So far we got rid of the bungling Rumsfeld. Got lying Rove and Libby on the run, took back Bush's blank check/rubber stamp on Iraq (holding him accountable, with "results" demanded) and have a "torture" parsing and lying attorney general half out the door.
Cheney is next. Then hearings on war profiteering and missing $billions in Iraq.
I just love checks and balances on republican dirtbags!
2007-03-25 07:07:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Gates seems like he never drank the Bush kool-aid. Maybe he can straighten out Iraq. At least he "seems" like he's telling the truth.
2007-03-25 07:08:58 · update #1
Yes!
So far this Congress has done more to help "We the people", than has been done in the last six years.
They have forced Pres. Bush to stop "Staying the course" in Iraq, and come up with a new strategy.
Are putting a stop to corruption.
Raised the minimum wage for underpaid US workers.
They are making Congress the voice of the people again, The role intended for it by the Liberal framers of the Constitution!
2007-03-25 07:21:43 · answer #1 · answered by Think 1st 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, things are a little better. The Dems are asking valuable questions and passing some good legislation. I disagree about Gates. I believe the Democrats approved him quickly because they disliked Rumsfield so much. But Gates is a longtime CIA, Bush crony that managed to somehow fly under the radar at investigation time and time again.
http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/66/23743
Robert Gates, George W. Bush's choice to replace Donald Rumsfeld as Defense Secretary, is a trusted figure within the Bush Family's inner circle, but there are lingering questions about whether Gates is a trustworthy public official.
The 63-year-old Gates has long faced accusations of collaborating with Islamic extremists in Iran, arming Saddam Hussein's dictatorship in Iraq, and politicizing U.S. intelligence to conform with the desires of policymakers - three key areas that relate to his future job.
" Gates skated past some of these controversies during his 1991 confirmation hearings to be CIA director - and the current Bush administration is seeking to slip Gates through the congressional approval process again, this time by pressing for a quick confirmation by the end of the year, before the new Democratic-controlled Senate is seated."
And, that's what happened. Did you notice he told the Senate he was in favor of getting the troops out and 30,000 were added under his watch?
2007-03-25 07:21:42 · answer #2 · answered by Middleclassandnotquiet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Things are about to get much worse for the Bush Administration. One of their lap dogs is about to be booted out. Yahoo! is reporting that Republican support now seems to be evaporating for Alberto Gonzales. The ranking Republican member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Arlen Specter, now has grave concerns about his veracity, as do other Republicans.
As for Gates, I don't think he will remain in the administration very long. He seems to be too smart for Bush and Company, and will probably soon see the serious error of their ways, just like Colin Powell did.
There will probably be many hearings on a variety of subjects coming up soon. I have heard that some members of Congress have been quietly gathering information behind the scenes about the misdeeds of the Bush Administration over the last six years and some of them are committee chairmen who are just waiting to pounce upon Dubya and friends.
2007-03-25 07:33:25 · answer #3 · answered by MathBioMajor 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
enable's purely furnish the country shrink lower back to the infinite Indian tribes we stole it from, now there became into injustice and discrimination. the region does this thinking end? Affirmative action helps the qualified to stand via utilising on a similar time as the minority is given a unfastened bypass via skill of Affirmative action. regardless of the actuality that befell to qualifying?
2016-12-15 08:29:10 · answer #4 · answered by scheiber 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How pitiful, you got nothing right! Bush fired Rumsfeld- not the Democrats, Rove is going nowhere, The Libby trial was already scheduled long before the election, and the budget vote in the house means nothing because Bush will just veto it and you don't have enough votes to override the veto. What are you proud of ? You've done NOTHING!
2007-03-25 07:15:18 · answer #5 · answered by jim h 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
The voters in November 2006 voted for change that's called democracy. Now Bush and Cheney are being held accountable for their actions.
2007-03-25 12:22:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, we need to get at the bottom of all of the things that have been happening in our government. If these people who are being investigated have nothing to hide, then they should be glad to fix some of these problems as well. It doesn't matter which party they are in, it needs to be fixed immediately for the good of the country.
Yes, I agree, Gates seems like his priority lies with the mission at hand.
2007-03-25 07:22:16 · answer #7 · answered by BekindtoAnimals22 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
To quote Hubert Humphry "I'm pleased as punch".
2007-03-25 07:44:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes I am. I also agree that Gates so far has been outstanding.
2007-03-25 07:09:51 · answer #9 · answered by mrlebowski99 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Wow! Your attitude is so NOT uplifting! But hey it's quite typical of bitter, power-hungry, liberal, control freaks! Always griping but no solutions or living in reality!
2007-03-25 07:11:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋