Presidential wanna be………..”What the president did by consciously and intentionally violating the Constitution and laws of this country with this illegal wiretapping has to be answered,” Mr. Feingold, Democrat of Wisconsin, said on the ABC News program “This Week.” “Proper accountability is a censuring of the president, saying: ‘Mr. President, acknowledge that you broke the law, return to the law, return to our system of government.’ ”
White House replys……………
The White House on Monday dismissed as politically motivated a Democratic senator’s attempt to censure President George W. Bush for ordering domestic eavesdropping on U.S. citizens without a warrant.
Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin told ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday that he intends to push for a resolution in the U.S. Congress that would censure the president for what he considers an unlawful wiretapping program authorized by the White House after the September 11 attacks.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Feingold’s move “has more to do with 2008 politics than anything else.”
Bush has come under criticism from Democrats and many of his own Republicans for letting the National Security Agency eavesdrop, without court-ordered warrants, on telephone calls and e-mails to and from overseas contacts with suspected al Qaeda ties.
“I think it does raise the question, how do you fight and win the war on terrorism?” McClellan said. “And if Democrats want to argue that we shouldn’t be listening to al Qaeda communications, it’s their right and we welcome the debate. We are a nation at war.”
Dems object to censure resolution vote: hold off for political purposes
…Democratic Senator Russ Feingold has introduced a resolution that would censor the President of the United States for “eavesdropping” in the wake of 9/11. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, moments ago, made a unanimous consent motion that the Senate vote on the resolution tonight. Maryland Democrat Paul Sarbanes rose to object to the motion. Frist then motioned to vote on the resolution again tomorrow. Sarbanes objected, saying no vote should take place on the resolution until Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid had cleared the timing.
In other words, Democrats know this is a political stunt, without a chance of passage, but want to time it politically for maximum impact.
Later, Harry Reid took the floor to say he was offended that Frist would go to the floor and motion for unanimous consent on such an “important issue” without talking to him first.
Reid’s two-facedness knows no bounds. Does he not remember last year taking the Senate floor and invoking Senate Rule XXI, thereby shutting down the Senate? When he made that parliamentary move to score political points over pre-war intelligence, he broke all Senate precedent by invoking the draconian measure without first seeking the compliance of the Senate Majority Leader as has always been done in the past.
Here is his “Censure Resolution
Wild Thing’s comment………..
Traitor Feingold voted NO on the Patriot Act renewal. Send him to Gitmo.Frist tried to bring it up for a vote, and every time he did DemocRATS objected and wouldn’t let there be a vote.
The Democrats think President Bush has done too much to protect us from additional terrorist attacks. The Democrats are both idiots and traitors.
Kiss My Ass Feingold!
This is another politician’s proposal that was miscalculated and will go down in embarassing flames for him. Feingold’s first big shot at running in ’08 for the democrap prez nomination will flop.
Thanks Tom, I was so ticked off last night about this I had to rewrite my comment about it 4 times. hahahaha Till I cooled down.
I don’t worship Bush he has done some things I am not crazy about.But this attacking him for every breath he takes really is beyond the pale. Especially when it comes to our safety.
When Spectre confronted Feingold about his call for censure, Feingold said nothing and left the chamber like a whore who found a hole in her stockings. Maybe that’s too strong. You can embarrass a whore. You can’t embarrass Feingold.
OMG I love your description Rhod! hahahahahaa
Thanks for the good laugh.
Has there ever been a bigger bunch of jerks assembled in the blogosphere. You guys are a bunch of cowards (chickenhawks) like your wonderful candy assed Pres and VP. If you met Feingold on the street you’d high tail and run unless you had a gun to blow him away. What a bunch of craven fools!
Feingold’s great. The more he tries to pander to the far Left, the more guys like Frist use him to portray the Democratic Party as the collection of treasonous screwballs they are. If only Russ could get the presidential nomination in 2008.
Robert now there little man. You poor thing, no one including myself said one word about blowing Feingold away. You must be having those kind of thoughts for yourself to do to him.
Now come on Robert, come out of the closet. You know you love our President and VP and wish with all your little tiny heart you had the balls to fight terrorists like they do.
Guess what our troops will do the fighting for you even if you do not appreciate it.
Hi Van Helsing, hahahaha how true you speak my friend. Thanks!
Wild Thing
Robert just wants to blow somebody period. His butt buddy must not have showed up tonight.Got to agree great description Rhod. I also think it is Feingold that would do the running the way he fled the senate floor.There will always be piss ants like Robert either step on them or spray.
Hey Robert, change your panties and calm down. And for God’s sake, stop screaming out your window at the clouds with the faces on them, or kicking over the junk in your brain looking for a new conservative stereotype.
You’ve made a jackass of yourself, which is probably a daily event but let’s pursue the issues you raise. Here’s your big chance, Cohen, your chance to show what you’re made of.
If you want to discuss the Chickenhawk charge, come on back and we’ll talk. We can talk guns, cowards, anything you want tough guy, even your wet dream hero Feingold. I’m waiting.
Jack ROTFL heh heh
Rhod LMAO
Robert sure has it wrong.