Bush heads to Capitol Hill to rally GOP

[maddezmom]

WASHINGTON - President Bush will be facing a tough crowd as he steps behind closed doors to ask House Republicans divided by the politics of war to support his drive for more power to spy on, imprison and interrogate terrorism suspects.

For Bush, the unusual visit to Capitol Hill on Thursday caps a week of high-profile administration pressure to rescue bills mired in turf battles and privacy concerns. It also gives GOP leaders a chance to press for loyalty among Republicans confronted on the campaign trail by war-weary voters.

"I have not really seen anybody running away from the president," House Majority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, told reporters this week when asked about the caucus' split. "Frankly, I think that would be a bad idea."

In the basement conference room in which House Republicans meet each week, Bush was expected to ask for support for two key pieces of legislation he says are crucial to preventing terrorist attacks. One would meet CIA demands that Congress reinterpret the nation's treaty obligations to allow tougher interrogations of detainees, but it's snagged in the Senate between the leadership and a trio of powerful Republicans.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060914/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_congress

[opihimoimoi]

1. GAMBLE TIME FOR THE PUBs...to Stick or Not to Stick...to BUSH???

Its a No Brainer:

To Stick is to LOSE

To Not Stick is a MAYBE...better than LOSE...

What To Do,

What To Do,,,,,,? That is the Question...

Track Record of Thinking What To Do??? For The GOP Pubs ....is horrid...

This Time, Bushies Rally will Fall Flat as his Losing Record speaks louder than his Empty Promises...

Where is the Beef? Not under Bushies Production Progran...dats for sure....

[Demeter]

3. To Stick Is to Get Indicted For War Crimes and Treason

it's a no-brainer. Question is, how many of the GOP No Brains will see it that way?

[plasticsundance]

4. Repugs always stick together

We're not talking about a party of principles here, even ones that further ones own selfish goals. A lemming cannot change its nature. It's always got that thing about running over a cliff in the back of its mind.

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. Why does Bush always want what's worst for us?

The only time he gives a damn about an issue is if it gives him more power to spy on and torture people.

[thecrow]

11. Why does * always meet in secret behind closed doors?

and in the basement to boot?

[whistle]

5. Bush and Cheney are behaving a lot like Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling

...during the final phase of the Enron fraud deception and cover-up. Well, the are crooks and liars and that is so transparent to those who care to examine the facts carefully.

[rodeodance]

6. oh, i am a cynic--"Nat. Security" trumps anything these days.

[leftyladyfrommo]

7. Is he going to wear his old cheer fleading outfit?

And take his pompoms and megaphone?

[bdamomma]

8. I can see him doing that

:rofl:

[maddezmom]

9. couldn't find one with pompoms, but found this one

:D

[leftyladyfrommo]

13. That is what he looked like?

I wonder if he had blue suede shoes?

[cliss]

10. Love this statement:

"I have not really seen anybody running away from the president,"

OH REALLY Mr. Boehner? Take a close look. Go to some Repub campaign events, and then you'll find out all about "running", "radioactive" "avoid like the Black Plague".

[LeftHander]

12. One of those pukes should wear a wire...

Let's hear how they use fear to control the party....