Daschle retracts claim Bush knew of threat

Washington Times ^ | 5/27/02 | Joyce Howard Price

[kattracks]

Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle yesterday recanted his May 16 charge that President Bush had advance warning of the September 11 terror attacks, the latest example of a top Democrat backing off from such a claim.

"We were told on that particular morning that the president had received a particular set of facts that he may or may not have received. He has denied having received that information. And we accept that," the South Dakota Democrat said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

[11B3]

So now when do we get to hear The Ankle eat some crow? Kinda nice to see a Clinton left swinging in the breeze for a change. (To see it literally would be even better, but then again I could win the lottery. The odds are equal, and I don't even play.)

[ladyinred]

ROTFL!
Wondered where Dickie Morris was these days.....now I know!
He is obviously polling for Stoolie DasHOLE!
The only reason this jerk would back off is if it is hurting him politically!

[kattracks]

Kinda nice to see a Clinton left swinging in the breeze for a change.

Yes, it is, but I'd like to see this make the same kind of headlines in the lamestream media that Daschle's bogus claim did.

I'm not holding my breath.

[freekitty]

I am sure there are deals being made between the WH and the Senate; but I think Dashole and Mrs. Dashole are dead in the water. It sounds pretty much like there's a conflict of interest. But the thing that has killed these two is they are posturing just like the Klintoons. Sooner or later, they are all going to be caught in their own web of deceit; and the sooner the better. Hopefully there will be jail time for all of them(and not at a country club jail).

[blackbart.223]

"Daschle retracts claim Bush knew of threat."

I guess the little idiot saw his poll numbers slipping. What a jerk.

[Joe Boucher]

If little tommy is going to make up lies about G.W.Bush, I think we should make up stories about little tommy. Why just last night I think I saw little tommy in a Minot bar and he was wearing a minishkirt. And he was telling racially charged jokes.

[tom paine 2]

One of the problems we have that led to the hijackings is the excessive and obsessive use of secrecy by the government. If we had open hearings about the terroriust threats to this country after the embassy bombings we could have at least been in a higher state of alert about the potential threat. Instead our government tried to keep it all secret so that the companies who lobby congress opn a daily basis would be protected.

[backhoe]

Cross-link:

Bush and Clinton and 911- some facts...

[philman_36]

Mr. Daschle said: "I think it's getting close to the line. I think we have a responsibility to ask questions."
You didn't finish the sentence mr. Daschle. Allow me...I think we have a responsibility to ask questions after almost ten years of questioning nothing.

[unbiasedtruth]

Asked if he felt his patriotism was being questioned by the vice president, Mr. Daschle said, "Sometimes, I think the administration steps over the line when they make these kinds of accusations."

I see. So little tommy, it's okay for you and the rats to accuse the president of having knowledge of 9/11 attacks before they happened and not doing anything to prevent them, but it's stepping over the line for the vice president and other Bush administration officials to call your lies "incendiary," "thoroughly irresponsible."

Dashole has never been the same since learning in 1998 that Monica Lewinski was on the receiving end of Clinton's cigar and not him!

[dalebert]

The Dems had better quit listening to Terry, Hillary and Bill if they want to survive.

[Thebaddog]

You can add David Brock to the list of demo advisors. That's all they have and it isn't much. W wins in 04!

[dalebert]

I had forgotten Brock. Bush wins in 04. Hooray!

[NYpeanut]

Now that's a coincidence, because I saw a little short guy in a miniskirt getting into a hotel elevator with six little boys last night. His arms were full of cheap liquor and his lipstick was smeared. He did look like tommy now that I think of it.

[dalebert]

Ha! Clintns cigar. Good point.

[Samwise]

Dear Daschle,

Go blow.

Sincerely,
Samwise

[doosee]

What I'm going to say is, why didn't he receive it?"

All the little weasel needs to do is look in the mirror to answer this question. For the past 8 years he was one of the cheerleaders of the Clinton admin. as they worked hard to kill the intelligence community, and what was left of it they wanted to spend their time on white militia groups and people who sued the Clintons. He also continues to oppose a missile defense for us. Very dangerous to us all.

[Ed_in_NJ]

"We were told on that particular morning that the president had received a particular set of facts...

By WHOM were you told this, that you immediately, without confirming, went public with it? Let's have an investigation of THAT. Whoever made that up should be held accountable, and YOU tommi should APOLOGIZE to W and the COUNTRY...you little...

[Real Cynic No More]

I saw him too. He was dancing on the bar... and he didn't have on any underwear.