Daschle Demands Apology by President Over Statement

The New York Times ^ | 09/26/2002 | CARL HULSE and TODD S. PURDUM

[wingnuts'nbolts]

Well, I think Little Tommie owes us Americans an apology and so does that character, Byrd of the filibuster, and that idiot who can't figure out what he means or who he is, albore. They are a disgrace and disgusting people. So there, Tommy, smoke that!

[The Drowning Witch]

Methinks the Illegitimate Plurality leader senator from South Dakota doth protest too much.

[The Drowning Witch]

Methinks the Illegitimate Plurality leader senator from South Dakota doth protest too much.

[Snuffington]

My God, the "dimwitted" Bush is playing the Dems like a violin. They're literally dancing to his tune.

Bush wanted the Dems to turn their rhetoric toward foreign affairs rather than domestic issues before the election in order to play to Republican strength. More to the point, he wanted them to focus on the war to REALLY play to Republican strength. Now he has the highest ranking Democrat going to the Senate floor, calling in the media and making a hot issue out of his denial that his party ranges from traitorous to incompetent on foreign policy.

This is one of those things taught in "Real Politics 101." Some issues you just shut up about, because a denial is almost as bad as a confession of guilt. Daschle has now framed the issue in voters minds as "Are the Democrats REALLY interested in American Security or not?"

Basic political sense tells you you NEVER want that question to appear in the mind of the voter. You want them to automatically assume the correct answer. It's the ground upon which you stand as a party. To question that is to question everything about your fitness for office.

Why Daschle so stupidly walked into this trap is beyond me. The Democrats are supposed to be devious and underhanded. This is just dumb.

[Antoninus]

Dear Tom,

I'm sorry you're such a low-life, anti-american, socialist scum.

Sincerely,

GWB

[TheDon]

President Bush replies, "I sorry that Democrats are not interested in the security of the American people."

[harpo11]

"I hope that when you're my age,
you'll be able to say,
as I have been able to say:
We lived in Freedom.
We lived lives that were a statement,
not an apology."

President Ronald Reagan--Address to St. John's University, March 28, 1985. Knowing what we know since the early morning murdering of innocent citizens by terrorists on September 11, 2001, it is IMHO Daschle that should be rising to the occasion and be doing the apologizing to our President Bush. And furthermore, next time he visits the graves of brave dead G.I. Joes he remembers that theyh courageously sacrificed their precious lives so Americans remain free and not kowtow to the UN, Saddam, or any other lunatic despotic tyrannical barbarian.

Perhaps, President Bush, Cowboy II, should follow President Reagan's, Cowboy I, lead and say much the same to the puzzleheaded Daschle.

[Dog Gone]

Mr. Gephardt said he had called the White House chief of staff, Andrew Card, to urge that the political temperature be lowered.

Which means that Gephardt realizes what Daschle doesn't.

Bush hasn't raised the temperature. The Democrats have. Daschle lost it today, and only a complicit press will keep it contained to a minor disaster.

But it's too late. The focus has been shifted ever so slightly to exactly the question you framed.

Game, set, match to Bush, and don't think Bush ever viewed it as a game.

[Antoninus]

Can anyone imagine this pipsqueak leading men into battle???

Watch it. Some little guys have done quite well leading men into battle.



Gen. Phil Sheridan - Height, 5'4"

Of course, General Sheridan would NEVER have worn a pink tie...

[gov_bean_ counter]

After Dasshole went into his Linda Blair Exorsist voice, I fully expected to see his head start spinning.

[Snuffington]

Watch it. Some little guys have done quite well leading men into battle.

Heck, I've known plenty of short men I'd follow into battle. But I've never known a single little man I'd follow.

[Barnacle]

Mr. Dasshole. You don't mind if I call you Dasshole do you? Good. Now, on the count of three, I will click my fingers and you will cluck like a chicken. Ready? One, two...

[JessicaDragonet]

Those eyes........like two piss holes in the snow.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Notice that Dasshole isn't getting much cover from the national media either. In many cases they are beating the Pubbies to the punch by comparing what Bush and Cheney actually said to what Dass said they said.

This isn't the same as accusing the Pubbies of wanting to starve children and such. That was like asking someone if he still beats hes wife. On this issue there is a paper trail. Gosh, Dassholl really is not very bright.

[Wild Irish Rogue]

The Washington Post took offense at comments made by Vice President Cheney, at a fund raiser for Adam Taff, running against incumbent Dennis Moore, Democrat in Kansas. Moore is apparently a Daschle lib, who tries to masquerade as a conservative Dem. Taff is a Naval Aviator and 767 pilot for United. This guy sounds like he has more than enough testosterone for Daschle, Gore and the rest of the Dems. Don't know why we haven't heard more about him before.From his website:


"I am a proud Kansan and have been honored to serve my country as a U.S. Naval officer and fighter pilot for the majority of my adult life. . This conviction stems foremost an instilled love of the principles of our Republic, the virtue of public service, and a love of God. With that as my backdrop, I am a proud candidate for the U.S. Congress in the Third District of Kansas.




"I want to ensure that our families, our children, our businesses, and our churches have the strong leadership on the national level that will enable this community to prosper and be safe for generations to come.


I was an academic All-American in football, played varsity baseball, was my senior class president, and graduated with honors with a BA in Economics. After graduation, I finished one year of Law School at Kansas University before joining the Navy.

My professional career in the Navy provided me invaluable experiences -- life experiences, and interaction with high ranking foreign and domestic military officers and politicians -- that has helped mold and develop my Republican views of our political system and our way of life. I was the number one graduate of more than 500 pilots in the Naval Aviation Pilot Training Program in 1990. The following year, I was the number one graduate of more than 75 pilots completing the F/A-18 qualification course, receiving the coveted Rear Admiral Moran Award. Further, I received the "Nugget of the Year" award as the top junior officer at Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida, in 1992. Most rewarding, though, was being voted Pilot of the Year in both 1993 and 1994 by my fellow squadron mates. I ran divisions in Operations, Administration, Safety and Maintenance overseeing large staffs. I am honored to wear thirteen different medals and ribbons.

My missions have included sorties in support of Deny Flight in Bosnia, Southern Watch in Iraq, and Restore Hope in Somalia. I have spent many months interacting with and visiting diverse regions including Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Greece, Malta, Croatia, and nine other European countries. In each instance, I eagerly interacted with the local population, listening to their impressions of America and Americans. I engaged in numerous discussions regarding their and our economic and social systems, and ways to improve both of those systems and our relationships. It was during this time that I received my "de facto" degree in International Relations.

I lived in Switzerland for two and a half years. As one of two American military officers in the country (outside of the U.S. embassy) I was not only an ambassador for our country, but worked closely with our Ambassador and her staff. Because of my position, I was a frequent speaker on radio and television -- in English and fluent German -- explaining the program, and invariably the American way of life, throughout the country. I became close friends with the Chief of the Swiss Air Force, and enjoyed personal meetings with two different Presidents of Switzerland. In addition, I was involved in meetings with the Air Force European General in Command, and the subsequent Chief of Naval Operations.


The military also provided me with an outstanding variety of continuing education including several leadership schools, management courses, nuclear weapons safety and employment, and many classes of aviation, meteorology, and physiology. Currently, I fly the Boeing 767 for United Air Lines and I continue to fly the F/A-18 for the U.S. Navy Reserves.

Throughout my adult life, I have been rewarded by tutoring disadvantaged children. I know the importance of a strong educational system and how it can make all the difference in the lives of young people.

We are at one of the defining moments of our nation's history. We are the leader of the free world. With that comes the moral responsibility to make the difficult decisions that must be born from strength, wisdom, and an adherence to the values that have sustained our great Republic. I believe I am the candidate in the Third District that can most effectively fulfill those obligations for Kansans."

Get out your checkbooks,this guy sounds like a keeper.

[Ronin]

Memo to Dashole -- Don't hold your breath.

[Wild Irish Rogue]

Ahhh-another Civil War aficionado!! Pipsqueak-"one who is small AND insignificant"!! I do believe that our dear,little Daschle fits the "insignificant"-to a "T".

[ellery]

"Somebody hid my booster seat!"

[solo gringo]

IMHO DASCHLE HAS PMS.

[tbird1]

Zell Millers speech today in the Senate was a classic. He outspoke "Horatio" Byrd.
Having worked in Civil Service for 38 years, I can testify as to how hard it is to discipline, let alone fire an employee, who isn't doing their job. It takes months.
Under the present conditions, it will be necessary to move quickly in the new Dept. of Homeland Security.
However I can see a possibility of abuse. ie. "Office politics.
tbird1