To: Wayners who wrote (47321 ) 5/26/2004 9:52:36 AM From: stockman_scott Respond to of 89467 Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney have hit home runs in the lie department...remember their national addresses about the "grave and gathering threat" and the "imminent threat" we faced from Saddam...? They used platforms like Meet The Press and deceived Americans...They forced Colin Powell to use faulty intelligence when he went before The United Nations to make a case for war...Notice how Bush and Cheney have NEVER spent a day on a battle field -- THEY CLEARLY DO NOT REALIZE WHAT IT MEANS FOR WAR TO BE A LAST RESORT...I want a president who will not lie but who will also vigorously challenge the assumptions of those reporting to him...I want a president who will verify claims before sending our country into an elective war that could jeopardize our nation's credibility for generations to come...I want strong leadership in the Oval Office...CONgress has failed to hold Mr. Bush accountable for his actions...commondreams.org <<...When politics topples principles To curtail any hint of dissension in the ranks, Bush scheduled a "pep rally" with congressional Republicans — speaking 35 minutes, after which, characteristically, he took no questions and lawmakers dutifully circled the wagons. What did George W. Bush know and when did he know it? Another wartime president, Harry Truman, observed that the buck stops at the president's desk, not the Pentagon. But among Republicans today, there seems to be scant interest in asking tough questions — or honoring the example of courageous leaders of Congress who, not long ago, stepped forward, setting principle before party, to hold accountable presidents who put their country in peril...>>