Bush: Dems Have Become Obstructionists

[sabra]

http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2006/09/28/ap3053061.html

Bush: Dems Have Become Obstructionists

President Bush counterpunched at Democrats on Thursday, saying their criticism of the war in Iraq has turned their party into one of "cut-and-run" obstructionists.

At a GOP fundraiser, Bush accused Democrats of using a new intelligence estimate that ties the war in Iraq to rising extremism to win votes in November.

...

"Five years after 9-11, Democrats offer nothing but criticism, and obstruction and endless second guessing," Bush said. He said the Democratic Party - the party of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman - has become the "party of cut-and-run."

If Democrats really believe the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq has made America less safe, then they should make that case to the American people, Bush said.

"Saddam Hussein's regime was a serious threat," Bush said, adding that had he not been removed from power, the former Iraqi leader would still be killing innocent people, pursuing weapons of mass destruction and firing at U.S. pilots.

[Ignacio Upton]

1. This is news?

He must be reciting whatever Rove gave him to memorize. Wow! He fit "cut and run" AND "obstructionist" in there too!

[underpants]

2. The rules for criticizing Bush

The following outlines when it is acceptable to criticize the Bush administration

You can criticize Bush* at any time other than the follow:

BEFORE he completely screws up. That is being an "obstructionist".

WHILE he is completely screwing up or WHILE he is covering up the screw up. That is "not offering positive alternatives"

AFTER he screws up. That is "Monday morning quarterbacking" or "revisionist history"** take your pic.

___________________________________________

*let's assume that, for brevity, that he has an actual function and is actually in charge***.

** see "Links to terrorism/WMD/a threat" changing to "freedom is on the march".

**** relax, we know he isn't at least we PRAY**** he isn't.

****even evil godless communist liberal types are willing to say a few words on bended knee just in case. OH PLEASE GOD NO... that sort of thing.

[Lindacooks]

3. Hmmm...

BUSH is the one who is still 'killing innocent people, pursuing weapons of mass destruction and putting U.S. pilots in the line of fire.'

Classic projection, chimpy.

Oh, and YOU, chimpy, are the one who has to make the case to the American people that the invasion of Iraq has made America SAFER.

God, what a maroon.

[AndyA]

4. Hypocrisy - again.

"Saddam Hussein's regime was a serious threat," Bush said, adding that had he not been removed from power, the former Iraqi leader would still be killing innocent people, pursuing weapons of mass destruction and firing at U.S. pilots.

Instead, America is doing it for him. Such progress! Bush is the new Saddam Hussein.

[Avalux]

5. Might as well call them enemy combatants and round 'em all up.

I HATE THAT LITTLE WEASEL. :mad:

[Name removed]

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[The Gunslinger]

48. Well this new legislation is the start of that.

It is now fascism.

[gully]

6. Good, BUSH needs to be contained.

eom

[Vincardog]

7. Instead aWoL is killing innocent people, using weapons of mass

destruction. Why exactly is it OK for the chimp to order 10 year old boys to be raped in front of their mothers?

[SteppingRazor]

9. If preventing the U.S. from advocating torture is obstruction...

then, by all means, let's obstruct

[Donnachaidh]

10. the chimp is getting cocky

His thug puppets are feeding his ego as fast as possible. So when will they be classed as enemy combatants?

[davidwparker]

11. If the American people buy this crap and don't have an overthrow

of the cons in the midterms, then the American people deserve the country that they get.

[PassingFair]

59. Hey!

I live here too.

I don't deserve this.

Neither do you.

A polish woman in my office started crying when
I casually remarked that we were all "good Germans".
She knows what it means.

We may very well be very *ucked.

[stepnw1f]

12. And Bush Has Become a Dictator

Hey anti-Chavez assholes? You can blow it out your ass...hypocrites.

[liberalmuse]

13. I hope he keeps talking like this until the election.

He's much too stupid to realize that most Americans disprove of his war, and it's not just Democrats (which, by the way, make up more than half of the population).

[marchcalls]

40. same as 02 & 04 victories

How is this different than 2004?

Dems better come up with something better to counter this time

[4morewars]

14. God knows the dems have stopped them.

Let'e see, there was ummmm gonzalez, oh wait no, we didn't stop that one. OK, there was the Iraq war, ooooooo, there's another one we didn't stop.

Wait, give me a minute. OK there was the bankruptcy bill ! Oh , wait, no, we didn't stop that one either. Well , the patriot, oh , no, that one didn't go well either. How about all the times bush asked for billion$$$$$ MORE for the Iraq war? Hmmmm/ No, we gave him that too !

Hang on, I can get one, help me out DU ! Anyone ?

There must be at least ONE thing the dems have stopped the criminal repukes from doing in the last six years. bush* wouldn't call us obstructionists (big word for that idiot!) if it were untrue, would he ?

[Art_from_Ark]

53. The Dems stopped the gutting of Social Security...

at least, for the time being...

[PassingFair]

61. Old REPUBLICANS stopped the gutting of SS

NOT dems.

Silly you.

[PassingFair]

60. Screw You! We're keeping our POWDER DRY!

:sarcasm:

Our noses are shiny.
We NEED it.

[sui generis]

15. again he's speaking to his base

he knows that there is a 100% certainly of at least 30 percent of likely voters believing whatever he says no matter how absurd. We could have irrefutible proof that he fucks dead baby ducks and tears the heads off puppies and all he would have to do is "re-characterize" it as necessary for the security of this country and those 30% would just shove their noses further into his buttcrack.

The remaining 20% of their "half" gets all the information they need from Fox News and AM Talk Radio, and dismisses every other news source as "thuh librewl media"; so unless us democrats can get our message through those outlets into their heads, it is unlikely we'll be converting very many of their middle either.

Now Bush's regime is a serious threat, and he's still in power, still killing innocent people, openly advocating torture, and we have bio and chemical weapons research facilities ourselves.

If all those idiot republicans want is a strong leader, I would be more than happy to give them an alpha lemming and a high cliff.

[Tellurian]

16. If this is Bush's counter-punch..

It's the equivalent of 40 whacks with a wet noodle..

[sinkingfeeling]

17. Wow, idiot boy can predict things in the future! Why the hell doesn't

someone have the balls to ask the monkey what the hell he's done in the five years since 9-11 besides let bin Laden off the hook, destroy a country or two, destroy the Constitution, and bankrupt the country?

[shadowknows69]

18. Were the opposition party you dumb fucking chimp

And we haven't been nearly obstructionist enough. You've been given huge passes.

[fooj]

19. Fuck off you treasonous WAR CRIMINAL!

You will be forever damned in this country. Count on it.

[rwenos]

20. Beware the Fascist Insect

Shutting down dissent is FASCIST.
One-man rule is FASCIST.
Corporate crony capitalism is FASCIST.
Trumped-up wars are FASCIST.
A Legislature-for-Show is FASCIST.
George W. Bush is a FASCIST.

All dictatorship is about illusion.

[anakie]

21. please explain *

how a party that is the minority in both houses as well as not having any positions of influence in the White House is obstructionist? But as someone above said the 30% of morans in the US will believe anything this prick says.

[LeftishBrit]

22. Isn't that what an opposition party is FOR???

Not just co-operating with every little whim of a Great Leader.

Why does Bush hate democracy so much?

[sarcasmo]

45. Remember he is the Decider, there is no other party.

[OKNancy]

23. kick

[RamboLiberal]

24. Bush: Democrats 'cut-and-run' obstructionists

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15050599/from/RS.3/

President Bush counterpunched at Democrats on Thursday, saying their criticism of the war in Iraq has turned their party into one of "cut-and-run" obstructionists.

At a GOP fundraiser, Bush accused Democrats of using a new intelligence estimate that ties the war in Iraq to rising extremism to win votes in November.

The National Intelligence Estimate - compiled by leading analysts across 16 U.S. spy agencies - concluded that Iraq has become a "cause celebre" for jihadists, who are growing in number and geographic reach. If the trend continues, the analysts found, risks to U.S. interests at home and abroad will rise.

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"Five years after 9-11, Democrats offer nothing but criticism, and obstruction and endless second guessing," Bush said. He said the Democratic Party - the party of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman - has become the "party of cut-and-run."

[Straight Shooter]

25. And bush cuts and runs from the funerals of our troops.

Shut up, bush. You're a liar.

[BlueManDude]

26. Well - there it is. n/t

[rockymountaindem]

27. Just what are the Democrats obstructing?

As usual, Bush is just making stuff up.

[blitzburgh55]

28. How many more years of this crap? I lost track...

[Julius Civitatus]

29. WTF? This is out of the blue. What are Dems obstructing exactly?

This was totally uncalled for.

This may be Rove's way of distracting from the report that shows they let Bin Laden go after having him cornered.

[mcscajun]

44. Not out of the blue. With the current Senate and House tagged in

surveys as the "do-nothing Congress" and the mid-term elections approaching, SOMEONE must be blamed!

So, WE are "Obstructionists" -- WE are to blame for Nothing Getting Done.

:grr:

[DemGa]

30. Whatever, Rove.

[The Deacon]

31. Yeah, Junior,

We're going to CUT the funding for your little "Wag the Dog" war, then we're going RUN your smarmy ass through a little thing we like to call an Impeachment, then we're going OBSTRUCT your future freedom by "extraordinarily rendering" your scabby ass to the Hague to stand trial for war crimes.
You like that, Junior? You won't be alone - we plan on adding Deadeye Dick, Kindasleezy & Dumsfeld to the passenger manifest.

[librechik]

32. don't worry--these jihadists aren't suiciders

according to Tony Snowjob.

[kurth]

33. Republicans offer nothing but death and destruction

[cureautismnow]

34. Speaking of cut and run ...

That's exactly what Bush-boy did in his AWOL'ing days in the Guard.

[Writer]

35. Rove: The most predictable "genius" I've ever heard of.

That dog don't hunt, Porky.

[samsingh]

36. he's fingerpointing!

[donkeyotay]

37. He still has 2 years to say something of substance

After 5 years of catapulting slogans and and spinning, he wouldn't know a thought if it slapped him.

"Five years after everything changed, you're either with us or with the terrists, united we stand, Dems offer nothing but ass-kissing, high-fives and thumbs-up approvals," Bush said. He said the Democratic Party - the party of disloyal and unwarranted opposition, has become the "party of we'll stay to the last billion is spent and all armed services are depleted because you so inspire us with your leadership."

[lpbk2713]

39. This is hard to believe that he would have the nerve to say this

He 'cut and ran' so he wouldn't have to serve in Viet Nam. He preferred to let others die in his place.

[marchcalls]

38. 02 & 04 all over again

Rove is gonna stick with what worked in 02 & 04.

Dems need a better response than they offered in those elections.

[Crunchy Frog]

41. So what would it take for you not to vote Republican again?

[Cozumel]

42. I Begin To Wonder...

if all this is just a ploy. The "image" of democracy. I wonder if it's more like professional wrestling: the winners and losers are known well before the match. Are the dems really "losing" and is bush really criticizing them, or is it all just a facade that is slowly falling away. Maybe this was setup a long time ago, and we're near the end. I wonder if America was lost well before all of this. We'll see in November, but maybe it's time for our own coup? There's enough pissed off people, and bush's military is preoccupied in Iraq & Afghanistan (and soon Iran). Who will protect chimpy's ass from a coup? I'm not trying to arange a coup (to do so in public like this could be treachorous) but wasn't it Thomas Jefferson who said that a revolution every few years was good for democracy? I don't remember the exact quote, but it was something along those lines. Just my $0.02.

[mcscajun]

46. There's an apocryphal quote attributed to Jefferson that reads

"Every generation needs a new revolution."

This, however, IS Jefferson:

"The generation which commences a revolution rarely compleats it. Habituated from their infancy to passive submission of body and mind to their kings and priests... their ignorance and bigotry make them instruments often, in the hands of the Bonapartes and Iturbides to defeat their own rights and purposes. This is the present situation of Europe and Spanish America. but it is not desperate. The light which has been shed on mankind by the art of printing has eminently changed the condition of the world. as yet that light has dawned on the midling classes only of the men of Europe. The kings and the rabble of equal ignorance, have not yet recieved it's rays; but it continues to spread. And, while printing is preserved, it can no more recede than the sun return on his course. A first attempt to recover the right of self-government may fail, so may a 2d. a 3d. &c. but as a younger, and more instructed race comes on, the sentiment become more and more intuitive, and a 4th. a 5th. Or some subsequent one of the ever renewed attempts will ultimately succeed... all will attain representative government... to attain all this however rivers of blood must yet flow, & years of desolation pass over, yet the object is worth rivers of blood, and years of desolation. For what inheritance, so valuable, can man leave to his posterity?... You and I shall look down from another world on these glorious achievements to man, which will add to the joys even of heaven."

[Cozumel]

47. I like the real quote better...

It is worth rivers of blood and years of desolation.

[mcscajun]

43. Obstructionist? That would imply we're stopping them from getting

something done, when, near as I can tell, when they've been doing anything at all (which is precious little) they've been having IT ALL THEIR OWN FUCKING WAY!!!
:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

America is starting to view the current Senate and House as the "do-nothing Congress" and with Republicans in charge, Democrats get the blame for "OBSTRUCTION"?????????????

:wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

Damn the man...goddamn the man!

HE's the coward and we get the 'cut and run' crap!?!?!

I'm so mad tonight I can't SEE Straight!!!

:grr: :nuke: :grr:

[kurth]

49. Democrats in Congress have successfully stopped SOOO many bills

including all the GOP spending bills which put us in a ditch.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

50. Moo!

[Aviation Pro]

51. Dear Little Monkey....

...you think you've won again. You think you've cornered the Democrats and painted them into a corner.

Guess again, Little Monkey.

Unlike you, the little boy, who shoved firecrackers up frog's asses; the young punk, who guzzled countless gallons of alcohol down your fetid gullet; the fetal position coward, who avoided Vietnam by pretending to be a pilot (you weren't, I'm convinced of that); the post pubescent failure, who shoved enough coke up your nose to choke a horse while failing at every business venture (and then got bailed out by your terrorist supporting, butt fuck buddies, the Saudis), the vast majority of Americans can tell the difference between right and wrong. And we are sick and tired of your bullshit.

You think you've won, Little Monkey. On November 7th you will find out how utterly wrong you are as the American people rise up and with a pull of a lever begin the process of ending the reign of terror that marks the Bush family.

And, Little Monkey, when you're led, sobbing and crying like the coward that you are, to your supermax prison cell understand that you will become a rumour in American history.

Fuck you, Little Monkey, fuck you.

[Fovea]

52. Oh would that they were

Because the helmsman at the bridge of the ship of state is a madman who is morbidly fond of iceburgs.

[Solly Mack]

54. Fuck that petty little tyrant

fuck him and his entire gene pool

[and-justice-for-all]

55. "Nothing but Critisim" he cries...

...Sorry, but we just can not go along with Chancellor Shrubs war rampage and conquest of the planet, Chancellor Shrub is a worthless bag of shit and can go fuck himself! Hows that for a critism dubya, you nazi asshole bastard!

[Zhade]

56. SINCE WHEN?

I see a lot of capitulation, not obstruction!

[Vidar]

57. As of yesterday, Democrats are the least effective obstructionists

on record.

[SOS]

58. Through the Looking Glass

"If Democrats really believe the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq has made America less safe, then they should make that case to the American people, Bush said."

Democrats don't need to do that. 16 intelligence agencies just made that case.

Of course, the slightest challenge to his narcissistic personality disorder is "obstructionist":

"You don't get everything you want. A dictatorship would be a lot easier."
(Governing Magazine 7/98)

"There are going to be some times where we don't agree with each other, but that's OK. If this were a dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator," Bush joked.

-- CNN.com, December 18, 2000

"A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it, " said.

-- Business Week, July 30, 2001

[ProfessorGAC]

62. That's Their Job

The party in the minority cannot get ideas and proposals to the floor of congress, so duty number one is to stop further mistakes from being made.

When the stove is on fire, you do not develop a new recipe for chili. You STOP THE FIRE!
The Professor

[Marnieworld]

63. And you're a torturing war criminal

Name calling is fun!

[bluedog]

64. 'Peace With Honor' Nixon 1973

This is the text of President Nixon's radio and television broadcast announcing the initialing of the Paris 'Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam'.


http://www.watergate.info/nixon/73-01-23_vietnam.shtml

[noonwitch]

65. Obstructionist is not always a bad thing

If they are obstructing congress and the President from doing bad things, then they are doing the right thing.

[mvd]

66. Newsflash: The President is not a king

Yes, that applies to you, Chimpy. It's not "cut and run" - it's cut our losses. Maybe we should use my phrase. We need to start withdrawing from Iraq now. It's only because Bush's invasion was such a disaster that we can't withdraw all now.

[Taxloss]

67. Are we sure he wasn't trying to say "abortionists"?

Or "evolutionists"?

It's hard to tell with Bush.

[savemefromdumbya]

68. Obstructing the dictator?

[UrbScotty]

69. Waaaaaaaah, waaaaaaaaaah, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

[Megahurtz]

70. If obstructing YOU saves lives, then so be it.

Cut and Run now! Bring the Troops home now!

NO MORE WAR!!!:bounce:

[liberalpragmatist]

71. Fuck you - nt

[Gabi Hayes]

72. Headline from 1933:

Hitler calls Social Democratic Party obstructionists

[earth mom]

74. Now that is chilling as hell!

:wow:

[mmonk]

73. Oh how I wish.

[krispos42]

75. I guess "Don't stick your finger in that light socket" is obstructionist

Perhaps I should start raising my 2-year-old in a non-obstructionist manner. I won't stop him from doing bad things unless I have an alternative. Like, say, sticking your finger in... ummmm... can't think of alternative, so I guess my son will simply be black and crispy.

Thank GOD I'll have a solid legal Bush-based defense.

[JerseygirlCT]

76. I suppose the US was an obstructionist too in WWII nt

[Imagevision]

77. Election day Bush will see GOP power cut & run

[classysassy]

78. When you stop telling lies about me

i'll start telling the truth about you.HST.The dumb dems,are so afraid of that unelected clown,he gets away with his crimenal acts.

[bronxiteforever]

79. This from the party of Fear and Smear.The party of Fu**-up and Cover-Up.

the party of we lie and you die. :grr:

[laylah]

80. My familey of DUer's please forgive me

however...FUCK YOU GEORGE BUSH...may you and yours rot in hell!
Jenn