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| Democrats Call Rice Liar |
| 2005-01-25 |
| One Senate Democrat called Condoleezza Rice a liar Tuesday and others said she was an apologist for Bush administration failures in Iraq, but she remained on track for confirmation as secretary of state. Rice, who has been President Bush’s White House national security adviser for four years, was one of the loudest voices urging war, Democrats said. She repeatedly deceived members of Congress and Americans at large about justifications for the war, said Sen. Mark Dayton, D-Minn. "I don’t like impugning anyone’s integrity, but I really don’t like being lied to," Dayton said. "Repeatedly, flagrantly, intentionally." Rice is expected to win confirmation on Wednesday. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., predicted that Rice would have "an overwhelming majority" of votes. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., cautioned against "inflammatory rhetoric that is designed merely to create partisan advantage or to settle partisan scores." ... "There was no reason to go to war in Iraq when we did, the way we did and for the false reasons we were given," said Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. Rice is not directly responsible for intelligence failures prior to the Iraq war that overestimated Saddam’s nuclear capability, said Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. "But she is responsible for her own distortions and exaggerations of the intelligence which was provided to her," Levin said. "Dr. Rice is responsible for some of the most overblown rhetoric that the administration used to scare the American people," Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., said. The Senate set aside most of the day Tuesday to debate the Rice nomination after Democrats revolted against a plan to confirm Rice last week, on the same day that Bush took his oath for a second term. |
| Posted by:Mrs. Davis |
| #10 Deeper and deeper and deeper... This is precisely the thought that crossed my mind after just observing more of this petty bloviating on the part of Boxer and the rest of her despicable cohorts on the local evening news. And in the future, should the opportunity arise to be paid back for this, I hope they get repaid completely, PLUS INTEREST. This petty insulting and tantrum-throwing is absolutely disgusting. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-01-25 9:36:18 PM |
| #9 Keep digging boys! Deeper and deeper and deeper... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-01-25 7:41:59 PM |
| #8 Hi, Sen. Dayton! Glad to see that you've come back to town after scurrying off at the first sign of trouble. Do you have plans after the 2006 election? Maybe you and Tom Daschle can get together on a Lexus dealership in South Dakota or something. Best Wishes for a Happy Retirement in '07, The Coalition that helped Defeat former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle |
| Posted by: eLarson 2005-01-25 6:42:39 PM |
| #7 I had no idea Karl Rove was this good. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2005-01-25 6:39:48 PM |
| #6 I agree with Mike. Next month I want to see the grilling by the Grand Kleagle, Town Drunk, and Village Idiot of Judge Pricilla Owens. That makes for great TV! Are they going to hurl things at the Hispanic fellow now? God I hope so! FYI, I can't wait to catch the Daily Show, you know it's going to be good! |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-01-25 5:43:37 PM |
| #5 Dr. Rice never struck me as a person who gives a rat's ass about names, so fire away, DemocRATS. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-01-25 5:37:36 PM |
| #4 Bullshit. Pure, utter bullshit. This is the kind of crap that led to my vow that I will never, NEVER vote for another Democrat so long as I live. Not for President, not for Congresscritter, not for governor, or State Rep., or county commissioner, or mayor, or even Dog Catcher. And until 2 years ago, I'd been a Democrat all my life. NEVER AGAIN! |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2005-01-25 5:29:28 PM |
| #3 The Dummycrats are way over the top on this one. I will work to exterminate the Mark Dayon rodent. Kinda funny though, that Dayton was sniveling about sending the troops to Iraq. Here he was the one Senator who cut-and-ran from his Senate office when an alert was sounded. He is one loser and coward. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Mark Dayton 2005-01-25 5:17:18 PM |
| #2 On one side, we've got Mark "Buck-buck-braaawk" Dayton, a drunk driver, and the Grand Kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan (W. Va. District #2). On the other side, we've got Condi the Warrior Princess. How did Karl Rove arrange this? The man's a genius! |
| Posted by: Mike 2005-01-25 5:13:46 PM |
| #1 Here's the link |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-01-25 5:06:43 PM |