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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: MSI who wrote (241556)	3/24/2002 10:31:31 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Well thread, the next time you here a whining sniveling demorat moaning about the Ridge testimony fantasy. That is to say acting like the vacant liberal minded lefty loons who post on this thread...... Congress AWOL at Ridge Briefings House and Senate Democrats who complain the White House isn't keeping them briefed on what Homeland Security Czar Tom Ridge is up to are being more than a little disingenuous. In fact, Ridge's office has conducted nearly 100 closed-door information sessions where senators and House members can fire off any questions they like. The problem, according to U.S. News & World Report's "Washington Whispers," is that most congressmen and women don't even bother to attend the Ridge briefings. White House officials told "Whispers" that "top Bush aides from virtually every department - including Ridge's - have met 88 times with lawmakers to discuss the situation. "But, gripes a senior Bush aide, 'Hardly anybody ever shows up.' One big private session, for example, attracted only 20 House members." Apparently, lawmakers shun the private briefings because they don't afford much of an opportunity to showboat and grandstand. "When we give a closed-door briefing, there are no TV cameras to mug for," the White House aide observed. newsmax.com tom watson tosiwmee