. It's not because I hate Bush, but because I want to see conservative issues advanced, and this report *does not* advance conservative issues.

I find it hard to believe that reports like this one aren't screened by *anyone* higher up in the administration than the EPA people who created it. Didn't some aide, some department head, someone in authority review this thing and say 'Hey, I'm not sure the President agrees with this stuff... maybe we should kick a copy up the chain a bit.'

Despite all the squirming done by Bush and those here on FR who say it's an unimportant bureacratic report, the Dems will *make* it important -- politically important. And later, it will have a second life as a basis for government action. Whether Bush knew personally about this or not, it matters little: like a ship's captain, Bush is going to be attached with the findings of this report, and the Dems are going to use it later. There is no way that wont happen.

At best, this was a mistake. At worst, it indicates a change in direction in the rhetoric of the administration towards environmental issues.

Tuor

[marajade]

Why not re-write it using GOOD SCIENCE and then release it?

Maybe because a new administration isn't allowed to by law...

[YummiBox]

i like it!! got any more? i have a semi-lib buddy that i kep trying to convince that there just isn't enough evidence in about this global climate stuff.

[Redleg Duke]

"Longtime watchers of Houston TV want to know, are you DR. REDleg DUKE, with the funky mustache?

Sorry to disappoint you, but while I did have a handle bar once in the 70's, I ain't niv'r bin ta Hooston exceptin' on an aereoplane that was jes passin' through!

[Registered]

Oh, okay, whatever.

[Sabertooth]

You didn't answer his direct question.

There you go with those high expectations.

[AmishDude]

Play up the fact that disloyal career civil servants were pursuing their own agenda directly contrary to the adminstration's position. . . . making them heroes and martyrs.

[txhurl]

Well, yes, of course, tomatoes are botanically a fruit, and I never fail to chop some up in my banana pudding.

Banana trees are technically herbs. Look it up!

[anniegetyourgun]

Re 257 - HERE is what I posted on that subject yesterday for Rush's people to read.

[B Knotts]

Agreed. There is way too much vitriol around here lately.

There certainly is. I know that I wouldn't have even commented on this issue had I not been alarmed at the absurd suggestions of a conspiracy including the NY Times, Rush Limbaugh, Matt Drudge and Sean Hannity against the President.

That's what got under my skin. There are mistakes made within this administration from time to time. It is good when those get pointed out and addressed. The person pointing out the mistake is not suddenly a traitor to the cause.