Bush Press conference: It's too early to drink

Isn't it? I'm used to all the drinking games involved with Bush's press conferences and speeches - you know..for every mention of 9/11 or 'hard work' - whatever...

WASHINGTON - President Bush will hold a news conference this morning at the White House, his first since Aug. 9. A week after approving modest troop cuts in Iraq, President Bush prepared to face questions about the war and other issues.

While Bush anticipated questions about Iraq, the president planned to open with a statement challenging Democrats on their proposal for a $35 billion increase in a children's health insurance program. Bush has threatened to veto the bill.

http://news.yahoo.com/...

So I don't see a diary for comments..did this already happen, or no one cares? lol, not that it would surprise me if no one cares, but I'm feeling chatty and catty, and some snark would go well with my coffee this morning..
as well as some Bailey's.

•  Drinking

  Well, if you only drink on days when Bush holds a press conference, I doubt you'll develop a problem.

  by SadTexan on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:37:28 AM PDT

  •  If you drink

    every time Bush mentions 9/11 you'd need a liver transplant.

    by quaoar on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:38:51 AM PDT

  •  ha!

    Well, not just press conferences, speeches too...ok, and when I see the crappy news on tv, or hear his fellow goons stating how they don't recall the rape of the law and Constitution they've been committing for the past 6+ years...

    then there's a problem...

    but ya know, hearing Bush speak just sends it all over the top.

    by Dazy on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:40:49 AM PDT

  •  I hate whiskey, but I need a triple

    right about now.

    by blue jersey mom on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:55:17 AM PDT

  •  And I thought the topic was going to be that..

    Bush looked drunk this early.

    by God loves goats on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:57:35 AM PDT

•  It never rains

  in Southern California, as the song goes..but it's raining today...tears of nature at Bush's speech? Every time this man speaks I am just deeply sad and angry...I'd love a big fat slip up of the tongue to reveal the sociopath dictator he is. Something the media could not deny.

  mm, back to coffee...have a good day folks!

  by Dazy on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:38:18 AM PDT

•  Its going to start any time now

  and, it depends on what part of the world you're living in on whether or not its too early to drink!

  Thanks for posting the diary.

  Here he comes now...

  by Ellicatt on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:39:38 AM PDT

  •  I try to avoid Bush press conferences

    otherwise I'll be spending my days at AA.

    by pamelabrown on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:41:12 AM PDT

•  Topic: healthcare n/t

  by kfred on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:39:49 AM PDT

  •  I feel sick n't

    by AmericanRiverCanyon on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:42:59 AM PDT

  •  Bush has already said it all

    Being without health insurance is no big deal. Just ask President Bush. ''I mean, people have access to health care in America,'' he said last week. ''After all, you just go to an emergency room.''

    by litigatormom on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:45:12 AM PDT

  •  WSJ Poll: Public Weighs In on Dems Side

    Some Highlights.  May be worthwhile for a frontpager to highlight poll results.  This is a HUGE WINNING issue for us next year....

    http://biz.yahoo.com/...

    While some U.S. adults are unsure about whether or not they would support the proposal to expand the program (34%), those who favor expansion outnumber those in opposition by four to one (53% support vs. 13% oppose). Although Republicans (42%) are less likely than Democrats (66%) or Independents (60%) to be in favor of the program's proposal expansion, supporters still outnumber opponents by two to one.

    ..................

    SCHIP: A Form of Socialized Medicine?

    Congressional Republicans and the Bush Administration have stated that expanding SCHIP is a bad idea because it is a form of socialized medicine that is run by big government. Regardless of party affiliation, only a minority of adults (22%) agrees with this statement. On the other side of the argument, Democrats contend that expanding the program is a good idea because it is highly successful in reducing the number of uninsured children in this country. Most adults (58%), including half of all Republicans (51%), side with the Democrats in this argument.

    by PatriciaVa on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:45:57 AM PDT

    •  damn skippy

      we know single-payer --cost, bargaining, and benefit advantages-- when we see it.

      by MarketTrustee on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:59:34 AM PDT

•  we know in advance everything he will say

  it will just be more of the same: identical to every press conference he's given for the last few years.

  by gnat on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:41:27 AM PDT

  •  with the exception of that one...

    line or two that makes it to the Bushism's list.
    That is waaaay unpredictable. Gyno love, food on your family, fool me once.

    I will wait for the highlights however.

    by God loves goats on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:55:48 AM PDT

    •  Heh

      Don't forget "the joy of Hanukkah" gem.

      by droogie6655321 on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:02:00 AM PDT

    •  Told ya!

      Sadddam killed Mendela!

      Who knew?

      by God loves goats on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:14:38 AM PDT

  •  A Bush press conference? Ho-hum,

    haven't we heard it all before?...blah, blah, he-heh, 'looks who's Prez with C+ and Condi with Ph.D., blah, blah, 9/11, blah, Democrats hate the troops, blah, Democracies don't murder people, blah, blah, Hey, Stretch, blah, blah. He's finally become B-O-R-I-N-G! No longer just stupid, now on a TV near you: Stupid & Boring!

    by Jbeaudill on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:19:56 AM PDT

•  "Too early to drink"

  For us, or for Bush?  

  by Plutonium Page on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:41:30 AM PDT

  •  Dammit,

    I new that one was too easy, you just beat me to it.

    by Niniane on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:45:48 AM PDT

    •  Need a drink,badly.

      Our president is dumb as a brick and sassy and condescending.
      Good Lord!

      by orphanpower on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:03:24 AM PDT

•  Better link

  The Swamp

  Yahoo wouldn't load for me.

  by Fabian on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:41:41 AM PDT

  •  cspan link

    cspan

    by Fabian on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:44:27 AM PDT

•  He's looking pretty cranky

  Droning..............

  by Tillie630 on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:41:52 AM PDT

  •  Maybe he didn't get enough sleep?

    bastard doesn't deserve one stinkin good night's rest..ever again...!

    by Dazy on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:45:08 AM PDT

•  SCHIP - he says:

  Congress is putting health care for children at risk (to make political points).

  What he is not going to tell us is that HE IS THE ONE that is going to put the SCHIP program at risk in many states, like New York, where the program is already working.  His veto is going to end up with the result of children LOSING their health coverage.

  by Ellicatt on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:42:56 AM PDT

  •  Yeah.

    Basically, I believe he's saying:

    'Congress knows better to put forth a bill that doesn't align with what I want.  So if they do that, put forth a bill that funds the program but doesn't hold to all my own talking points, they're not doing their jobs.'

    ie, if our DEMOCRATIC congress is not a rubber stamp for him, they aren't doing their jobs.  Um, excuse me, they are an EQUAL and SEPARATE branch, and happen to have a majority in the party OPPOSITE to yours.  They don't just write legislation that you will automatically like, like the last fifteen years, you idiot...

    by Stymnus on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:46:37 AM PDT

  •  How is Congress putting childrens'

    health care at risk by funding health care for children?  Or, more precisely, what lies are being told by Dubya to rationalize that assertion?

    by litigatormom on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:46:44 AM PDT

    •  Basically...

      ..it's the Congress's fault for putting forth a bill they know Bush won't sign.

      Of course, the idea is that the President and Congress are supposed to give and take, they're supposed to come to a compromise, Bush's idea of a compromise is 'you do what I want and I won't badmouth you.  Or maybe I will anyway.  Heh heh heh.'

      by Stymnus on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:48:37 AM PDT

      •  That's "health care" ...

        defined as a financial benefit.

        He is not talking about the actual "health" of children.

        by God loves goats on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:00:34 AM PDT

•  It's that man again

  Is he trying to upstage Bernanke again, as he did with his speech (redolent of his Jackson Square performance) a couple of weeks ago about the mortgage mess?

  by Liberal Protestant on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:44:59 AM PDT

•  So let me get this straight

  The president who most American hate because of the Iraq disaster is going on TV to talk more on the Iraq disaster so we can hate him more

  AND THEN

  as a bonus is going to tell everyone how our poor children should not get healthcare.

  This guy is a genius!

  by rf7777 on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:45:12 AM PDT

  •  He needs to Blame The Democrats in public.

    Isn't that what Glorious Leaders do?

    by Fabian on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:49:20 AM PDT

•  I miised most of this but really,,,

  doesn't he look like hell.

  by irate on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:45:29 AM PDT

  •  looks like it and sounds like it. n/t

    by Ellicatt on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:47:58 AM PDT

    •  good

      perhaps there is divine justice somewhere in this universe after all.

      by elmo on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:17:00 AM PDT

•  Do you think there's a risk of recession?

  A: You need to talk to economists. I think I gotta "B" in economics, but I gotta A in keeping taxes low..Heh heh...we can balance the budget without raising taxes

  by Glic on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:46:19 AM PDT

  •  This is snark, right?

    He didn't actually just say that, did he?

    by litigatormom on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:47:44 AM PDT

    •  yes he did

      by distributorcap on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:47:59 AM PDT

    •  yes, snark! but he did say

      he won't allow taxes to be raised.

      by Ellicatt on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:48:42 AM PDT

      •  Wow - I stand corrected! n/t

        by Ellicatt on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:49:34 AM PDT

  •  If this is balanced, he should of got an "F"

    in remedial math.

    by God loves goats on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:04:54 AM PDT

•  Uh oh, question on Iran

  where's his top hat and cane for that dance number..?

  by Dazy on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:47:07 AM PDT

•  The fundamentals of the nation's economy is

  strong...corp. profits appear to be strong.  There is some unsettling times in the housing market.  looks forward to working with congress to modernizing the FHA loans.  

  Optimistic about the economy; pessimistic if the congress has its way and raises taxes.  thinks taking money out of the hands of investors, consumers and small business owners (is bad...)  

  They want to get their own way, but they are not.

  That last sentence sums it up on all levels.  There is no way in hell that he is going to let the Dems get what they want on ANY level.  He really is a non-compromising bully that hasn't gotten over losing November's congressional elections to the Dems.

  by Ellicatt on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:47:23 AM PDT

  •  so..the fundamentals are corporations?

    Corporations are the heart of our economy eh? Any manufacturing in that heart? Farming? Middle class anybody? no?..

    sickening...

    by Dazy on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:26:41 AM PDT

•  Bush's claim.

  "I got a B in Econ 101 but I got an A in being fiscally responsible,,," Really? Why mdo we need to raise the debt lvel yet again?

  by irate on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:47:37 AM PDT

•  Q: French FM has raised the possibility of war

  with Iran...

  A: I am hopeful that we can convince the Iranian regime to give up any ambitions it has of developing a nuclear program and can do it peacefully...

  • stresses diplomace
  • better way forward than isolation - financial and/or economic sactions
  • advocates for UN involvement
  • talking to finance managers about sending a message to IRan

  by Glic on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:47:41 AM PDT

  •  Hmm

    I am hopeful that we can convince the Iranian regime to give up any ambitions it has of developing a nuclear program and can do it peacefully...

    Isn't that what he said right before he invaded Iraq?

    by litigatormom on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:48:44 AM PDT

  •  Bush: "It's very important for the Iranian people

    to know that the US recognized the strong tradition of IRan and respect Iran..govt of Iran has made it difficult for them to realize their dreams [or some BS like that]

    by Glic on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:48:49 AM PDT

    •  Well, at least this shows

      that the American people have something in common with the Iranian people.

      by SadTexan on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:50:10 AM PDT

•  i fucking hate this fucker

  proud of his B in economics

  by distributorcap on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:47:45 AM PDT

  •  what are the odds

    he actually EARNED that B..?

    by Dazy on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:57:39 AM PDT

    •  Well, he thinks he's balanced the budget

      so I'm thinking he didn't understand a goddamn fucking thing they taught him.

      by God loves goats on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:07:25 AM PDT

      •  balanced

        The debits and the credits equal each other. What else matters?

        by elmo on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:19:33 AM PDT

•  Did Bush actually mutter aloud

  the phrase that he  gets an A on taxes.  he has been good with the people's money?  I haven't even had breakfast yet, before he starts lying with the ease of wheel rolling!

  by Pithy Cherub on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:48:29 AM PDT

  •  yes he did

    by distributorcap on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:49:17 AM PDT

    •  And he said a "B+" on Economics101

      .... I feel so much safer and secure now.

      (only because my spouse in real life... is... a person with an advanced degree in.... take a guess.... )

      I said, look what he just said, honey, and he got ready to go to work, and he says, That Is A Very Simple Minded Person.

      by AmericanRiverCanyon on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:04:36 AM PDT

•  I came back from the bathroom, and there he was

  Speaking on my TV.  I should've stayed in the bathroom.  Something about hearing his voice makes me want to hurl.

  Love this, how he's accusing Dems of playing politics with health care.  Oh, get this, he just said he's been responsible with the Peoples' money, and has proposed a budget which will balance the budget by 2012, without raising taxes!  It's magic!  And not a followup question from the Press Corpse, to ask "how are you going to do that?  what programs will you cut?"

  Good, the FedEx guy just rang the doorbell and now my dog is barking so loud I can't hear George's voice.  Yeah, I guess I could go turn off the tv....

  by Freakinout daily on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:48:40 AM PDT

•  watching him

  is so embarrassing
  if i were the world i would ignore the USA forever

  by distributorcap on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:49:01 AM PDT

•  "David, welcome back..[David Gregory]

  Q I wonder if you could tell us what the target was (in Syria) do you support it and what does it to do an already hot region

  A: Not going to comment

  Jesus...

  by Glic on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:49:52 AM PDT

•  new questions from DAvid G

  questions about Iraq...how long can Americans expect you to wait beofre you do something to force their hand

  A: In my speech, I made it clear that there has to be change..

  oh, screw it, I am not going to transcribe this BS

  by Glic on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:50:51 AM PDT

  •  Just list the Talking Points.

    It's not likely an original idea will drop from his lips, is it?

    by Fabian on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:52:43 AM PDT

  •  Copy and Paste any other presser

    ...and you've pretty much got today's transcript.

    by PanzerMensch on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:12:58 AM PDT

•  He doesn't want to raise taxes (of course)

  After blathering about how he wants another tax rewrite to help people refinancing mortgages in response to 'is the economy in trouble?' question:

  " I think taking money out of the hands of investors and consumers and .... (etc)

  if Congress raises taxes like they want"

  ~~~~~~~~~
  Let's just pass a law we raise taxes on the Bush & Cheney families. Because this Bozo just said the budget is going to balance itself by 2012.  Then he can truthfully say he balanced the budget all by himself by 2012 from his rancheria in Paraguay.

  by AmericanRiverCanyon on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:52:04 AM PDT

•  Who is this pissy man on my teevee? n/t

  by cosette on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:52:47 AM PDT

  •  someone should piss on him

    by distributorcap on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:53:21 AM PDT

    •  a bird shit on him once. I love that bird!

      by tgray on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:54:01 AM PDT

      •  same thing to a bird

        I should look up how that works.

        by Fabian on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:57:48 AM PDT

        •  for the terminally curious

          Unlike mammals, which excrete waste fluid as urine and solid waste as feces, birds mix both liquid waste and solid waste into the white paste you see as bird droppings. The only exception is the ostrich, which has a urinary bladder. For more information on wild birds, see www.ornithology.com. Roger Lederer

          by Fabian on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:04:08 AM PDT

          •  thanks for the biology lesson Fabian

            useful or not, at least I learned something today :)

            by tgray on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:29:13 AM PDT

•  mentions Oil Revenue Sharing

  continue to insist and impress upon them the need for law...oil law
  HA HA

  There is local reconciliation taking place, [references meeting wiht Iraq reconstruction team)

  People are sick and tired of murder and violence (um, no kidding, asshat]

  You know, part of the reason why there is...confusion about this "instant democracy" is because people are still recovering from Saddam's brutal rule

  WTF? "Where is Mandela" Well,Mandela is DEAD"

  This is bizarre.

  by Glic on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:53:07 AM PDT

  •  On the road to recovery...

    One IED at a time.

    by God loves goats on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:11:47 AM PDT

  •  "people are sick and tired of violence..."

    ...is a dogwhistle message to the anti-media types who think there's not enough reporting on all the good things happening in Iraq.

    As for the part about 'instant democracy', we were told from the very beginning that it would be a "cakewalk" that would last "no more than 6 months".

    by PanzerMensch on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:16:38 AM PDT

•  CNN.COM

  says he "announces health care plan."

  Did he say anything real?

  by SadTexan on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:53:07 AM PDT

  •  No, he just pissed on the dems for not

    wanting to pass the SCHIP program that W wants.  Said that Dems are doing this for political reasons, and basically, he will veto the program that the Dems want if it is passed.  Also dissed the Dems for waiting to deal with this close to the expiration deadline.

    Said its more important to make health care more affordable for families than to have families go on the SCHIP program.  (yeah...like affordability is going to happen in this administration...)

    by Ellicatt on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:57:31 AM PDT

•  Bush just said that Saddam killed Mandela.

  Whoa.

  by Omen on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:53:32 AM PDT

  •  wtf?

    am not watching - is this true that he said that?

    by tgray on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:55:02 AM PDT

    •  yes.

      I can't wait for the transcript.

      by Omen on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:57:54 AM PDT

      •  I heard it,too.

        Stunning and mind numbing.
        I want to go to sleep and wake up on 1-20-09.

        by orphanpower on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:07:04 AM PDT

    •  What did he

      mean?

      by SadTexan on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:06:36 AM PDT

      •  metaphorically

        He meant that an Iraqi Mandela, if such a person existed, would already have been killed by Saddam.

        by Politburo on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:13:04 AM PDT

        •  Ipso Facto

          Saddam's Iraq was worse than Apartheid in South Africa.

          by Omen on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:17:50 AM PDT

        •  What a patently ridiculous thing to say! n/t

          by PanzerMensch on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:19:28 AM PDT

          •  oh yes

            I didn't add a disclaimer.. My explanation is in no way a support of such a metaphor.

            And even if it was a good metaphor, the way it came out was just ridiculous.. "Saddam killed Mandela!"

            by Politburo on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:24:20 AM PDT

        •  You're giving him way too much credit

          $50 bucks says that he doesn't know who Nelson Mandela is.

          by elmo on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:23:34 AM PDT

          •  heh

            I'll take that bet.

            by Politburo on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:24:42 AM PDT

          •  Insane...He's insane.

            I heard him say "Man-del-ah" and I had no idea what he could possibly be talking about.

            "Sadam killed Man-del-ah"

            Bush must be completely insane now.

            by Flann on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:37:17 AM PDT

•  Says that there is a functioning gov. in Iraq

  they need to pass the oil sharing revenues.  Local governments are beginning to respond (to the "sickening level" of violence).

  People are saying "where's Mandela"?  Well, Mandela is dead.  Saddam (killed him).  (WTF is he talking about???)

  by Ellicatt on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:53:35 AM PDT

  •  it's all about the oil.

    That's their marker for political success: "Have they begin pumping the black gold yet?"

    by Omen on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:54:37 AM PDT

•  WTF?

  Mandela's dead?  WTF!

  by Pithy Cherub on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:53:46 AM PDT

•  i guess he DOESNT talk to people in his govt

  can we please be put out of our misery

  by distributorcap on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:54:09 AM PDT

•  Q: You Def Sec Gates was asked

  if knowing what he knows now if inading Iraq was a good idea..and he answered "I don't know"

  A: I think he made it pretty clear that getting rid of saddam was the right decision but I have n't talked to him about the column...if I had to ask people in MY gov't to respond to columns, that's all I'd be doin;.

  by Glic on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:54:25 AM PDT

  •  He doesn't know?!

    That's kind of like asking the skipper of the Titanic whether, in retrospect, cruising at full speed through all those icebergs was a good idea, and the guy says "gee, I dunno!"

    by elmo on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:25:59 AM PDT

  •  I heard "MY government" a couple times too

    When did this become bush's government? "MY government"? But, this isn't the first time he's referred to "MY government" either. WTF? This guy is certifiable!

    I come home from working all night and this jerk-off's on TV, droning on and on, not making a lick of sense. I thought I was just tired, but from the posts here, I wasn't tired, he really wasn't making any sense. BTW, since this is my evening, no it's not too early to drink. Cheers!

    by Logical One on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 09:09:01 AM PDT

•  Q: You won't comment on what the Israelis have do

  A: That's an accurate comment..
  Q Retarded jokes
  A: I could not hear the question, but it was about N Korea and nukes

  "Expect the to honor and give up nuke programs...we expect them to stop producing nukes if they want the 6-nation talks.."

  by Glic on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:55:31 AM PDT

•  Did Bush Just Say Mandela was dead???

  I know I jus ttuend in.  But I swearr he said that Mandela was dead, then in the same breath say because Saddam Hussein killed him.

  I must still be asleep, somewhere correct me please!!

  (note - last I heard Mandela was alive, and I don't know what the connection between Hussein and Mandela was or could be....anyone?)

  by ekeithj on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:55:42 AM PDT

  •  now i need a drink!

    by tgray on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:57:07 AM PDT

    •  Black Bush

      I need a triple Black Bush and a slice of yellowcake.

      by leckavrea on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:01:26 AM PDT

  •  yup.

    and he said Saddam killed him. Talk about re-writing history.

    by Omen on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:57:17 AM PDT

  •  did he say that

    please i hope he did so we can have a few more laughs at his expense

    bush
    world's biggest scumbag

    by distributorcap on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:57:59 AM PDT

  •  It was just another 'Bushism.'

    He meant the concept of Mandela - the vision of a freedom fighter and that such types were dead in Iraq as they had been killed.  I'm wondering killed by whom?  Blackwater?  Insurgents?  USA troops?
        We certainly haven't helped any "Mandela's" exit or grow in Iraq!

    by Jbeaudill on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:25:57 AM PDT

•  So let me get this straight:

  Somebody in the White House thought having Bush talk would help their cause?

  Oh, and that leading question about Bush "helping to bring blacks and latinos" into his party is utter bullshit.

  by Omen on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:56:41 AM PDT

  •  George W. Bush (R - La La Land) n/t

    by Fabian on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:58:53 AM PDT

    •  His Meds Kicked In ...

      Sadham ... Mandela ... la, la, la la ...

      by Kdoug on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:21:15 AM PDT

•  helen thomas and martha raddich

  both had faces of complete and total disgust.

  by distributorcap on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:56:59 AM PDT

•  Q thousands are marching about Jena

  also, not far from the WH a noose was found hanging..you h ave worked very hard to bring blacks and hispanics into your party...cites refusals to debates

  A: My adivce to whoever will be our nominee is to reach out to the Af-Am community as well as other communties, b/c we have a very strong record on empowerment, education, home ownership..

  FBI an DoJ are monitoring...
  we gotta good record to run on

  by Glic on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:57:15 AM PDT

•  Q: Fed took the 1/2 point rate cut...

  was it enough to stave off recession? Are there other steps?

  A: I DO NOT COMMENT, on decisions made by the fed. B Bernanke has done a fine job. WH and Congress are responsible for fiscal policy. Worse thing we could do would be to raise taxes...we don't need to to balance the budget by 2012.

  by Glic on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:58:42 AM PDT

  •  doesn't comment on the federal reserve?

    is he kidding? so it's just none of his business huh?

    except to say that Bernanke is doing a heckuva job! ha!

    by tgray on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:01:56 AM PDT

    •  uh

      oh. Bush thinks somebody is doing a heckofajob. Excuse me while I go take all of my money of investments and stick it in a sack under my bed.

      by elmo on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:27:44 AM PDT

•  is it me?

  but does he really look like he so doesnt want to be there

  and that he has this total look of contempt on his face for the WH press folks

  by distributorcap on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:58:58 AM PDT

•  "we don't need to raise taxes to do the budget."

  Maybe...if you weren't running a WAR!

  by Omen on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:58:59 AM PDT

•  lips are pursed...he's pissed

  Q: why won't you comment on Jena

  A I think there should be "fair justice" (is there another kind he's been using?)

  by Glic on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:59:28 AM PDT

  •  He thinks

    people are protesting his daughter.

    by SadTexan on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:00:27 AM PDT

    •  ROFL

      Laughed right out loud in my meeting!! shame on you!!! LOLOLOO

      by fireflynw on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:12:35 AM PDT

  •  yeah...he's so ready to leave. n/t

    by Omen on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:00:39 AM PDT

  •  His eyes are dead. n/t

    by cosette on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:01:48 AM PDT

    •  matches

      his soul.

      by elmo on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:28:25 AM PDT

  •  Lessee

    Let's count the ways:

    Unfair justice
    Fair injustice
    Unfair injustice
    Unjust fairness
    Just unfairness
    Unjust unfairness

    by RobertInWisconsin on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:02:23 AM PDT

•  his feelings arent hurt

  by Greenspan

  aw what a big scumbag you are

  by distributorcap on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 07:59:50 AM PDT

•  but there have been NO

  scandals in your govt

  calling Gonzo

  by distributorcap on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:00:31 AM PDT

•  Q: Greenspan's criticixm

  A: My feelings are not hurt. you might have been alittle selective in quoting Donald Rumsfeld..I respect Sec Rummy, i believe he did a fine job and I repsect Greenie, I respectfully disagree with him

  The DEf-I-CIT is low, we dealt with a "RE-CESS-ion..we dealt with attacks and we did it by cutting taxes...it worked, I'm a supply sider...

  he's just spouting talking points now...synapses are misfiring...

  by Glic on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:01:16 AM PDT

  •  We dealt with attacks by cutting taxes

    Did he really say that ?

    No wonder we haven't caught bin Laden.

    by RobertInWisconsin on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:03:15 AM PDT

    •  haven't you heard?

      Cutting taxes does EVERYTHING
      cures cancer, makes blind men see, prevents athlete's foot...AMZAING!

      by Glic on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:04:26 AM PDT

      •  If we hadn't been attacked by terrorists

        cutting taxes would have been the right response for that, too!

        by elmo on Thu Sep 20, 2007 at 08:29:24 AM PDT