Schakowsky (D-IL) :President Bush Finally Admits He Misled the Nation

[Nambe]

Press Release

--- “After months of denials, President Bush has finally admitted that he misled the American public during his State of the Union address when he claimed that Iraq attempted to purchase uranium in Africa. That is why we need an independent commission to determine the veracity of the other so-called evidence used to convince the American people that war with Iraq was unavoidable.

“It is not enough for the White House to issue a statement saying that President Bush should not have used that piece of intelligence in his State of the Union address at a time when he was trying to convince the American people that invading Iraq was in our national security interests. Did the president know then what he says he only knows now? If not, why not, since that information was available at the highest level.

“What else did the Bush Administration lie about? What other faulty information did Administration officials, including President Bush, tell the American people and the world? Did the Bush Administration knowingly deceive us and manufacture intelligence in order to build public support for the invasion of Iraq? Did Iraq really pose an imminent threat to our nation?

“These questions must be answered. The American people deserve to know the full truth.”

Schakowsky is an original cosponsor of H.R. 2625, legislation authored by U.S. Representative Henry Waxman to create an independent commission - modeled after the September 11 Commission - to examine the intelligence about Iraq and the representations made by executive branch officials about this intelligence.
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[AnnabelLee]

1. I do believe

Rep. Schakowsky is the first Dem to use the word "lie".

[caledesi]

3. Yeah, they are starting to use the "L" word.

Well, that is what he is - a liar.

[whathappened]

2. french frys

the whole crowd of them needs to be fryed like in french frys , boiled in hot oil tell they tell the whole story to us , and then spend what is left of them in jail with bubba as his queen

[jiacinto]

4. Good statements

I really like this Congresswoman.

[Dhalgren]

8. I agree with you!

Now, if we can just get all the other elected Democrats to all join this brave woman. If the Dems would come out in a bloc, it might give a lot of the more "moderate" repubs the cover to come out, too.

[alcuno]

14. She's mine from Chicago's northside.

Go Jan!

[Hailtothechimp]

18. Mine too. Go get 'em Jan!

She's restoring my faith in this process.

[xray s]

5. He didn't "mislead"

HE LIED!

Saying Bush was elected President is misleading; he was selected president by the SCOTUS, but either way, he still sits in the Oval office today.

Telling Americans Hussein has been trying to secure nuclear weapons when he has no evidence to back it up is lying. Pure and simple. And many people have died for that lie.

Kids taking cookies before dinner mislead their parents, Presidents up to nafarious deeds lie.

It is all about the language. When will Democrats learn that lesson?

[Chicagonian]

9. she started with "misled"

but a few sentences later she definitely used the L word:

“What else did the Bush Administration lie about?..."

[alcuno]

15. Welcome to DU, Chicagonian

She sure did use the L word.

[LauraK]

6. A BS in Elementary Education - She's come a long way.

Her bio says she led the fight that put freshness dates on products in the markets. Look out Hillary!

[wtmusic]

7. Even that's a lie

He "misled" the American public? He's even lying about lying! You knooow that's bad!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

10. Say it LOUD and say it PROUD!

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[Beetwasher]

11. Damn! Pulling no punches!

I like that a great deal!

[davsand]

12. Awright, Jan!!!!

Gads, but I do love that woman! She's been one of my heros for a long time but this just elevates her status with me.

Go Jan!!!

Laura, a proud Illinois Democrat!

[LauraK]

13. We have a 'Wellstonian' Rep in Oregon too.

Peter DeFazzio and Jan are so amazing in a House that is so useless. I feel for them but they aren't belittled by it. Great People's people.

[Rollins]

17. Defazio is one of the few real congress people left

I worked for his first election campaign in Eugene in the late '80s. Have agreed with almost each of his votes since then.

[Nottingham]

16. We Need to know cause we just had a Preempted War!

This is all on Bush's shoulders now! :bounce: