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

To: jlallen who wrote (53147)	2/7/2006 2:37:53 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Another Classless Wellstone moment from the dems

To: jlallen who wrote (53147)	2/7/2006 2:45:10 PM
From: 10K a day	Respond to of 93284

LOL

To: jlallen who wrote (53147)	2/7/2006 7:01:12 PM
From: Ivan Inkling	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

newsblogs.chicagotribune.com But it was arresting to watch at times because critics of the current administration skewered President Bush as he sat just a few feet away, outside the White House bubble that usually protects sitting presidents, especially this one. Rev. Joseph Lowery, former head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the group the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once led, spoke after President Bush's brief remarks and with the freedom that comes from being 84 years old with little left to lose. "How marvelous that presidents and governors have come to mourn and praise," he said. "But in the morning, will words become deeds that meet needs?" Watching the video feed from the megachurch in Lithonia, Ga., I could see Bush turn to tell first lady Laura something. Then, in an amazing moment I highly recommend to everyone (I'm hoping C-Span will make the entire funeral coverage available), Lowery, who delivered a eulogy partly in verse, said of Mrs. King: "She extended Martin's message against poverty, racism and war. She deplored the terror inflicted by our smart bombs on missions way afar. "We know now there were no weapons of mass destruction over there." At which point Lowery got a huge ovation. The video feed I was watching unfortunately didn't show the president's reaction, but I can only imagine he wasn't happy. Then Lowery dropped another rhetorical bomb. "But Coretta knew and we knew that there are weapons of misdirection right down here. Millions without health insurance, poverty abounds. For war billions more but no more for the poor." Coming a day after the president released his proposed budget with higher national security spending and cuts to many domestic programs that help low-income Americans, Lowery's words resonated. When Lowery finally returned to his seat, President Bush had to be relieved. Needless to say, it's unlikely Lowery will be getting any White House invitations.