Bush Supporters' Aftermath Thread IV

Ah, I see we are both unusually silly today. I believe I misread your tone.

Good afternoon to you.

Foxfyre wrote:

FreeDuck wrote:

Very good. Now, how did that make you feel?

And to whom are you addressing that? And why did you pick that particular member to address it to? And what do you think the comment you are addressing meant? Do you have strong feelings about that? Why? Could you comment on why you felt compelled to express it? And good morning.

Oh good Lord. I was trying to lighten your mood. That'll teach me.

I don't agree with you McTag.

Bush Orders Review of Military Hospitals

Terence Hunt

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A day earlier, the Pentagon announced the firing of Army Maj. Gen. George W. Weightman, the commander of Walter Reed. In a brief announcement, the Army said service leaders had "lost trust and confidence" in Weightman's leadership abilities "to address needed solutions for soldier outpatient care." It said the decision to fire him was made by Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey.

Bush, in his radio address, said he had asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates to make a firsthand assessment of conditions at Walter Reed. "He confirmed to me there are real problems at Walter Reed and he has taken action to hold people accountable, including relieving the general in charge of the facility.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070302/walter-reed

Poll Shows Bush Is Losing Support of Republicans

By MARJORIE CONNELLY
Published: March 2, 2007

In the months since the Congressional elections, President Bush has lost substantial support among members of his own party, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.

Mr. Bush's approval rating dropped 13 percentage points since last fall among Republicans, 65 percent of whom now say they approve of the way he is handling his job as president, compared with 78 percent last October.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/02/washington/02approve.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Foxfyre wrote:

I don't agree with you McTag.

You think that because GWB was chosen to lead the Republican Party he is deserving ipso facto of your support, which you very fulsomely give him.

If however you looked at his deeds and what he has wrought, and the status of your country on the international forum now compared with during the time before his election, you would be bound to arrive at a different opinion.

However I am pleased to note the erosion of his support as more of the US electorate look at the facts, and realise that most of them have been deliberately duped and very badly let down.

It really is a lovely day, however, though the wind is blowing this afternoon.

March 2nd, 2007 1:12 am

Salt Lake Mayor calls for Washington Legislature to support resolution to impeach President Bush

By Doug Smeath / Deseret Morning News

When President Clinton was impeached, it was a partisan exploitation of a law broken not at the expense of the nation but in a personal matter, Rocky Anderson says. When President Andrew Johnson was impeached, it was simply over policy disagreements.

But when it comes to President Bush, "Never before has there been such a compelling case for impeachment and removal from office of the president of the United States," the Salt Lake City mayor told a Washington state Senate committee today.

The mayor was invited to Olympia, Wash., by Sen. Eric Oemig, D-Kirkland, to testify in support of the first-term lawmaker's proposed resolution that would call on Congress to investigate possible impeachment of Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

In his written testimony, Anderson wrote that impeachment "should be pursued when, as in the case of George W. Bush, a president misleads Congress and the American people in taking our nation to war; authorizes and supports the kidnapping, incarceration without charge and torture of human beings; demonstrates contempt for the rule of law and for specific laws passed by the United States Congress; and blatantly violates fundamental constitutional protections afforded citizens of the United States."

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660199916,00.html

From The Times
March 02, 2007

Oh George, what will we do when you're gone?
Our columnist on an easy target for America-bashers - Gerard Baker

Somewhere, deep down, tucked away underneath their loathing for George Bush, in a secret place where the lights of smart dinner-party conversation and clever debating-society repartee never shine, the growing hordes of America-bashers must dread the moment he leaves office.

When President Bush goes into the Texas sunset, and especially if he is replaced by an enlightened, world-embracing Democrat, their one excuse, their sole explanation for all human suffering in the world will disappear too. And they may just find that the world is not as simple as they thought it was. Even as some future Democratic president proclaims his commitment to renewing alliances, he is sure to be greeted with all kinds of explanations as to why the Europeans are just not quite ready to make that a joint ownership. When that moment comes, everyone will be urgently wishing they still had George Bush to blame.
SOURCE

mysteryman wrote:

BUT,when Nancy and the dems were sworn in,they made apoint of saying that they would work a full week every week.
They havent done so yet,andI am wondering why not?

But, MM, your link is to what appears to be a meeting schedule. Are you drawing a conclusion that the House members are not working if they are not meeting on the floor?

I have only two meetings this week, too, both on Thursday, but I come to work every day.

Another head rolled from the Department of Defense.


Army secretary resigns in scandal's wake
By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer
9 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey abruptly stepped down Friday as the Bush administration struggled to cope with the fallout from a scandal over substandard conditions for wounded Iraq soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.



The surprise move came one day after Harvey fired the two-star general in charge of the medical center in response to disclosures of problems at the hospital compound.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Harvey had resigned. But senior defense officials speaking on condition of anonymity said Gates had asked Harvey to leave. Gates was displeased that Harvey, after firing Maj. Gen. George Weightman as the head of Walter Reed, chose to name as Weightman's temporary replacement another general whose role in the controversy was still in question.

"I am disappointed that some in the Army have not adequately appreciated the seriousness of the situation pertaining to outpatient care at Walter Reed," Gates said in the Pentagon briefing room. He took no questions from reporters.

FreeDuck wrote:

mysteryman wrote:

BUT,when Nancy and the dems were sworn in,they made apoint of saying that they would work a full week every week.
They havent done so yet,andI am wondering why not?

But, MM, your link is to what appears to be a meeting schedule. Are you drawing a conclusion that the House members are not working if they are not meeting on the floor?

I have only two meetings this week, too, both on Thursday, but I come to work every day.

No,that wasnt my conclusion at all.

BUT,with a little bit of research,I could find the comments from some on the left on here complaining that the previous congress was a "do nothing" congress,with the least amount of sessions and the least amount of actual "floor time" of any congress in history.
Then it was congress was not working,now its "they are working,just not having sessions on the house floor".

So,using that same logic,the previous congress,whether they were meeting with constituents,having committee meetings,or meeting on the house floor,were still working,werent they?

Why is it now OK to not have sessions in the house,but it wasnt ok for the repubs to do the same thing?