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I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
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I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
"Bill Sornson" wrote in message ... wrote: Mark Hickey wrote: These days it should be pretty obvious that you don't actually have to be in the office to get anything done Politics is about face-to-face. Crawford ain't D.C. So, take those two, and figure out that yes, indeed, Crawford is a vacation. Maybe not compared to *your* vacation, but a politician's vacation. 3 days shorter than Congress', BTW. Oranges and apples. Greg |
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I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
G.T. wrote:
"Bill Sornson" wrote in message ... wrote: Mark Hickey wrote: These days it should be pretty obvious that you don't actually have to be in the office to get anything done Politics is about face-to-face. Crawford ain't D.C. So, take those two, and figure out that yes, indeed, Crawford is a vacation. Maybe not compared to *your* vacation, but a politician's vacation. 3 days shorter than Congress', BTW. Oranges and apples. You're right. The President actually has to WORK during his "vacation"; not so for Congressional types. :-P |
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I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
"Raptor" wrote in message ... Bill Sornson wrote: To me, it DOES add some credence to the piece that the author is actually an experienced rider, and not just some fairly fit reporter who got an invite to tag along or something. When this guy says that W rides at a pretty strong pace, it likely means just that. Cool. And if it's to be believed, 20 mph on a mtb is pretty damn fast. I wonder how long Shrub was able to *maintain* 20 mph. Until the cocaine ran out - duh. Shaun aRe |
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I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
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Mark Hickey wrote: These days it should be pretty obvious that you don't actually have to be in the office to get anything done Politics is about face-to-face. In a perfect world, yes. But this is a big world, and the vast majority of people Bush or any other president meets with are NOT in the same room. Those meetings aren't affected by Bush being in Crawford. Crawford ain't D.C. Neither is Camp David. So, take those two, and figure out that yes, indeed, Crawford is a vacation. Maybe not compared to *your* vacation, but a politician's vacation. Get real. Like any of us could handle the "vacation workload" a president manages... ever notice how presidents (all of 'em) age at 2-3x the rate the rest of us do? Must be all those "vacations", huh? Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $795 ti frame |
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I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
"Bill Sornson" wrote in message ... cc wrote: "JohnH" wrote in message I would be very happy if he just took the whole rest of his term off, and keep the hell away from a microphone! Yeah, or five minutes to talk to a distressed mother of a soldier who died in the unjust invasion of Iraq, who is camped outside of his ranch. You mean the mother he already met with over a year ago, and who praised him afterwards? The one who USED to have a photo of the President kisssing her on the cheek on her website? The one who now tells a completely different account of all that, while posing for pics with impeachment and chickenhawk signs all around her, and yet claims she just wants to meet with him? The one who said: snip Yes, that's the one, Bill. Thanks for that article; I hadn't seen that. Regardless, it doesn't change the very important questions that she has to ask, and the right she has to ask them. I don't much care for the spin put on her case, but bushie needs to answer to somebody. Here is another bit that might help a bit: The president -- who is spending a nearly five-week-long working vacation at his Texas ranch -- said in a speech Wednesday that the sacrifices of U.S. troops were "made in a noble cause." (Full story) Sheehan said she found little comfort in his comments. "I want to ask the president, why did he kill my son?" Sheehan told reporters. "He said my son died in a noble cause, and I want to ask him what that noble cause is." Sheehan said hers was one of a group of about 15 families who each met separately with the president one day last June. "He wouldn't look at the pictures of Casey. He didn't even know Casey's name," she told CNN Sunday. "Every time we tried to talk about Casey and how much we missed him, he would change the subject." Sheehan said she was so distraught at the time that she failed to ask the questions she now wants answered. "I want him to honor my son by bringing the troops home immediately," Sheehan told reporters Saturday. "I don't want him to use my son's name or my name to justify any more killing." |
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I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
Mark Hickey wrote: " wrote: Mark Hickey wrote: These days it should be pretty obvious that you don't actually have to be in the office to get anything done Politics is about face-to-face. In a perfect world, yes. :roll eyes: Yeah, all those treaties signed over the years - "just fax that to me." E.P. |
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I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
gree-c quoted someone else: "I want him to honor my son by bringing the troops home immediately," Sheehan told reporters Saturday. That quote could only make one wonder if her son would feel honor in his name being used to desert a mission he sacrificed his life for before it was completed. JD |
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I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
cc wrote:
"Bill Sornson" wrote in message ... cc wrote: "JohnH" wrote in message I would be very happy if he just took the whole rest of his term off, and keep the hell away from a microphone! Yeah, or five minutes to talk to a distressed mother of a soldier who died in the unjust invasion of Iraq, who is camped outside of his ranch. You mean the mother he already met with over a year ago, and who praised him afterwards? The one who USED to have a photo of the President kisssing her on the cheek on her website? The one who now tells a completely different account of all that, while posing for pics with impeachment and chickenhawk signs all around her, and yet claims she just wants to meet with him? The one who said: snip Yes, that's the one, Bill. Thanks for that article; I hadn't seen that. Regardless, it doesn't change the very important questions that she has to ask, and the right she has to ask them. I don't much care for the spin put on her case, but bushie needs to answer to somebody. Here is another bit that might help a bit: The president -- who is spending a nearly five-week-long working vacation at his Texas ranch -- said in a speech Wednesday that the sacrifices of U.S. troops were "made in a noble cause." (Full story) Sheehan said she found little comfort in his comments. "I want to ask the president, why did he kill my son?" Sheehan told reporters. "He said my son died in a noble cause, and I want to ask him what that noble cause is." Well, um, 'c'... President Bush didn't kill her son (who volunteered to be there, of course). An insurgent killed her son while he tried to help his buddies caught in a firefight (story I heard anyway). He was a true hero, and deserves better. The noble cause is millions (MILLIONS) of people freed from oppression and tyranny. Guess that's too corny for you. On a "practical" level, transforming Iraq (and Afghanistan) will, if successful, lessen and perhaps even defeat the forces that create and foster terrorism in generations to come. Sheehan said hers was one of a group of about 15 families who each met separately with the president one day last June. "He wouldn't look at the pictures of Casey. He didn't even know Casey's name," she told CNN Sunday. "Every time we tried to talk about Casey and how much we missed him, he would change the subject." That's not what she said then or right after. Sheehan said she was so distraught at the time that she failed to ask the questions she now wants answered. So then she went home and put up pics with the prez on her website? Hmm. "I want him to honor my son by bringing the troops home immediately," Sheehan told reporters Saturday. "I don't want him to use my son's name or my name to justify any more killing." Like the slaughter that would immediately follow an abrupt pull-out? Then her son's death WOULD have been in vain (although still "for a noble cause"). No one's giving air time to the parents of lost soldiers who DO support the president, even though they far outnumber the ones who feel like Ms. Sheehan. Gotta wonder why that is... |
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I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
"JD" wrote in message oups.com... gree-c quoted someone else: "I want him to honor my son by bringing the troops home immediately," Sheehan told reporters Saturday. That quote could only make one wonder if her son would feel honor in his name being used to desert a mission he sacrificed his life for before it was completed. The sacrifice of life does not make it a just mission. Many have died for terrible causes. I'm sure some of the families of the SS felt that way too. |
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