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Pelosi: Bush 'has a tin ear' on war Posted by Rick Pearson at 9 am CDT While the White House and Democratic congressional leaders try to reach a compromise on supplemental Iraq War funding, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has shown no signs of slowing her attacks on President Bush. Appearing in Chicago Friday at Rep. Jan Schakowsky's "Ultimate Women's Power Lunch," a fundraiser hosted by the North Shore Democratic congresswoman at the Chicago Hilton and Towers, Pelosi called the war “the biggest ethical issue facing our country.” Pelosi questioned whether it was ethical to send troops into war “under a false pretense without a strategy for success,” without proper equipment and training and without “demanding accountability from the Iraqi government while we dishonored our commitment to our veterans here at home.” “In the elections, when the American people were calling for a new direction, the one place where they called for it in the clearest possible way was in the war in Iraq,” Pelosi (D-Calif.) told an audience estimated at about 2,000 people. “They wanted the war to wind down,” Pelosi said. “Instead, the president has escalated it. He has a tin ear in terms of listening to the people and a blind eye as to what is going on in Iraq.” Earlier, Pelosi defended Democrats from GOP criticism that their now-vetoed Iraq supplemental contained a U.S. troop withdrawal timetable that amounted to a script for insurgents or Al Qaeda to take over the country, creating new opportunities for terrorism. “We’ll fight terrorism,” she said. “There is absolutely no question about the Democrats commitment to fighting terrorism.” Of warnings from the White House and Republicans that Al Qaeda is actively working in Iraq and threatening the country’s stability, Pelosi said that Al Qaeda wasn’t present before the U.S. invasion. She said Al Qaeda represents “a small percentage of the insurgents and militias and those who are fighting there.” “The Iraqis will take care of Al Qaeda and we will fight terrorism wherever it exists,” Pelosi said. “But that doesn’t mean we have to have our troops dying in a civil war that is not making our country safer.” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who attended the event, said the president’s veto of the spending bill means the process is “back to the drawing board and there are three drawing boards”-the House, the Senate and separate negotiations between the White House and congressional leadership. Durbin said that while “profound disagreements” exist, he believes there is “a constructive and positive attitude” toward trying to reach a compromise by the end of the month. But Durbin also noted that congressional efforts to “deauthorize” the war, such as those discussed by presidential contender and U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) would be fruitless. “I’m not sure deauthorizing the war would end it,” Durbin said. “This president as commander in chief is likely to continue this war even if Congress sends him a deauthorizing bill. I can’t imagine he would ever sign it.”

in Iraq War | Permalink Comments What a hoot and irony. Pelosi says Bush has a tin ear while all the democrats, and especially Pelosi and Harry "We Surrender to the terrorists" Reid have chicken' livers. Posted by: schratboy | May 5, 2007 11:14:09 AM i need help america....

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ATTENTION CONGRESS, YOU HAVE NOT DONE YOUR CONSTIUTIONUAL DUTY TO STOP THIS ELEIGAL OCCUPATION. SO I HAVE NO CHOICE IN THIS MATTER, I HAVE ASK THE UN SECRECTARY TO DO YOUR JOBS. YOU THE CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO STOP THIS ELEIGAL OCCUPATION OF IRAQ..SEND HIM THE SAME BILL AND IF HE VETOS THAT ONE AND EXPLAIN TO HIM IF YOU VETO THIS BILL WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. HAVE NO CHOICE OTHER THAN TO NOT FUND THIS ELEIGAL OCCUPATION AND THE FUNDS STOP HERE....THIS WOULD BE THE BIGGEST SUPPORT OF THE TROOPS YOU HAVE A TAKEN A OATH TO SERVE AND PROTECT ALL AMERICANS FROM THIS DICTATORS..IN THE WHITEHOUSE....

please explain why you will not tell the truth on all these matters....let the americans have a say as our constitution is our lands law....not this dictators in the whitehouse......

MR.U.N. SECURTARY, AND HONORAL JUSTICES, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY YOU HAVE NOT DONE YOUR JOBS IN PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM THIS DICTATOR...HE HAS LIED TO THE WORLD AND YOU, THIS IS A CRIME!!!!! A AMERICANS MEMORY OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ARTICLE II. SECT,4. The President,Vice-President,and all civil officers of the United states, shall be removed from office, on impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. Ten Reasons to Impeach George Bush and Dick Cheney,ROVE,SEC. RICE,RUMSFELD.

I ask Congress to impeach President Bush and Vice President Cheney for the following reasons: HOW MANY MORE HAVE COME UP IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS..ALOT.....MORE..... LIEING TO CONGRESS,AND NOT OBAYING A SUBPEONA..AND MORE AND MORE.. ROVE IS ALSO ON THIS

LIST.....AND RICE SHOULD BE ON LIST

THIS PRESIDENT IS THE SAME AS ANY AND ALL ( DICTATORS ) THAT HAVE BEEN CHARGED BY THE UNITED NATONS FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY...SO PLEASE HELP AMERICA... 1. Violating the United Nations Charter by launching an illegal "War of Aggression" against Iraq without cause, using fraud to sell the war to Congress and the public, misusing government funds to begin bombing without Congressional authorization, and subjecting our military personnel to unnecessary harm, debilitating injuries, and deaths.

2. Violating U.S. and international law by authorizing the torture of thousands of captives, resulting in dozens of deaths, and keeping prisoners hidden from the International Committee of the Red Cross.

3. Violating the Constitution by arbitrarily detaining Americans, legal residents, and non-Americans, without due process, without charge, and without access to counsel.

4. Violating the Geneva Conventions by targeting civilians, journalists, hospitals, and ambulances, and using illegal weapons, including white phosphorous, depleted uranium, and a new type of napalm.

5. Violating U.S. law and the Constitution through widespread wiretapping of the phone calls and emails of Americans without a warrant.

6. Violating the Constitution by using "signing statements" to defy hundreds of laws passed by Congress.

7. Violating U.S. and state law by obstructing honest elections in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006.

8. Violating U.S. law by using paid propaganda and disinformation, selectively and misleadingly leaking classified information, and exposing the identity of a covert CIA operative working on sensitive WMD proliferation for political retribution.

9. Subverting the Constitution and abusing Presidential power by asserting a "Unitary Executive Theory" giving unlimited powers to the President, by obstructing efforts by Congress and the Courts to review and restrict Presidential actions, and by promoting and signing legislation negating the Bill of Rights and the Writ of Habeas Corpus.

10. Gross negligence in failing to assist New Orleans residents after Hurricane Katrina, in ignoring urgent warnings of an Al Qaeda attack prior to Sept. 11, 2001, and in increasing air pollution causing global warming. AS A AMERICAN AND VET, I WANT OUR UNITED STATES A.G. TO INVESTAGATE WHAT IS ON THIS PAGE. IT IS OUR CONSTITUTION OF THIS COUNTRY THAT THIS ADMINASTATION HAS NOT FOLLOWED AND ITS YOUR JOB AS A.G. TO WORK FOR US THE AMERICANS TO PROTECT US AMERICANS FROM.

Subject: please explain!!!!!!!!!! i am going to washington with 3500 caskets to show all in congress just

how

3500 caskest looks like.. i still think that they are playing war with tin

troops. maybe this will open there eyes, when 3500 caskets are lying on

the

steps of congress. MAYBE A VISUAL OF ALL THESE CASKETS WILL HELP THEM REMEBER THERE CONSTITUTIONUAL DUTYS lets see all the senators and reps say they dont support us getting out.. by our constitution it states that only CONGRESS CAN DECLARE WAR...THEY

HAVEN'T....SO THIS IS A OCCUPATION, SO NO MORE FUNDS SHOULD BE GIVEN....

TO; the President,v.p.DICK,and congress 1.) CAN ANY OF YOU TELL ME AND THE ENTIRE WORLD THIS, WHAT IS THE DATE

THAT

CONGRESS SIGN AND DECLARED WAR!!! ON THIS NATION OF IRAQ????. 2.) CONGRESS, NOT THE PRESIDENT OR ANY OTHER WHITEHOUSE MOUSE CAN DECLARE

WAR ON ANYOTHER COUNTRY OR NATION.THIS IS IN OUR CONSTITUTION OF THE

UNITED

STATES OF AMERICA. AND YES WHITEHOUSE THE CONSTITUTION IS OUR COUNTRY'S

LAWS, IT ISN'T JUST A PIECE OF PAPER AS THE PRESIDENT STATED..... 3.) WHAT GIVE ANY OF YOU IN WASHINGTON THE RIGHT TO HAVE ANY OF OUR TROOPS

IN ARMS WAY OF ANOTHER COUNTRY'S CIVIL WAR???????? PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO

ALL THE FAMILYS OF OUR TROOPS. 4.) WHAT GIVES THE WHITEHOUSE AND ALL ITS STAFF THE RIGHT TO LIE TO

AMERICA????. THIS IS AMERICA ISN'T IT?? THERE IS LAWS THEY STILL HAVE TO

FOLLOW. 5.) WHAT GIVES CONGRESS THE AUTHORITY TO USE OUR SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST

MONEY

TO PAY FOR THIS WAR, THAT TO MY KNOWLEDGE HAS NOT BEEN DECARED BY CONGRESS

YET...AND BY THE WAY TO LET EVERYONE KNOW WE AMERICANS DO NOT HAVE A PENNY

IN

THAT FUND TO LET YOU KNOW THE TRUTH...ALL THAT IS THERE IS NOTES THAT SAY/

I.O.U.'S..THIS MONEY IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE TOUCH FOR ANY

REASON!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6.) WHO AND WHAT GIVES CONGRESS AND ANYONE IN THE WHITEHOUSE STAFF

INCLUDING

the president,v.p.DICK,rumsfeld,AND rove the right to not be prosecuted

for

not obeying our CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 7.) I BELIEVE IT WILL TAKE A UNITED REVOLUTION IN THIS COUNTRY TO SET OUR

COUNTRY BACK ON COURSE. WITH THE WILL OF THIS COUNTRY ON MY SIDE WE THE

PEOPLE WILL WIN OUR COUNTRY BACK. 8.) THANK YOU AND GOD BLASS YOU ALL DAVID A BELANGER,VET,U.S.ARMY. 9.) FOR-AMERICA@HOTMAIL.COM

"can anyone on her tell me this: WHEN DID CONGRESS DECARE WAR ON

IRAQ.....????????????"

- Posted by forthepeopl1 at 07:33 AM : Apr 23, 2007 It didn't. It passed an authorization to use force. The Spanish-American War began with a Congressional authorization to use

force, followed shortly by a formal Declaration of War. They are not the

same thing, no matter what Joe Biden says about it. Any thinking person knows that a Congressional authorization to use force

should only cover a very short term, emergency use of force. A few weeks

at

most. When it drags on into months, at that point both common sense and the

Constitution require that either a formal Declaration of War be made by

Congress, or the military action be terminated. The First Gulf War lasted half a year and was a violation of this

principle.

The Balkans action was also a violation, but at least that was over in

four

months, with no American combat deaths. JFK, LBJ and Nixon in Vietnam were egregious examples. If Bush were to be impeached and convicted over this fiasco (and it

couldn't

happen to a nicer guy), future Presidents would act in a more sober and

restrained manner. And the Founding Fathers would approve of that. please mr secretary general of the united nations,

PLEASE HELP US,STOP THIS DICTATOR FROM KILLING ANY MORE INNECANT IRAQIES AND AMERICANS FOR HIS PLEASURE..PLEASE HELP

As A American CURRENTY SERVING IN YOUR ARMED SERVICES ONLY ABOUT 135000 OF US WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR COMMANDER AND CHIEF AND OUR PRESIDENT TO PLEASE STOP MURDERING US, PLEASE SIR STOP MURDERING YOUR OWN TROOPS AND AMERICANS,PLEASE STOP.. LISTEN TO ME: AS COMMANDER AND CHIEF I ORDER YOU TO STOP YOUR CRYING AND GET BACK TO FIGHTING,AND IF YOU DONT FIGHT, THAN I WILL COURT MARSHALL YOU. SO GET BACK IN THERE AND DIE FOR ME AND CHENEY,ROVE,RICE,RUMSFELD..WE HAVEN'T MADE ENOUGH MONEY YET. EXTRA EXTRA- COMMANDER AND CHIEF AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. REFUSSES TO FUND HIS TROOPS... EXTRA EXTRA- WE THE PEOPLE FIND THE COMMANDER AND CHIEF AND PRESIDENT GUILTY AS CHARGE FOR DARRALECTION OF DUTY. TO PROTECT OUR TROOPS IN A TIME OF WAR. BY VETOING THE BILL THAT CONGRESS APPROVE FOR YOU AS COMMANDER AND CHIEF OF OUR ARMED FORCES KNOWENLY AND PURPOSLY TURN DOWN THE FUNDS THAT ARE NEEDED TO PROTECT OUR TROOPS..YOU ARE HEREBY ARRESTED AND WILL BE TRIED BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA..... AMERICA DISMISSES ANYTHING AND ALL THAT IS SAID FROM ANYONE IN THE WHITEHOUSE.... AND ALL THAT SUPPORT THIS CRIMMENALS IN THE WHITEHOUSE ARE AS GUILTY AS BUSH IS,CHENY,ROVE,RICE,RUMSFELD THAT STILL HAS A OFFICE AT THE PENTAGON!!!!! THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DEMS/REPS/WHITE OR BLACK/ THIS HAS TO DO WITH SAVEING OUR TROOPS..NOW DO YOUR CONSTITUTIONUAL DUTY..... david a belanger,us army vet. and yes i know there is alot of spelling errors,sorry. thats not the point of this

Posted by: DAVID A BELANGER,VET,US ARMY | May 5, 2007 11:23:10 AM This Pres. Bush remindes us of Nero, Roman Times. Destroying our reputation, stripping us of our dignity, and robbing us of our pride. GWB motto is Burn Baby Burn! Posted by: Richard | May 5, 2007 11:29:22 AM Nancy is right. Bush does have a tin ear to the American people. Bush thinks he can hide behind the "protecting the troops" theme, but he in fact started a war without adequate plans or preparation for the impacts to America or the troops. Bush is the elephant in America's living room. Bush's war is a failure and America has paid enough to cover for his failure. The American people are just waiting for the democratic system to correct Bush's failure. Posted by: marty | May 5, 2007 11:31:49 AM How long is this nonsense going on. All of the

young adults that are dieing are really still

babies. They think it is an honor to go to war.

This is a conflict that will never be won. We

always have to stick our nose into everything and

now all the countries hate us. Bush will go down in history as one of the worst

presidents & instead of bringing our kids home and apologizing to the American people he will keep being stubborn and risk more lives. Posted by: Marge Ferretto | May 5, 2007 11:33:10 AM And couldn't Bush have just attached a signing statement stating would ignore those parts he didn't agree with? He has often done it before. If they were legal this would have been legal. If this one is not legal then neither are all the others. Was the temptation for political posturing to great to issue the statement and get his money, knowing there would be many opportunities to change things, there always is. Posted by: Dan Thompson | May 5, 2007 11:34:29 AM Better a tin ear than an empty head. Pelosi and her ilk are fools. Will the dems bring everyone home immediately in January '09 if they win? Not hardly. Why? Because for all the bluster, they know we can't just walk away and leave a vacuum ready made for those who would murder anyone whose religion differs from theirs. Posted by: Tyler | May 5, 2007 11:39:03 AM Pelosi summed up the Iraq situation accurately where you noted: "Pelosi questioned whether it was ethical to send troops into war under a false pretense without a strategy for success, without proper equipment and training, and without demanding accountability from the Iraqi government." Bush has demonstrated the acumen of a school bully and provided a hotbed for terrorists, without regard for wasting billions of dollars. Also he is responsible for doing away

with the man who maintained stability in Iraq the only way possible. Posted by: Bill Watkins | May 5, 2007 11:39:15 AM I have begun studying Arabic and also the Koran so that when the panzies that call themselves Americans get their way and we pull out of the middle east, I will be able to function in the new world order. U.S.A., United States of Arabia..........God forbid the Pelosi's of this country get their way.... Posted by: willie | May 5, 2007 11:40:54 AM Mz Pelosi has a tin ear to responsibility!

Posted by: Alan G. Watkins | May 5, 2007 11:43:49 AM I have begun studying Arabic and also the Koran so that when the panzies that call themselves Americans get their way and we pull out of the middle east, I will be able to function in the new world order. U.S.A., United States of Arabia..........God forbid the Pelosi's of this country get their way.... Posted by: willie | May 5, 2007 11:44:12 AM I blame everyone who voted in favor of going into Iraq. Bush, Hilary, Cheney, Pelosi and Carey... they're all a bunch of idiots. Their is no single pereson to point towards. What makes me a Republican is that the GOP doesn't change policies to get votes from the vocal minority or the gay community, they stick to their guns and do what they truly believe is correct. Dems chase votes for power more now than ever before... I think JFK and FDR would roll over in their graves if they saw what became of their party. Posted by: Tom | May 5, 2007 11:46:25 AM Deauthorize? Misunderestimated?

This failed president has given rise to a whole new vocabulary.

Extraordinary renditions is just kidnap. Advanced interrogation techniques is just torture.

Verbalizing new utterances cannot mask what Bush is. He is a liar. Gonzales is a liar. An attorney general who clearly stated he had nothing do do with attorney removals...he's just a common liar.

And here is the troubling thing; he is presently hiding behind a sensationalist agenda in pursuing the internet predator "generation", (if you truly believe their "50,000 of 'em on-line every moment" mularky). There are so few predators out there...and lets be sensible about this, that police departments across the nation are using beauty pageant girls to do their bidding, wasting BILLIONS of dollars in your tax dollar resources contacting these guys, pretending to be 13 year old bait, grooming them for weeks, months, and in some cases years, and then trot out this as an example that is representative of their true progress. And Gonzales loves these stories, because it fills a spot on the evening news...that is not filled by HIM.

In actuality, it's far easier for him to be at a photo-op of a group of "saved by the feds" school children and their moms, than showing his useless as* up at ANY hearing where he has to answer any question truthfully. Posted by: jeff clark | May 5, 2007 11:51:47 AM Think about it:

If someone invades this country, I would fight to the end to destroy the aggressors.

That is what some Iraqi's are doing. As much as I hate to see our US servicemen getting killed, which are the lucky ones, and thousands of others getting mamed for life, I don't blame anyone for defending their country.

The people of Iraq were probably better off under the rule of Saddam. He would not let the people fight amongst themselves as are they are today.

The Iraq Parliment is in this mode now. No one can agree to the future with their own beliefs on their own religions.

We need the Iraq Parliment to get off their duffs and set some kind of agenda for our military to exit Iraq.

Posted by: Harry | May 5, 2007 11:52:19 AM Terrorism takes many forms. The President talks about terrorists in Iraq and that country’s stability while here in the U.S., the media, our scientists, and many members of congress and the senate have been ‘terrorized’ into silence, submission and compromise. The people of the United States have voted -- that is our voice. If we are so certain that we want to show the rest of the world that democracy is the best route, then compromise is not an option at this point. When the person in the President’s position does not listen to the majority vote of the people then we are no longer operating in a democracy.

Posted by: susan | May 5, 2007 11:52:30 AM President Bush is living proof that we need an Amendment to the Constitution which will not allow recovering alcoholics to run for office. The damage he has sustained to his brain is obvious, since he cannot speak in complete sentences. Alcoholics Anonymous should use him as a Poster Child to teach kids about the dangers of alcoholism. Posted by: Ken Hall | May 5, 2007 11:53:35 AM If we do not fight the islamists where we are fighting them, we will be fighting them here. That is where Nancy's tin ear and blind eyes are. Oddly enough, they, the enemy, think you whiny weenie liberals with your beliefs in nothing represent thought here in the USA. So when they have knocked off all those of us who are traditional American in thought, they will come for you and you will whine again as they kill you, wondering where your defender Geoge W. Bush is. Posted by: Fred | May 5, 2007 11:53:54 AM Ms. PELOSI....YOU have a TIN EAR - START IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS! Stop the madness! Posted by: jerry elkins | May 5, 2007 11:53:56 AM PELOSI - START IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS on MONDAY or you will prove that YOU HAVE A TIN EAR!!!!!!!! Posted by: Jerry Elkins | May 5, 2007 11:56:30 AM It's a real shame that Democrats DO NOT support the Troops! Democrats make this "very" clear with every issue about the Iraq War. Posted by: Tom | May 5, 2007 11:58:04 AM Nancy Pelosi has a tin ear when it comes to listening to our generals. Is that the best she can do? Making personal attacks on President Bush? Just proves that she and Harry Reid have nothing have nothing worth while to say. Hysterical, anyone? Posted by: Joe Melendrez | May 5, 2007 11:59:07 AM the dems have always wanted to cut and run this is not a secert. but the american people are blind to the danger that "WILL COME" to this country if the insurgents get a strong hold in iraq the twin towers will be only a drop in the pond so to speak to what i feel will happen, then you will hear the american people scream "you should have done more overseas to have stopped this before it ever happened." People wake up this is not the era of "Leave it to Beaver", you have racials that want nothing more in this life than to see Americans dead and dismembered on their tv's. the dems and 46% of americans are in a fanasty world where the little butterflys come to them and make them think life is a bed of rose that have no thorns.........WAKE THE HELL UP PEOPLE...this are times when people will kill you for your brief in any other god than theirs. give the troops what the need to outright win this then come home...STAY THE COURSE! Hugh A.

Msgt. USAF (ret) Posted by: Hugh A. | May 5, 2007 12:00:49 PM To all you extremists (yes democrats) You say your speaking for the American public......Where is the proof? I for one would love to see a Special Federal Voring system. When matters such as the war at at the leve it is today and everyone is pointing fingers saying this and that and everyone is an idiot or stupid or a liar..we can have a vote by ALL US CITIZENS including ALL OF OUR MILITARY and let US THE AMERICANS decide...do we stay or do we pull out. That would SHUT EVERYONE up as We The People would have the FINAL SAY SO! My Son is on his 2nd tour and says the media here is full of BS and guess what he is a registered Democrat but believes we are doing the right thing it it would be disasterious for us to pull out. But see theres my opinion and his...hense all the bikering. Lets Vote and thats that! One thing that should change in this country...let the people ACTUALLY decide! Thats my point!

Posted by: Roger | May 5, 2007 12:02:09 PM "The GOP doesn't change it's policies"??? You are full of it Tom. Since when did the Republicans support BIG government? That is what they have given us, the biggest in US history. Since when has Republicans been for fiscal irresponcibility? They spend like drunken sailors, no Democrat governement has ever spent like this before. But the oil companies have never had such profits before in their history, so in that respect, the corporate welfare still goes on, and I guess that is the aspect of the party you love so much. How about some proper national security? Lock down the ports? No. Defend the border? No. Secure chemical/nuclear plants? No. All of that was promised by Kerry, but was rejected in the last election. Go figure. Posted by: Tony Martin | May 5, 2007 12:06:02 PM American's stand up for your rights, we do not live in a dictatorship. George Bush created a

war based on lies and deceit. It is now time for the people to take back their government and the sooner the better. This used to be a country of great manufacturing pride, where the great majority of our product was manufactured by americans. The workers shared in this manufacturing of product by receiving a living wage. Remember when our kids grew up with a parent at home to take care of them, because Dad made enough money to take care of the families needs. We need to send more of the crooked politicians to jail until they learn that being a crook is not limited to a those who steal out of poverty or ignorance. Posted by: john rigazio | May 5, 2007 12:06:39 PM Comments are not posted immediately. We review them first in an effort to remove foul language, commercial messages, irrelevancies and unfair attacks. Thank you for your patience.



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