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| 9/11 COMMISSIONERS BOB KERREY AND LEE HAMILTON LEAVE IN MIDDLE OF BUSH/CHENEY TESTIMONY |
| 2004-04-29 |
| From Drudge.... A meeting that both the White House and the 9/11 commission had billed as historic... the Oval Office session began at 9:30 a.m. and ended at 12:40 p.m., and two Democrat commission members -- Lee Hamilton, the vice chairman, and Bob Kerrey -- walked out! The departure has ignited talk throughout official Washington. In a written statement, Kerrey said he left an hour early to attend ’a previously scheduled meeting with Senator Pete Domenici on Capitol Hill.’ Hamilton left Bush/Cheney 70 minutes early to meet with the Canadian Prime Minister. Developing... |
| Posted by:CrazyFool |
| #14 geezer - I thought Howard Dean had at first just gotten burnt by spilling coffee on himself from McDonald's. Then I realized as the speech drug on, his self-imposed medication was misdosed. GWB-RBC 2004 |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-04-29 11:30:09 PM |
| #13 .com, I thought I heard on the radio that Bruce Lindsey was there too. I'll try to check it out. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-04-29 10:30:34 PM |
| #12 Tibor - understandable... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-04-29 10:22:45 PM |
| #11 I don't know, folks, but I don't see too many people who haven't already made up their minds about Dubya (love vs hate) really giving a fuck about this commission, or whatever it's members do/don't do. It'd be like expecting a Democratic leader to show some respect for the President or his administration -- ain't gonna happen until... hell, I have no idea what it would take. After all, I was naive enough to think 9-11 would take the partisanship down a notch or two, and then along came Howlin' Howie. Never forget: our winning the Cold War didn't stop the leftists -- it just made 'em madder. Dubya in 04. |
| Posted by: geezer 2004-04-29 10:14:50 PM |
| #10 Frank, my bad. I was thinking of that blowhard DeConcini. |
| Posted by: Tibor 2004-04-29 9:04:44 PM |
| #9 True it looks kinda rude, Ms. Jen, but If Bush had a plan to do just this. You know what they say about politix and bedfellows? |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-04-29 8:30:42 PM |
| #8 BigEd, maybe, but it was still rude and implies that the Canadian PM is more important than President Bush. Canada hasn't been all that great a neighbor of late, either. Remember, it was these same guys where berated the President for months, if not years, for this very meeting and then they have to leave early...? If it were me, I wouldn't leave unless I had explosive diarrhea or a heart attack or was having a baby right that second. |
| Posted by: Jen 2004-04-29 8:23:03 PM |
| #7 SH - He had Sandy Berger with him - to handle those pesky details. Dubya and Cheney had a note-taker - as did all of the "commissioners" - so everyone can keep everyone else honest... |
| Posted by: .com 2004-04-29 8:21:44 PM |
| #6 Evidently Clinton has two handlers present when he was interviewed by the commission. They were the two guys that always did scandal supression - McMarty and so other guy. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-04-29 8:18:39 PM |
| #5 Jen - Look at my comment about Lee Hamilton again - GWB may have been working with him in this. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-04-29 8:05:27 PM |
| #4 Doncha think these 2 assclowns left because it was not going to be a "gotcha" thing at all...and they figured "Why bother?" President Bush takes the title of "Teflon President" from RR and moves it to a new level! And of course the rudeness of leaving the most powerful man in the free world for some minor ciphers appealed to them, too. These people are crazy and barbaric in their "manners." |
| Posted by: Jen 2004-04-29 8:02:39 PM |
| #3 Ummm... Tibor, Pete D is R-NM, but the point remains the same. Notice that liberal-lizard-queen Pelosi was bemoaning the fact Bush and Cheney weren't interviewed separately...it was a missed "gotcha" attempt... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-04-29 7:58:22 PM |
| #2 I can almost see Hamilton leaving for the Canadian PM, but WTF is Kerrey doing leaving to meet with a Democratic Senator? How serious can he be about the Commission's work if Pete Domenici is more important than questioning Bush/Cheney. |
| Posted by: Tibor 2004-04-29 7:54:21 PM |
| #1 Kerrey has shown himself to be a total DNC toady during this. The Domenici meeting could have been postponed. However, Hamilton leaving for the meeting with the Canadian PM could have been with an extra task. GWB might have sent a "Birthday Greeting" like he did with Assad. Only this message could have discussed the ramifications to giving asylum to the two Army deserters, and that he'd better have a proper answer when they meet later on, or face a citizen inspired economic boycott. "You are underminin' the war on terror if you let those jokers stay, Canuck. Get with the plan!" |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-04-29 7:51:59 PM |