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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 08:18 AM
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Bush Is Expected to Scold Congress Again
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush, entrenched in disputes with Congress over spending and the war in Iraq, wants to intensify pressure on lawmakers when he addresses the media on Tuesday. It will be his first news conference in nearly seven weeks.

The president is expected again to admonish Congress for not sending him spending bills, intelligence legislation and tax-law changes. Bush, taking advantage of his veto power and the largest bully pulpit in town, regularly scolds Congress as a way to stay relevant and frame the debate as his presidency winds down.

Democrats counter that Bush is more interested in making statements than genuinely trying to negotiate some common ground with them.

The news conference is scheduled for 10:01 a.m. EST Tuesday.


Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BUSH?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-12-04-07-47-33
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HuffleClaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 08:22 AM
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1. damn, i need some popcorn.
this one promises to be hilarious.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 08:28 AM
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2. How could we have been so wrong? We weren't wrong! We just didn't know
that never stopped us from making claims before why would we start now? Look the American people need a leader who tells them what he thinks and I do that is all that's not hard to understand


basically that will be the way W tries to get out from under the giant goose egg laid on top of him.
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luckyleftyme2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 08:35 AM
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5. AWWW COME ON GUYSSSS

GEE WHIZZZ YA ALL KNOW I BEEN TRYING FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS TO GET IT RIGHT.all I need is another 250 billion of your tax money to finish the year.
ya all know the surge is working.ya all know I finally realized to put more money into IRAQ
you people wanted results.
HEY DUBYA YOU GOT IT WRONG "WE WANT OUR KIN HOME FOR XMAS" WE DON'T WANT ANY MORE MAIMED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF POOR LEADERSHIP. FOR A COUNTRY THAT IS CORRUPT,AND THAT DOESN'T WANT US THERE.
BRING OUR KIDS HOME NOW!
CONGRESS DON'T GIVE IN=REPRESENT THE PEOPLE! THE PEOPLE WANT OUR KIN HOME!
LIKE IRAN,IRAQ IS A LIE!
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GTurck Donating Member (569 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 10:32 AM
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32. Y'All know I'm the decider
But you have to give me some idea about what I am supposed to decide about because you see I am too good and principled to know the difference between Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Y'All need to decide what I decide and spend money so I will know I decided. GB
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 08:31 AM
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3. That's like being mugged by a hamster nt
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 09:16 AM
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12. No - a squirel
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KnaveRupe Donating Member (700 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 08:34 AM
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4. In other news headlines:
Sun Expected to Rise in East
Pope's Catholicism Confirmed
Ursine Population Found to Defecate Primarily in Woods


From our Sports Desk:
Roughly Half of All Teams Playing This Week Expected to Win!

And here's Bethany with a look at our weather:
Sky Color Forecast for Today: Mostly Blue, with a Chance of Gray!
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 08:36 AM
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6. Bethany rocks!
:yourock:
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meow2u3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 09:59 AM
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28. This just in
Dalai Lama Confirmed to Be a Buddhist
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Donnachaidh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 08:38 AM
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7. Chimpie is doing his metamusil moment
When has he NOT scolded Congress?
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 08:38 AM
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8. another press conference this morning
for the boy/king to stomp and slander the Congress, instead of pointing the finger at himself. Maybe he'll have a meltdown.
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MaineDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 08:41 AM
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9. "Maybe he'll have a meltdown."
I'd pay money to see that.

I just hope the WH Press Corps pushes him. I wish they'd all just slam him with follow-ups when he dodges the questions. He's a lame duck for pete's sake. Go after him!
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HuffleClaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 09:24 AM
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15. didn't he once run away from a press conference only to enounter a locked door?
i've only seen pics.
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kurth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 08:54 AM
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10. Why are they broadcasting this shit
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 09:05 AM
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11. exactly, well in a way we can see if *'ie has pre medicated
for this press conference, he will probably be spouting about Iran, and enough with the scolding of the Congress, we all know this jerk and those filthy repigs keep on blocking bills and * vetoing them. And Harry Reid thinks this jerky man will work with them. Never.
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 09:17 AM
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13. It'll be full steam ahead against Iran, too!
Even though the latest report refutes his claim that they're working on nuc-u-lar weapons, this idiot never changes his mind. He's always right, and the rest of the world can screw itself.
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Th1onein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 09:24 AM
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14. What difference does it make, ANYTHING this lying president says
He's a liar, okay? We shouldn't even be listening to the asshole. And Congress shouldn't either.

That's how we treat liars in the real world. Everyone is mildly embarrassed every time they open their mouths.

He's vetoed everything this Congress has passed, and like the liar he is, he blames it on THEM. He doesn't have the faintest idea, anymore, of what truth means. Maybe that's why he's drunk all the time.
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L0oniX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 09:26 AM
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16. Oh you're such naughty little girls and boys...now give me my fucking money!
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Turbineguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 09:29 AM
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17. This is gettin' ta be
a daily thang.
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Tracer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 09:30 AM
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18. I guarantee that he will ...
... repeat the stupid line about how he wants to prevent Iran from acquiring the knowledge to build a bomb.

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freebrew Donating Member (478 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 09:37 AM
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21. Probably ... too late for that.
Stopping the knowledge, that is.

Cheers for Iran's leadership in this instance though.
Is this checkmate or call?
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 09:57 AM
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27. .... related material
as in Weapons of Mass Distruction RELATED MATERIAL


It is never too late for them to not admit to get caught redhanded or pantsdown
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chelsea0011 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 09:37 AM
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19. Dumbest man in the house who has all the answers.
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chelsea0011 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 09:37 AM
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20. Dumbest man in the house who has all the answers.
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meow2u3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 10:00 AM
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29. ..and no one has asked the question
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 09:39 AM
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22. Funny, that he never scolded the Republican Congress.
Funny, that.
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happygoluckytoyou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 09:39 AM
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23. SMOKE AND MIRRORS...... DON'T READ WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING TODAY
HERE IS WHAT ELSE IS IN AMERICA

http://justanothercoverup.com/?p=334
http://justanothercoverup.com/?p=334
http://justanothercoverup.com/?p=334

THE MORE YOU KNOW... THE MORE YOU SHOULD WRITE YOUR SENATORS AND MEDIA OUTLETS
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chelsea0011 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 09:39 AM
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24. First question from the press....Your former press secretary says you
all are a bunch of friggin' liars about the Plame disclosure. Shouldn't you just resign now?
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winston61 Donating Member (642 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 09:48 AM
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25. Up until 2006 this was a guy who never saw a spending bill
he didn't love. I hope Congress will hold his feet to the fire, but I doubt it.
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boricua79 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 09:51 AM
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26. blow it out your ass, chimp!
Edited on Tue Dec-04-07 09:51 AM by boricua79
The american people do not want the Democratic party to play nice. We want to wait you out and work on the important issues when you and your cronies are out.

Suck on that!:hurts:
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 10:14 AM
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30. gee, for a 'tough guy' he sure is a whiny little bitch
:eyes:
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Mark E. Smith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 10:22 AM
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31. Whadda Laugh
Bush tells us Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, turns out they'd been destroyed years before.

Bush says Iran is on the verge of obtaining nuclear weapons, turns out Iran had stopped the
program years ago.

Can't wait to hear his theories on Santa Claus and the Sugarplum Fairy.
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9119495 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 10:45 AM
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33. Be a Man w.! Do it during the State of the Union.
Watch us walk out on your speach or boo you off the rostrum.
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focusfan Donating Member (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 10:46 AM
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34. it's killing him he can't make more money
because he will make lots and lots of money if they continue
the war in Iraq.and thats why he is wanting war with Iran
also.
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 11:52 AM
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35. "Do as you're TOLD or I'll send you to bed without your supper!"
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Doctor_J Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 11:58 AM
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36. Response I would like to see
"The President has been lying about Iraq and Iran for 6 years now while draining the federal till. As soon as he has his first real idea we'll respond".
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BenDavid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 01:59 PM
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37. Here again is the ineptness of the dem leaders in congress
not getting out ahead of this and pointing out the hypocrisy of president bush. show how the republicans when they controlled the house and senate did not have all the bills passed before the september 30th deadline and passed a continuing resolution. Sometimes things are handed to the dem leaders and I sometimes think they are too DIM to even take a stand.

Ben David
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Buns_of_Fire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 02:38 PM
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38. *yawn* Does ANYONE listen to a damn thing this fool says anymore?
Every other day or so now, the world is treated to the spectacle of pResident MoonPie stamping his widdle footsies and threatening to hold his breath until he turns blue unless Momma Nancy and Daddy Harry give him more toys. It's just SO predictable.
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 02:53 PM
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39. Someone send him his WAAAAAHmbulence
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