At House Hearing, Quips, Insults and Some Official Business -NYT

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 — The House committee hearing began as a serious discussion about the coming elections in Afghanistan. It ended in insults, so partisan and personal that the committee chairman expressed relief upon adjournment.
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The mood seemed to change when Representative Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, seized on President Bush's declaration in Ohio last week that "as a result of the United States military, the Taliban is no longer in existence."

So, Mr. Menendez asked Mr. Armitage, "did you fail to give the president a briefing that the Taliban is still in existence?"

Mr. Armitage said the president meant that the Taliban "is not shackling 28 million people anymore," not that it had literally vanished.

The reply did not entirely satisfy Mr. Menendez, who said, "I think we have to stop sugar-coating the realities of what is happening in Afghanistan and in our other conflicts and be honest with the American people.".......MORE!.........

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/29/politics/campaign/29CND-HOUSE.html?oref=login&hp

[Justice]

1. That Is Right - They Briefed Bush to Slap Kerry, Not About Taliban

Bush was briefed to make a crack at Kerry - aka orange face -- but no one bothered to brief him on the Taliban.

[Pirate Smile]

2. After reading the full article, I'd say that is a very good example of how

the different sides in this election view each other.

I don't feel like I can calmly have a conversation about foreign policy with a Bush supporter.

My head just wants to explode!:nuke:

[Zerex71]

3. Typical Republicans.

Can never admit when they're wrong, that they're wrong, and how badly they're wrong. Head, meet ass.