Is this your typical liberal congressman?

Question

Sen. Reid: "[The Bush Administration] Manipulated And Cherry-Picked Intelligence To Hype The Threat." (Sen. Reid, Floor Statement, U.S. Senate, 11/15/05)

Sen. Reid: "We Need To Know What Information Was Cherry-Picked And What Contrary Facts They Ignored." (Sen. Reid, Press Conference, 11/7/05)

Sen. Reid: "We Must Know To What Extent This Administration Unfairly Hyped Iraq's Alleged Nuclear Capabilities And Links To Al Qaeda In Order To Sell Its Case For War." (Sen. Reid, Press Conference, 11/7/05)

Sen. Reid: "Staying The Course Is Not A Winning Strategy." (Sen. Reid, Floor Statement, U.S. Senate, 11/15/05)


BUT...In the Past, Sen. Reid Repeatedly Warned Saddam Hussein Was A Threat:

Sen. Reid: "It's Good That The President Reminded The World Of The Commitments (Saddam) Has Reneged On." (Doug Abrahms, "Nevada Delegation Split On Action Against Iraq," Reno Gazette-Journal, 9/13/02)

Sen. Reid: "Saddam Hussein, In Effect, Has Thumbed His Nose At The World Community. And I Think That The President's Approaching This In The Right Fashion." (CNN's "Inside Politics," 9/18/02)

Sen. Reid: "[Saddam] Is Too Dangerous Of A Man To Be Given Carte Blanche With Weapons Of Mass Destruction." (Brendan Riley, "Nevada Leaders React To Iraq Bombing," The Associated Press, 12/17/98)

Sen. Reid: "We Stopped The Fighting [In 1991] Based On An Agreement That Iraq Would Take Steps To Assure The World That It Would Not Engage In Further Aggression And That It Would Destroy Its Weapons Of Mass Destruction. It Has Refused To Take Those Steps. That Refusal Constitutes A Breach Of The Armistice Which Renders It Void And Justifies Resumption Of The Armed Conflict." (Sen. Harry Reid, Congressional Record, 10/9/02, p. S10145)

Sen. Reid: "The Problem Is Not Nuclear Testing; It Is Nuclear Weapons ... The Number Of Third World Countries With Nuclear Capabilities Seems To Grow Daily. Saddam

Answer 1

Yes, it IS typical.
Bush has the guts to stand up for what he believes is best for America in the long run.
Unlike Clinton, who changed his stance based on polls; Bush understands that leadership isn't always about making the most popular decisions.

Answer 2

So no one can chage his mind after the fact? After more details come out? Is that what you're saying? Do you realize just how quickly some bills were passed? The Patriot Act was given to congress on an early Saturday morning with a vote expected that Monday. They had less than 48 hours to read over a legal document that was around 3000 pages. This Administration is famous for this.

I also know several people that worked on the intel reports and 9/11 investigation that have said that they're conclusions were changed to fit the Administrations needs. I have a friend that got out after 15 years in the navy because of that. A Captain I know, refused his promotion to Rear Admiral and handed in his resignation because of the actions of the Bush Administration.

Answer 3

Is this your typical conservative president?

Last November, Republican Congressional leaders filed into the Oval Office to meet with President George W. Bush and talk about renewing the controversial USA Patriot Act.

Several provisions of the act, passed in the shell shocked period immediately following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, caused enough anger that liberal groups like the American Civil Liberties Union had joined forces with prominent conservatives like Phyllis Schlafly and Bob Barr to oppose renewal.

GOP leaders told Bush that his hardcore push to renew the more onerous provisions of the act could further alienate conservatives still mad at the President from his botched attempt to nominate White House Counsel Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court.

"I don't give a goddamn," Bush retorted. "I'm the President and the Commander-in-Chief. Do it my way."

"Mr. President," one aide in the meeting said. "There is a valid case that the provisions in this law undermine the Constitution."

"Stop throwing the Constitution in my face," Bush screamed back. "It's just a goddamned piece of paper!"

Answer 4

I wish I hadn't lost the link, there was a page that had a ton of these things on it, of Democrats following along with the war until it wasn't in their political interest, and then changing their tune and pretending that they'd never been behind it at the beginning.

Answer 5

If you repubs have nothing to hide why doesn't congress agree to oversite. Instead they refuse it on every issue its like they have something to hide.

Answer 6

Typical- "I was for the war, before I was against it."- John Kerry

Answer 7

What happened? It looks like you swallowed your tongue!

Answer 8

YES