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To: jlallen who wrote (33341)	12/22/2003 6:06:20 PM
From: lurqer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

I've not seen or heard anyone on my side of the aisle saying anything different Hmmm... Last week, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (duly elected from the state of South Dakota), along with Senator Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., dared to question the Bush administration's demand for huge increases in military spending without an explanation of military goals. As Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Byrd has the responsibility of asking just such questions. Republicans quickly responded with a barrage of name calling, personally attacking the Democratic leaders rather than addressing the issues of military strategy or spending. The attacks were reminiscent of Attorney General John Ashcroft's congressional testimony in December. Ashcroft said that people who raise concerns about the impact of the Justice Department's actions on civil liberties ("those who scare peace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty") actually "aid terrorists" and "give ammunition to America's enemies." Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., ranted: "How dare Senator Daschle criticize President Bush while we are fighting our war on terrorism?" He accused Daschle of trying to "divide the country." Gandy notes, "Perhaps Senator Lott has forgotten his own comments about President Clinton's policy in the Persian Gulf. Real patriots have a responsibility to question policies they believe to be wrong." Meanwhile, House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, R-Tx., called Daschle's comments "disgusting," and Tom Davis, R-Va., who leads the National Republican Congressional Committee, said that Senator Daschle's comments gave "aid and comfort to the enemy." from now.org and "I'm saddened, saddened that this president failed so miserably at diplomacy that we're now forced to war," Daschle said on Monday. "Saddened that we have to give up one life because this president couldn't create the kind of diplomatic effort that was so critical for our country." Was this comment tough? You bet. Harsh? Maybe a little. But to hear the GOP's reaction, as the Washington Post's E.J. Dionne put it, "you'd have thought Daschle had endorsed Saddam Hussein for reelection." In a well-publicized quote, Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) responded by saying, "Those comments may not undermine the president as he leads us into war, and they may not give comfort to our adversaries, but they come mighty close." Bear in mind, Hastert, who dodged military service during the Vietnam war, was attacking the patriotism of Daschle, who served in the war Hastert avoided. It's a common scene. Tom DeLay has been tougher and more ruthless criticizing Democrats for being skeptical about the war than anyone, despite having avoided military service himself. from thecarpetbaggerreport.com Should we chalk up your "hearing problem" to too many Limbaugh rimshots or just RW "ear wax" - you know, the kind that only passes "filtered truth"? lurqer