[McGruff]

Heard an audio clip of his comments. He was not in good moodski.

[billbears]

"We must be flexible, we must be strong. We must be ready to take the enemy on anywhere."

I'm sure glad Bush is planning on being President for life. Who knows who will be the enemy when he gets out of office and a Democrat like Edwards or Hillary gets in

[Diddle E. Squat]

Note how the writer briefly covers the title topic, then spends most of the article talking about fundraising.

[trebb]

"Bush's policy speech allowed the White House to bill taxpayers for a portion of the otherwise all-political trip."

May be technically true, but is it relevant?

[Miss Marple]

I watched the whole thing. He was really fired up! The speech will be on the White House web site later today and I will post it if no one else does.

[End The Hypocrisy]

Here's an interesting and highly relevant passage from http://www.NASAWatch.INFO:

Career tenure for federal bureaucrats was railroaded down U.S. taxpayers' & voters' throats during the late 1800's, before telecommunications breakthroughs made it possible for taxpayers to learn what was taking place.   The telecommunications revolution has also made statist monopolies and centralized planning comparatively very unnecessary.   Needless to say, deadwood bureaucrat beneficiaries of the lethargic bureaucratic malaise almost overwhelmingly tend to prefer those politicians who favor big government programs which keep them comparatively comfortably employed.  Now the U.S. Senate is their only hope for their continued "right" to take advantage of Americans.      

Anyhow, do the best employees of your local district attorneys' offices have (or need) career tenure to insulate their potential arrogance from the change in administrations?  No.   Communications have come a long way since that civil service full-employment act came about over a century ago, and politicians have to behave less politically and more responsibly with personnel decisions as a result.  Meanwhile, isn't the concept  of a job guarantee rather unAmerican?  Didn't the fall of the Soviet Union's show that it's also unwise?  Has NASA's "trailblazing" & "price-reducing" performance warranted the perpetuation of similar life tenure for its own bureaucrats?  How about the U.S. postal  "service's"?   Don't such career guarantees typically lead to arrogant treatment of taxpayers & genuine space entrepreneurs who are presently still forced to pay their bloated salaries, while the bureaucrats amazingly delude themselves into "nobly" thinking they could earn even more in the private sector (that they often jealously stifle, as http://www.spaceprojects.com/Mir documents).

[PhiKapMom]

He was not in good moodski.

My candidate for Understatement of the Day if we had one!

[Mo1]

Bush's policy speech allowed the White House to bill taxpayers for a portion of the otherwise all-political trip.

HUH??? ... Ummm I'm thinking the liberal moron so-called reporter REALLY doesn't want to go down this road

[Carry_Okie]

I completely disagree with Bush on the matter of guaranteeing insurance coverage for terrorism. Insurance is the way a free market allocates capital to manage risk. It is the way we assure sufficient funds to get back to business after an event. It is the way we depress those activities that constitute undue risks thereby investing those that are safer investments.

Had the insurance market worked correctly, 911 would have never happened. Strong cockpit doors would have been there and pilots would have been armed because not to do so would cause rates to skyrocket. Instead the FAA said it was OK and the taxpayers picked up the tab. Had airline tickets reflected that risk, broadband investments might have reduced the impact of the dot com bust.

Socializing risk is a horrible idea.

[Demidog]

I hope that his whole homeland security apparatchik goes down the toilet.

[alethia]

I firmly believe that the President is tremendously concerned that we're going to be attacked in the Homeland -- and soon -- and that the Dem's playing politics with the Homeland Security Bill is akin to playing Russian Roulette.

President Bush brings considerable business acumen to the White House -- individually and with key members of his Adminstration. As a business professional, I'll say that trying to move an organization swiftly and flexibly in uncertain, dynamic markets is contingent upon controlling it's vital resources. Having too much (or any) Union involvement in business is akin to turning a light, maneuverable sailboat or speedboat into a barge. Try turning a barge quickly -- it's virtually impossible even with a sail (and who's ever seen a barge with a sail? -- they're not even the same type of craft!!!)

The Senate is trying to give the President a barge instead of a speedboat. It's not the same type of Security "vehicle". Homeland Security shouldn't be the place to go for a guaranteed job and wage without accountability for performance. I don't have such luxuries in the real business world. Out here, performance and outcomes are what matters.

[mombonn]

Bush's policy speech allowed the White House to bill taxpayers for a portion of the otherwise all-political trip.

Funny I don't remember reading the same comment when clintbilly was in office.

Sheesh

[Alas Babylon!]

A Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers poll earlier this month showed the race a statistical dead heat — a dramatic reversal of fortune for Torricelli, who led Forrester by 14 percentage points in June.

Er, every poll I've seen on Jersey in the past month has Torricelli down by double digits. But there's no bias in Ms. Loven's coverage, is there?

[AUsome Joy]

I didn't realize until his speech today that he was going to be in NJ. Wonder where the fundraiser is being held? His speech was pretty hardhitting, especially toward the Senate.

[rintense]

He wasn't in a good mood. I watched it on FOX this morning and he has a burr under his saddle, that's for sure! He spoke in a very terse and somewhat angry manner. Good for him!

[sam_paine]

Bush's policy speech allowed the White House to bill taxpayers for a portion of the otherwise all-political trip.

WAS THIS EVER INCLUDED IN A REPORT ON A CLINTON SPEECH? JEEZ.

[Constantine XIII]

Is that a mǿǿse behind the President?

[1Old Pro]

. Torricelli was chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in 2000, and helped Democrats gain control of the Senate.

Odd, I thought Jumpin Jim Jeffords helped the Dems get control.

[cake_crumb]

"Democratic homeland security bill"

OOOOOO goosebumps. That wording sounds so SOCIALIST. (no wonder Senate Democrats are pushing it)

[rockfish59]

Washington needs fiscal responsibility, fiscal sanity!

That's got to be the joke of the day!

[blackie]

Fire Democrats, Hire Republicans !!

GWB Is The Man !!

Snuff Saddam, NOW !!

Death To all Tyrant's !!

The Second Amendment...
America's Original Homeland Security !!

Freedom Is Worth Fighting For !!

Molon Labe !!