Cut out bullying over Iraq, Democrats tell defiant Bush

[cal04]

(snip)
In his weekly radio address, Mr Bush again attacked the Democrats in control of the US Congress for not approving legislation he could sign to allocate the money, saying the resulting delay could lead to longer tours of duty for troops in Iraq.

"The bottom line is that Congress's failure to fund our troops will mean that some of our military families could wait longer for their loved ones to return from the front lines," Mr Bush said.

Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean, who battled for his party's presidential nomination in 2004, said it was time for Mr Bush to end his "my way or the highway" rhetoric and respect voters who elected the Democrats based on their opposition to the Iraq war.

"It is time for the President and Republicans in Congress to stop trying to bully their way through this and work with Democrats to end the war. It's time for the President to show respect to the American people, who voted overwhelmingly to leave Iraq," Mr Dean said.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/cut-out-bullying-over-iraq-democrats-tell-defiant-bush/2007/04/07/1175366539688.html

[bemildred]

1. Have the Australian media been subverted? They called Bush "defiant".

I thought only Bush opponents were "defiant".

[yurbud]

2. now they just need to take the baby step of telling him to stop bullying IRAQ!

including forcing them to sign over their oil wealth to corporations in the hydrocarbon law.