Condi Rice United The Divided

    Poor little Condi Rice.

    The Washington Post

By Dana Milbank

Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 12, 2007; Page A01

Within minutes of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's arrival on Capitol Hill yesterday, it became apparent that the Bush administration had, after four divisive years, finally succeeded in uniting Congress on the war in Iraq.

Unfortunately for Rice, the lawmakers were unified in opposition to President Bush's new policy.

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   Miss Rice heard quite alot of hostility from the senators in the room.

   Among them were Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fl.), Sen. George Voinovich (R-Oh.), Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).

    Chairman Joseph Biden (D-Del.) told Rice to convey to President Bush, "that you heard 21 members, with one or two notable exceptions, expressing outright hostility, disagreement and/or overwhelming concern with the president's proposal."

Sen. Chuck Hagel,"I have to say, Madam Secretary,that I think this speech given last night by this president represents the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam."                More from WaPo

   Miss Rice was scolded by all but one or two in the room and I'll bet that she left cursing under her breath! If Bush's lawyers are as inept as Miss Rice is, then impeachment is assured!

 

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Democrats,Republicans,and Iraq

   First off, let us look at the latest polls on the approval of this war.

    An AP-Ipsos poll says that 29 percent of Americans approve of the way that Bush is handling the war while 68 percent disapprove. Give Bush some credit here. He made an all-time low in this poll.

   On Bush's speech Wednesday night we have a few comments from our elected employees.

Sen. Chuck Hagel  R-NE.( bio, voting record) :

"I think this speech given last night by this president represents the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam, if it's carried out."

Bill Nelson D-Fl. (bio, voting record), who once supported the war:

"I have not been told the truth over and over again by administration witnesses, and the American people have not been told the truth."                                                          

Sen. Mitch McConnell  R-KY.( bio, voting record) has threatened a filibuster— a delaying tactic — to block any legislation expressing disapproval of the buildup plan.

     AP Article

   The filibuster would do one thing that the President and his sheep would love to happen. It would give Bush more time to deploy those troops to Iraq in the hope that if they are there, the House will fund all of the troops and Bush can claim a victory over the Democrats and the House in general.

    I see that I may have to send the Democrats my copy of "The Art of War" so that they can learn something.

 

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