Bush: ‘I’m the Commander Guy’

[rpannier]

I guess he's no longer the decider.

Give him a year, he'll be claiming to be the Lordly, God-king.

President Bush coined a new nickname for himself — ‘’the commander guy” — on Wednesday, as he criticized Congressional Democrats in a speech to the annual gathering of the Associated General Contractors of America, a construction industry trade group.

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“The question is, ‘Who ought to make that decision, the Congress or the commanders?,’’ Mr. Bush said. “As you know, my position is clear – I’m the commander guy.”


****Is it just me or does 'Commander Guy' sound like some 1950's serial drama you'd see at the movies?****

link:
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/02/bush-im-the-commander-guy/

[tridim]

1. Wonder if Jeffey-Jeff calls him "Commander"?

:think:

[Tom Joad]

2. The "commander guy" is getting his way, Dems said the timetable is out.

Pathetic.

[EVDebs]

3. He's Popeye The Sailor Man ! nt

[Old and In the Way]

4. I like Commander Guy a lot better than Decider. I think we should all refer to

him as the Commander Guy from now on. Seriously...everyone, all the time.

[bklyncowgirl]

8. Commander Guy has a nice ring to it. Sort of a seventies sitcom kind of feel.nt

[radfringe]

5. if he's the "commander guy"

then he's responsible for the Iraq mess. He can't go around passing the buck to the "generals on the ground"

[radfringe]

6. General Eaton's Letter to President Bush on Veto

General Eaton's Letter to President Bush on Veto
Tuesday, 1 May 2007
veteransforamerica.org
http://www.veteransforamerica.org/index.cfm/page/weblog/subpage/display_blog/bid/4A0B50FE-123F-747A-1BBCF49BBD9E5B47

President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President,

Today, in your veto message regarding the bipartisan legislation just passed on Operation Iraqi Freedom, you asserted that you so decided because you listen to your commanders on the ground.

Respectfully, as your former commander on the ground, your administration did not listen to our best advice. In fact, a number of my fellow Generals were forced out of their jobs, because they did not tell you what you wanted to hear -- most notably General Eric Shinseki, whose foresight regarding troop levels was advice you rejected, at our troops' peril.

The legislation you vetoed today represented a course of action that is long overdue. This war can no longer be won by the military alone. We must bring to bear the entire array of national power - military, diplomatic and economic. The situation demands a surge in diplomacy, and pressure on the Iraqi government to fix its internal affairs. Further, the Army and Marine Corps are on the verge of breaking - or have been broken already - by the length and intensity of this war. This tempo is not sustainable - and you have failed to grow the ground forces to meet national security needs. We must begin the process of bringing troops home, and repairing and growing our military, if we are ever to have a combat-ready force for the long war on terror ahead of us.

---snip---

As someone who served this nation for decades, I have the utmost respect for the office you hold. However, as a man of conscience, I could not sit idly by as you told the American people today that your veto was based on the recommendations of military men. Your administration ignored the advice of our military's finest minds before, and I see no evidence that you are listening to them now.

[radfringe]

7. Commander Cuckoo Bananas is more accurate