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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: AuBug who wrote (35052)	6/30/2005 12:23:03 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

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To: AuBug who wrote (35052)	6/30/2005 12:30:21 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 93284

The Daily Pulse: Byrd to Rumsfeld- "I've heard enough of your smart answers" by dhonig I'm guessing only Bush's canned speech kept these exchanges from being big news. I mean, DAMN! When a United States Senator tells the Secretary of Defense "I've heard enough of your smart answers" that should be front page news! Maybe the press really is Bush's obedient lap dog. If this isn't big news, I'm guessing Robert Byrd would have to shoot Rumsfeld and [have sex with] his flopping corpse on C-Span to merit mention from corporate media (sorry, I was channeling the Rude Pundit for a second). The other big issue today is the flag. There were plenty of editorials about eminent domain and the Ten Commandments, but nothing new, and I'm taking editorial privilege (until the Supremes say I can't) to avoid rehashing those arguments. edited from original, out of concerns for "decency." Personally, my greater concern is that there seems to be no limit to Republicans' indecency, or the corporate media's refusal to take note of same. The Courier News (Elgin, Illinois) Demanding answers on Iraq When the white-maned lion of the Senate engaged the steely-eyed defense chief in verbal combat over the war in Iraq last week, Americans saw the terms of our dilemma in sharp relief. Usually, hearings on Capitol Hill are decorous and, not infrequently, boring. Not this one before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Everyone in the room tensed as Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., glared at Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. "Mr. Secretary," he said, "this war has been seriously and grossly mismanaged." He called it a "quagmire." He said, "Our troops are dying, and there is no end in sight." ... "Isn't it time for you to resign?" Kennedy asked. The furious defense secretary willed himself not to explode. He had offered his resignation to President Bush, who refused to accept it, Rumsfeld said levelly. ... When Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, got the microphone, he praised the troops serving in Iraq, but said he is "very worried" that the United States is "overstressing our Guard and reservists," some of whom are going back to Iraq for a second and third time. He said he worries about recruiting shortfalls and retention. He said there are ongoing firefights over areas in Iraq that were already fought for and cleared as foreign insurgents pour across the borders into Iraq. McCain, who thinks withdrawal would be disastrous for Iraq and the United States, also said he is frustrated with the Bush administration's reluctance to tell the American people basic details about Iraq, such as what percentage of the 170,000 Iraqis trained to fight are actually combat-ready. Rumsfeld said that was classified. ... At one point, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., said he couldn't take it any more. He said Americans have a right to know what's happening in Iraq because they're paying for the war with the lives of their young men and women and billions of tax dollars. Looking at Rumsfeld, Byrd accused him of sneering. "I don't mean to be discourteous, but I've heard enough of your smart answers. Get off your high horse when you come up here. I have to run for re-election and you don't. We represent the American people and they are asking questions. They haven't been told the truth. The administration says we're unpatriotic if we ask questions, but that's our job." ... Bush is about to give a series of speeches about the war. They had better be persuasive. They had better have some hard and new facts. They had better be built on the premise that the only way the United States can lose this war is if the American people demand withdrawal, which is no longer inconceivable. Six out of 10 Americans say the dream of democratizing Iraq has become a nightmare. Rumsfeld has nothing to sneer about. mydd.com