Bush Blames 'Junk Lawsuits' for Job Woes (actual headline)

[cthrumatrix]

Bush Blames 'Junk Lawsuits' for Job Woes



By PETE YOST, Associated Press Writer

President Bush (news - web sites) and rival John Kerry (news - web sites) on Tuesday offered different ways to boost the sluggish job market, the president calling for legal reforms to help workers and businesses while his Democratic opponent proposed ending tax breaks for companies that send jobs overseas.


Kerry, moving aggressively in the face of polls showing his candidacy lagging, used the latest forecast of a record budget deficit to bolster his contention that Bush is leading the country in the wrong direction. The Bush administration described the lower deficit prediction as positive economic news.


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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040907/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_rdp&cid=694&ncid=1963&sid=96378798


now it's Edwards fault.....the "teflon wonder" has spoken

[Renew Deal]

1. When is Bush responsible for anything?

Just wondering

[UpInArms]

3. here's what he is responsible for

[Cocoa]

2. Bush filed a frivolous lawsuit against Enterprise rent-a-car

http://www.tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/4286

However, when it comes to solving problems involving his own family, Bush heads straight to court. In 1999, Bush sued Enterprise Rent-A-Car over a minor fender-bender involving one of his daughters in which no one was hurt. Although his insurance would have covered the repair costs, making a lawsuit unnecessary, Bush sought additional money from Enterprise, which had rented a car to someone with a suspended license. In this case, Bush seemed to understand one of the most important functions of civil lawsuits -- to deter further wrongdoing. The case settled for $2,000 to $2,500.

[cthrumatrix]

5. that was back in his "cola days" ..he can't remember that

[Old and In the Way]

8. Thanks for posting.

I'll keep this handy next time a freeper parrots the party line on this subject.

[UpInArms]

11. these hypocrits have a long history of using and abusing the courts

to get what they want:

http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/Bush-Supreme-Court.htm

Bush Takes Case to Top U.S. Supreme Court asked to settle dispute

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY: Recount halted -- officials cite too many ballots, too little time
PALM BEACH COUNTY: Judge rejects Bush bid to block count of dimpled ballots

John Wildermuth, Zachary Coile / SF Chronicle 23nov00

In a dramatic day of political turnarounds, Al Gore lost a bid to force Miami-Dade County to keep recounting votes, while George W. Bush called on the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the vote counting in Florida altogether.By day's end, it was impossible tosay which side had gained the upper hand, although the legal wrangling and fiery partisan rhetoric left both Republicans and Democrats angrier than ever as the country's search for a president moved into its third week.

Most of yesterday's battles stemmed from the Florida Supreme Court's decision Tuesday night to allow hand recounts to continue in three South Florida counties, with a deadline of 5 p.m. Sunday for results to be reported to state election officials. So far, Bush officially leads by 930 votes.

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Bush is hoping to find more success in legal battle, although the U.S. Supreme Court has been extremely reluctant to get involved in state election matters.

The governor's attorneys filed two appeals with the nation's highest court and asked the justices to grant quick review. However, they did not request an immediate halt to the recount.

"This is a case of the utmost national importance, involving the Constitution's most fundamental rights as exercised in the nation's most important election," the lawyers said in court papers. "The outcome of the election for the presidency of the United States may hang in the balance."

Bush's attorneys claimed the Florida justices' ruling unconstitutionally usurped the powers of the state Legislature and that the recounts themselves were too selective to be legal. They also asked the court to review a federal judge's decision last week to let the recounts continue.

...more...

[Zorra]

4. Bwaaahaaaahaaaahaaa! Bu$h achieves the apex of stupidity!

Just when I thought I'd heard it all, this tidbit comes out.

Even the stupidest freeper is not going to buy this one.

[remfan]

6. OK Chimpy, I want SPECIFICS

I want to know the specifics of the "junk" lawsuits.

[Rose Siding]

7. Asbestos claims against Halliburton/Dresser, maybe?

[underpants]

12. Uh see if a worker gets hurt and sues the reponsible party....

such as the employer who maybe took shortcuts around safety requirements then the employer can be held accountable and can't just fire the guy and HIRE a new one-thus CREATING A NEW JOB. See?

[Fovea]

9. he's mixing the koolaide a bit strong

doncha think?

I don't think this will pass the laugh test.

[Kahuna]

10. New Kerry ad: "Bush blames" yields 133,000 results on google.

When does bush take responsibility for anything?

[cthrumatrix]

13. as soon as the "puppet master" tells him to....

[Rose Siding]

15. That one's practically been gift wrapped

Great idea you have there. The ad could scroll all the headlines that read "Bush Blames..."

[underpants]

14. Hey Rove! Southerners don't mind trial lawyers

in fact the initial poll after Edwards was picked as VP showed that about 2/3 LIKED trial lawyers.

[Keirsey]

17. Texas consumers, homeowners, and employees

Only those who have been harmed by an irresponsible corporation and have sought justice in the courts can clearly understand the damage of tort reform to our rights as consumers and citizens. The tort reform movement, which originated in Texas under then Governor Bush, has resulted in loss of our access to hold corporations accountable and is now being touted by "The Reformer with Results", President Bush, as the solution to the insurance crisis across the United States. The history and damage of tort reform, especially in Texas, is significant and should not be overlooked when being considered as the panacea for rising insurance rates.

Over the last decade Texas tort reform groups have relied on highly visible awards to bolster the continued need for lawsuit reform. They fail to note twelve jurors in a civil trial, once guaranteed by the 7th Amendment to the Constitution, granted the awards. And the awards are rendered only after both sides have presented their facts to the jury and judge. They also fail to mention these highly visible awards are few and far between and many such as the much-publicized $32 million verdict against Farmers Insurance in Dripping Springs Texas, are substantially reduced ($4 Million) or never paid.

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good faith negotiations have been unsuccessful, homeowners seek the help of an attorney just to learn their Constitutional rights to a civil trial have been replaced with a secret kangaroo court of arbitrators.

During two interim studies conducted by the Texas House of Representatives this past summer, homeowners across the state hammered the use and abuse of arbitration by Texas homebuilders. Contrary to popular belief, binding arbitration in new home contracts is extremely costly, grossly unfair, and is held in secrecy away from public and media scrutiny. Only when a homeowner has a serious costly defect do they realize how horribly abusive the arbitration process can be. The testimony provided by the homeowners at the hearings was undeniable. The use of arbitration in consumer contracts is abusive and does little to protect investments or hold an irresponsible, uncooperative corporation accountable for their actions. Removing the accountability provided by our time honored, civil court system for any industry is risking another Enron fiasco.

http://www.bayareanewdemocrats.org/tort.html

You don't think that being friends with and recipient of largess from Bob Perry had anything to do with the homebuilder legislation, do you?

[underpants]

19. AND Dr.'s malpractice premiums INCREASED (slimy trick)

http://www.insurance-reform.org/pr/AIRCaps%20then%20Rate%20Hikes.pdf

Texas: During the 2003 campaign for a “tort reform” referendum, ads promised rate cuts if caps were
passed. After the referendum passed, major insurers requested rate hikes as high as 35 percent for
doctors and 65 percent for hospitals.1 Lawmakers who supported the cap are now expressing anger that
premiums have not gone down.2 In April 2004, after one insurer’s rate hike request was denied, it
announced it was using a legal loophole to avoid state regulation and increase premiums 10 percent
without approval.3

[GaryL]

16. Meanwhile in other news....

the chimp blamed stupidity for the crap that pours from his piehole.

[Blue_Roses]

18. this is damn ridiculous...

Bush blaming lawsuits on lack of jobs:eyes: he is so desperate

[Tsiyu]

20. When Bush Talks About Less Government

"In our lives" what he's really saying is: "Now, you don't mind if Corporations make rancid baby formula or deathtrap cars or housing that blows away with 10mph winds, do you? We can't expect our CORPORATIONS to make safe products, because SAFETY COSTS MONEY. And government workers to actually investigate and prosecute criminal CORPORATIONS cost MONEY."

It's his pet project: after tax breaks for the wealthy, he is intent on giving them absolute immunity from any legal threat. Once again, his disdain for the common American rears its ugly ass. He won't be satisfied until we are at the complete mercy of the CORPORATION.

How convenient that he can wrap up the dismal job market along with the gutting of civil law into a tidy campaign lie.

What a complete jackass....

[barb162]

22. yes and he is doing this with the permission

of his base. Wages fall, jobs get shipped elsewhere, no health insurance, the list goes on and on and in addition he wants to take away other things, like our rights to civil action. But he says nothing about when businesses file "frivilous" lawsuits against other businesses. He just wants to take away rights of the indiuviduals. And when I watch him campaign there are these people cheering him. (Probably all rich business owners)

[stopbush]

21. Biggest Frivilous Lawsuit Ever: Bush v Gore

And, yes, it led to incredible job woes.

[Democat]

23. Kerry should say: A man who sued his way into the White House said what?

Are the gloves really off or not? Time to hit Bush with his own stupidity.

[demokatgurrl]

24. in these words?

"We need to do something about these frivolous lawsuits that are running up the cost of your health care and running good docs out of business," Bush said. "We've got an issue in America. Too many good docs are getting out of business. Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country."

[The_Casual_Observer]

25. Sure, they lay off thousands of people and send the factory

to a village in China because of those bad bad trial lawyers.

The ugly thing about chimp's claims is that they are all unvetted e-mail spam hate letter content. He is simply pulling out all the stops and casting this shit out non stop.

[cthrumatrix]

26. he has Nothing to run on.... he has to hope for stupidty amonsgt voters

to save his piehole

[llmart]

27. If he's saying things like this......

you know desperation is setting in.