Comments on: Pretend leadership http://susiemadrak.com/2007/08/03/12/38/pretend-leadership/ Keeping a jaundiced eye on the corporate media. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:57:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Molly, NYC http://susiemadrak.com/2007/08/03/12/38/pretend-leadership/#comment-128465 Molly, NYC Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:31:37 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2007/08/03/12/38/pretend-leadership/#comment-128465 Now, now. Kevin is absolutely right. Everything that's happened to our country in the last 77 months--ignoring the warnings about 9/11, using falsehoods to rationalize invading a country that was no threat to us, losing NOLA and the Minneapolis bridge after years of being told that the infrastructure needed tending, the utterly foreseeable mortgage market collapse, the unnecessary and violent deaths of 3,664 soldiers (not counting other casualties), the willful attacks on the Constitution after swearing before God that he'd defend it, etc--every bit of it has one cause: George Bush has had the worst luck in the history of the world. I'm stunned that you can imply otherwise. Certainly, <i><b>none</b></i> of what happened is Bush's fault. Kevin's right: The Republicans are not responsible for this. The Republicans are never responsible for anything. Now, now. Kevin is absolutely right. Everything that’s happened to our country in the last 77 months–ignoring the warnings about 9/11, using falsehoods to rationalize invading a country that was no threat to us, losing NOLA and the Minneapolis bridge after years of being told that the infrastructure needed tending, the utterly foreseeable mortgage market collapse, the unnecessary and violent deaths of 3,664 soldiers (not counting other casualties), the willful attacks on the Constitution after swearing before God that he’d defend it, etc–every bit of it has one cause: George Bush has had the worst luck in the history of the world.

I’m stunned that you can imply otherwise. Certainly, none of what happened is Bush’s fault. Kevin’s right: The Republicans are not responsible for this. The Republicans are never responsible for anything.

]]> By: montag http://susiemadrak.com/2007/08/03/12/38/pretend-leadership/#comment-128464 montag Sat, 04 Aug 2007 02:56:27 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2007/08/03/12/38/pretend-leadership/#comment-128464 I saw some guy on Fux News this AM saying that the WH staff was working hard to determine the right time for Dear Leader to make his appearance. Rumor has it they sacrificed a staffer and read his entrails. No word on whether it was one of Cheney's people or one of Rove's. I saw some guy on Fux News this AM saying that the WH staff was working hard to determine the right time for Dear Leader to make his appearance. Rumor has it they sacrificed a staffer and read his entrails. No word on whether it was one of Cheney’s people or one of Rove’s.

]]> By: Dr. S http://susiemadrak.com/2007/08/03/12/38/pretend-leadership/#comment-128460 Dr. S Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:35:52 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2007/08/03/12/38/pretend-leadership/#comment-128460 Hey Kevin, do you remember Bush's first public comments after the tragic bridge collapse? It went a little something like <a href="http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/08/02/when-in-doubt-offer-sympathy-and-pass-the-blame/" rel="nofollow">this</a>: "This doesn’t have to be this way. The Democrats won last year’s election fair and square, and now they control the calendar for bringing up bills in Congress. They need to pass each of these spending bills individually, on time, and in a fiscally responsible way. The budget I’ve sent to Congress fully funds America’s priorities. It increases discretionary spending by 6.9 percent. My Cabinet Secretaries assure me that this is adequate to meet the needs of our nation. Unfortunately, Democratic leaders in Congress want to spend far more." Nothing about the nation's crumbling infrastructure. He's too busy bashing Democrats. So tell me again who makes political hay out of tragedy. Hey Kevin, do you remember Bush’s first public comments after the tragic bridge collapse? It went a little something like this:

“This doesn’t have to be this way. The Democrats won last year’s election fair and square, and now they control the calendar for bringing up bills in Congress. They need to pass each of these spending bills individually, on time, and in a fiscally responsible way.

The budget I’ve sent to Congress fully funds America’s priorities. It increases discretionary spending by 6.9 percent. My Cabinet Secretaries assure me that this is adequate to meet the needs of our nation.

Unfortunately, Democratic leaders in Congress want to spend far more.”

Nothing about the nation’s crumbling infrastructure. He’s too busy bashing Democrats.

So tell me again who makes political hay out of tragedy.

]]> By: k http://susiemadrak.com/2007/08/03/12/38/pretend-leadership/#comment-128456 k Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:18:00 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2007/08/03/12/38/pretend-leadership/#comment-128456 Perhaps it's time for Minnesota's true progressive roots to show up and make a big stink. Perhaps it’s time for Minnesota’s true progressive roots to show up and make a big stink.

]]> By: Kevin http://susiemadrak.com/2007/08/03/12/38/pretend-leadership/#comment-128452 Kevin Fri, 03 Aug 2007 19:35:57 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2007/08/03/12/38/pretend-leadership/#comment-128452 Thanks sooooo much for validating the opinion I posted on the left's using this as the latest Bush/The War/ It's ALL The Republican's Fault political bashing tool. <a href="http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/08/03/ap3986074.html" rel="nofollow">bad news for Bush bashers </a> <a href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/transportation/4219981.html" rel="nofollow"> We didn't get here overnight </a> and won't get fixed overnight. Thanks sooooo much for validating the opinion I posted on the left’s using this as the latest Bush/The War/
It’s ALL The Republican’s Fault political bashing tool.

bad news for Bush bashers


We didn’t get here overnight and won’t get fixed overnight.

]]> By: Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator http://susiemadrak.com/2007/08/03/12/38/pretend-leadership/#comment-128449 Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:44:39 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2007/08/03/12/38/pretend-leadership/#comment-128449 <strong>Cars fall in Mississippi after collapse...</strong> A freeway bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed Wednesday, sending many cars in... Cars fall in Mississippi after collapse…

A freeway bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed Wednesday, sending many cars in…

]]> By: Molly, NYC http://susiemadrak.com/2007/08/03/12/38/pretend-leadership/#comment-128448 Molly, NYC Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:24:02 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2007/08/03/12/38/pretend-leadership/#comment-128448 Clearly, you don't appreciate the sacrifice he's making: This trip is coming off his vacation time. Clearly, you don’t appreciate the sacrifice he’s making: This trip is coming off his vacation time.

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