Bush Should Be Censured by U.S. Congress on Iraq, Senator Says
By Justin Blum
July 22 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic Senator Russell Feingold is reviving his
effort to have the U.S. Congress censure President George W. Bush, a move
that his party's leader in the Senate doesn't support.
Feingold, of Wisconsin, said today he is preparing two resolutions to
censure Bush and other administration officials over their handing of the
Iraq war and domestic eavesdropping.
``We need to do something serious in terms of accountability,'' Feingold
said on NBC's ``Meet the Press'' program. ``This administration has
assaulted the Constitution.''
Censure would amount to a formal criticism of the administration and
wouldn't force any policy chances. Feingold, a frequent critic of the
administration and the Iraq war, last year failed to win support for a
censure of Bush's wiretapping program that allows the government to
monitor telephone calls and e-mail from within the U.S. to suspected
terrorists overseas without a court order.
An administration spokesman dismissed Feingold's effort.
``We realize that Senator Feingold does not care much for the president's
policies, but we would welcome the opportunity to work with him and anyone
else in the Senate majority on important legislation'' on subjects such as
military funding, energy, health care and taxes, White House spokesman
Trey Bohn said an e-mailed response.
Harry Reid, the Senate's Democratic majority leader, said on CBS's ``Face
the Nation'' that lawmakers have more pressing priorities than censuring
Bush.
Public View
Bush's approval ratings show the public already regards him as ``the worst
president we've ever had,'' Reid, of Nevada, said. ``I don't think we need
a censure resolution in the Senate to prove that.''
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, said Democrats,
including Feingold, are wasting time.
``The fundamental problem that the Democrats have is they aren't passing
any legislation,'' McConnell said on ``Late Edition'' on CNN. ``They
aren't doing anything to make the country better.''
Feingold's first censure resolution would criticize Bush for ``overstating
the case'' that Saddam Hussein, the former dictator who was hanged by the
new Iraqi government, had weapons of mass destruction, according to a
statement on the senator's Web site.
The measure also would criticize Bush for ``falsely implying'' a
relationship between Hussein and the terrorist group al-Qaeda and of
having ``links'' to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the statement said. It
would also say Bush failed ``to plan for civil conflict and humanitarian
problems that the intelligence community predicted,'' the statement said.
The second censure resolution would condemn the administration for
``misconduct'' that includes allowing the National Security Agency to
conduct the wiretapping program and ``refusing to recognize legitimate
congressional oversight'' of the firing of U.S. attorneys, Feingold's
statement said.
While Bush has argued that the surveillance program is legal, he agreed in
January to let a secret federal court oversee the spying.
To contact the reporter on this story: Justin Blum in Washington at
jblum4@bloomberg.net .
Last Updated: July 22, 2007 15:20 EDT
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23 Jul 2007 07:35:38 AM |
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"Docrodile" <swampth...@hellsbayou.net> wrote:
By Justin Blum
So you're as original as you are normal...
Sad little monkey, stop trying to converse like a
real person. Stick to dancing.
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23 Jul 2007 07:58:22 AM |
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"JTEM" <jtem01@gmail.com> wrote in message
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"Docrodile" <swampth...@hellsbayou.net> wrote:
By Justin Blum
So you're as original as you are normal...
Sad little monkey, stop trying to converse like a
real person. Stick to dancing.
Are you really so dense, or is it just an act? It must be the former. Send
your half-witted comments or whining complaints to the professional writer
who authored the article.
And why don't you stick to prancing like the good lil' arrogant, stupid,
delusional fairy you are?
So...kick up your lavendar ballet shoes (my, my, but they are so
lovely!)...and...
prance, lil' fairy fool, prance! Prance for your master! Prance for Nosty,
too! PRANCE, you silly goof !!
LOL! LOL!
;))~
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