New Idiot

[lsanderson]

So, Bush puts a guy in whose son lost an arm there. He thinks it'll take 5 - 10 years to pacify Iraq. Do these people have no common sense? No sense of decency? Are they all idiots like Bush?

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[thirdworld.livejournal.com]

I'm a foreigner, but I'd heard that Bush can send more troops to Iraq without going through the House or Senate. Is this true?

[shsilver.livejournal.com]

In theory, Bush can as Commander in Chief, but all appropriations bills must originate in and be approved by, the House of Representatives, so they could stop the surge if they desire.

[thirdworld.livejournal.com]

Interesting. So no way around it for Bush?

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

It's not clear how this will turn out. Bush has been ignoring Congress -- and claming that he can ignore law -- regularly for the past six years. He'll probably claim he can do it again.

We could actually use a court showdown on this issue.
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[thirdworld.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It will be nice to see a showdown finally, after the rubber-stamp congress of the past few years.

I'd...

[lsanderson.livejournal.com]

Not recommend holding your breath...

[fredcritter.livejournal.com]

A footnote: "Senior Republican senators are trying to get word to the president that any troop surge would be dead on arrival in Congress."

Hell, better that than a troop surge dead on arrival in Iraq!

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Indeed.

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[thirdworld.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[fredcritter.livejournal.com]

Yes. Yes. Either that or hopeless sycophants.

[fredcritter.livejournal.com]

And no sense of shame either.

[ann-totusek.livejournal.com]

There's someone who has written what appears to be a fairly compelling argument (I phrase it that way since I have not actually read it yet- caught a bit about her in a paper at my daughter's school today but was unable to jot down notes since I was in a rush) that Dubya is an active "dry drunk," which may contribute heavily towards his behaviours. I'll research it and send you notes on what I find....