Reuters: Bush victories delay lame-duck status, he "has a lot of cork"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Bush victories delay lame-duck status
31 Jul 2005 13:15:53 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Steve Holland

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N29178786.htm

And the White House, battered for weeks over questions about a CIA leak probe and frustrated that Bush's signature issue, changing Social Security, had failed to gain traction, was ready to do a little bragging to reporters who had questioned whether Bush had become a lame duck far earlier than normal in his second term.

"All I know is that there was a lot of coverage saying, two months ago, that the president wasn't going to get anything done on the domestic agenda, that he was maybe entering lame duck status, and the facts say otherwise," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said.

Potential trouble looms ahead, however. Iraq, Iran and North Korea represent major foreign policy challenges, the leak probe has yet to be completed, and Bush has to get his Supreme Court nominee, John Roberts, confirmed by the Senate.

But the legislative victories of July could give Bush some momentum as he tries to hold at bay the time when he truly does become a lame duck. During his August vacation, he plans visits to seven states talking about his achievements and the work ahead in the war on terrorism. "It's time at least to remind ourselves that George W. Bush has a good deal of cork in him, he keeps resurfacing," said Stephen Hess, a presidential scholar and professor at George Washington University.

[European Socialist]

1. Shit floats too!

In most areas of the country you wouldn't brag about the legislation passed this July, or this year.

[Joanne98]

2. The 15 traitor dems did this! They gave him the Big MO! Unforgivable!!!

[glitch]

3. 25 - don't forget the complicit vichy dem senators

Cantwell (D-WA)
Carper (D-DE)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Murray (D-WA)
Bill Nelson (D-FL)
Ben Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Wyden (D-OR)

[carnie_sf]

6. It makes me sick

that DiFi is a dem Senator from my state

[Cha]

7. What's with the Washington Senators

and ron wyden? Does cafta help their constituents?

[glitch]

8. I really want an answer to this question too

and the answer better be something vital, like pertaining to Hanford, or something irreversible, like protecting old growth forests.
But I doubt it. I imagine the rational has a lot more to do with Boeing and Microsoft.

[ray of light]

4. He's still the lame duck, it's the neoCON congress who did this work

And Bush's touted S.S. reform is sinking like the Titanic.

[Burried News]

5. And how many Dems will follow him on Social Security

to kite the stock market so GOP's can get their money out befor it implodes.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

9. Don't even worry about Social Security...

...worry about Bush's interest in "The National Sales Tax."

If the Democrats buckle on that one, FUCK Hillary, FUCK ANY candidate the party might choose to offer up in 2008.

If the Democrats vote to install a National Sales Tax, it will be living proof that we've waved the white flag and surrendered to All Things Bush.

Read these links and let me know if you agree. I respect all opinions on this one.

http://www.nationalreview.com/nrof_bartlett/bartlett200...

http://www.gopnation.com/humble/humble013105.htm

http://www.nationalsalestaxcalculator.com /

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&S...