WH engaged "quite robust operation" to contact about 200 lawmakers to explain Bush's "surge" plan

[sabra]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070206/pl_afp/usiraqpolitics_070206201955

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A spokeswoman for the Bush administration conceded Tuesday that it had actively helped to block, at least for now, vote on a resolution which would express Senate opposition to Bush's decision to send 21,500 additional US troops to Iraq.

"It is accurate that we are engaged. This is the president's policy, and so, of course, we are engaged," said Dana Perino, without using the "pressure" word to describe White House actions to prevent Republican lawmakers from siding with the new Democratic majority in Congress on the disputed strategy.

Perino said the White House had contacted about 200 lawmakers to explain Bush's plan and the decision-making behind it.

She spoke of "a quite robust operation" led by Bush's legislative affairs assistant, Candi Wolff, to deliver a twofold message: an explanation of the president's decision-making and "why we think that sending mixed signals to the troops and our enemy is not in our nation's interest."

[Jackpine Radical]

1. Bushspeak: "Explain surge plan"=

"threaten kneecapping for those who don't support the White House."

[rodeodance]

2. the WH must be smirking today (blocked resolution!!)

[salin]

3. Conversation with bushco = we talk - you suck it up and obey

they don't have 'conversations' thus it can't be 'robust'.

what tripe.

[Horse with no Name]

4. I saw reports last week that the WH was meeting with Congressional Obstructionists

Let's see...
They were threatened that they would lose Republican campaign funds, hometown pork, committee assignments, leadership positions...and in case that didn't work, their "black file" that Rove keeps on them was pulled out for blackmail purposes. Did I leave anything out?

[The Count]

5. It went sorta like this:

Who could resist W's...eloquence, right?

[Norquist Nemesis]

6. "Ya see it's like this...lemme 'splain something to ya..

"The PRESIDENT is not happy when his people are not loyal to him. Ya get it? Ya understand?"

Perino left out the information that there were in excess of 200 armslings passed out immediately after the WH 'engaged' them.

[spanone]

7. We HAVE been tapping your phone Mr. Senator....therefore.....

:grr: :grr: