Emanuel: Bush shot at Congress 'false, gratuitous'

I would have to say there is could be some comparison. Just as there is a comparison between Maliki and Bush. Malikis' only interest is in the shia as is Bush with the rightious right.

Ohhh, the Little Ballet Dancer got his nose out of joint?!?!?!?!?! Awwww, will he go home to momma and cry???? Truth hurt, Rahm???

You don't go to another company / country or whatever your business is and badmouth the "team". It has everything to do with loyalty. Does he forget that part of the congress that is not working is partly republican and most of those problems are due to his stubbornness? I wonder if any of the candidates would want him anywhere near their campaigns...I know I wouldn't after that insult.

Ohhh, the Little Ballet Dancer got his nose out of joint?!?!?!?!?! Awwww, will he go home to momma and cry???? Truth hurt, Rahm???

Posted by: John D | September 5, 2007 3:45 PM

Lil Johnny WideStance,
Rahm is right.
George Costanza has something to tell you, listen up "bad back" Chicken Johnny, you "might" learn something:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT9kUslHfBY

I bet Rahm thinks this is untrue, too.

http://www.ktvu.com/news/14046563/detail.html?iref=topnews

"BUSH PLAYS BLAME GAME, CLAIMS DEMS BIG BAD WOLF"

YES THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, BUSH, ROVE, CHENEY ARE AT IT AGAIN. SPIN SPIN SPIN, EAVESDROP, EAVESDROP, EAVESDROP AND THEY WILL HUFF AND PUFF AND BLOW DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE.

ANYTHING TO GET THAT 60 BILLION, BUT THE LARRY CRAIG VOICES ARE STILL IN THE MIDST, NO MONEY FOR VETERANS. WHO CARES IF ITS NOW 60,000 PLUS INJURED AND MAMED.

ITS NOT FAILURE, ITS I'LL HUFF AND WE'LL PUFF UNTIL ALL YOUR HOUSES BLOW DOWN.
WITH WEAPONS OF MASS DISTRACTIONS.

IRAQ IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. ONE DEFERMENT AFTER ANOTHER. 03 BUSH SOUGHT NEW 1 YEAR DEFERMENT FROM TRUE MILITARY DIPLOMATIC SERVICE, 04 BUSH, CHENEY, INSURGENTS IN LAST THROWS DEFERMENT FOR ANOTHER YEAR, 05 BUSH, CHENEY, ROVE FEEL VICTORY IS AROUND THE CORNER, 06 BUSH, RICE, CHENEY, ROVE, GONZALES, MIERS, FEEL THE WARRANTLESS EAVESDROPPING ON AMERICAN CITIZENS PROGRAM IS WORKING JUST FINE, AND TED KENNEDY WE HEARD THAT. LARRY CRAIG WE HEARD THAT, YOU GD TRAITOR. VITTER, YOUR WIFE DIDN'T PLAY BALL WHILE YOU WERE OUT IN THE PARK, SO IS ELENA BOBBIT FOR YOU TOO.

ITS THE DEMS FAULT.

NO ITS THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF!

I agree Lochnessmonster- you certainly do not go to another Country (in Austrailia's case it is a Continent) and bad mouth your own Congress, which was clearly done to insult the majority of Democratic presence there.

That was a cheap shot, but expect nothing less from you GW!

It's the caps lock key, learn how to turn it off.

Wouldn't a Democrat have been PILLORIED for going to a foreign nation and bad-mouthing our legislators, be they Democrat or Republican?

Bush is getting desperate, and America is getting desperate to get rid of him.

John E..... The video was lame, just like your post.

“It has long been the custom that members of Congress do not go overseas and criticize the president — that partisanship ends at the water’s edge."

Oh REALLY??? Since WHEN? I can answer that...since BEFORE President Bush became President and 'Ol Slick was in office!

The TRUTH doesn't feel too good, DOES it Congressman?

Oh Johnny "Hot for a Real man" E.: all the time you spend scouring You Tube for your material is quite entertaining.

By the way, Johnnny E., I know you lust for me, again not your type, but rather than spend all your time dreaming about me, how about getting yourself a job and out of mummy's and duddy's basement?

The mantra for the past few years has been one of blind faith - for president and country because we are at war. Yet Mr. Bush leaves the USA and knocks our country? What are our leader's values and where does he keep them?

Rahm Emmanuel is one of the most vile left wing demagogs in America. He has no room to talk about anyone. He is the Dr. Goebbels of The Terrorists Rights Party.

THE TRUTH HURTS!!!!!!!

Rahm's a good Chicago street fighter and unlike Bush,very intelligent.

People like lil johnny wouldn't have the guts to say anything to his face,just like they support wars,but not with them in it.

Oh, you sheeple are so willing to buy the lies.

"No major issue has yet made it to the parliament floor, from the draft oil law to the review of the ban on former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party to amendments to the constitution."

See the "progress" report on the Iraqi Parliament from a recent NPR summary:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10183647

I bet Rahm thinks this is untrue, too.
Posted by: Anonymous | September 5, 2007 4:01 PM

Anonymous, why not be fair and balanced? Obviously it works both ways.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/09/03/romney-fundraising-scandal-ignored-by-liberal-media-clinton-gets-hammered-over-hsu/

Mark!

You know better than to put a picture of the Emanuel the Evil on the front page.

It scares the kids! (You know, John D, Bruce and Paulo.)

Is Bush’s comparison of Congress with the Iraqi parliament referring to the Sunni's or Shiite's getting busted in their bathrooms for disorderly conduct?

You go Rahm....

No one else has the guts to call this Liar out, so I'm glad you do!!!

And for these Neo-Nuts making comments how do you sleep at night? The ideology you live by is truly amazing, and will go down as some of the worst policy/decision making in the history of the world.

Enough already with the ridiculous partisanship, LISTEN TO WHAT OVER 70% OF AMERICA IS SAYING, AND GET THE HELL OUT OF IRAQ!!!!

How about this angle? Maybe it takes a while to accomplish things in a legislative body because democracy is messy. There are people (usually) on both sides of almost every issue and it takes a while to find a way to persuade enough people on either side to agree. Obviously, our Congress is not gripped by the religious differences that have stalemated the Iraqi assembly. But the principle works the same no matter what is the source of the disagreement. And that explains, in part, why legislative bodies are generally ineffective when quick action is needed.

So the Iraqi Parliament is getting more done than our Congress, Iraq is not like Vietnam unless W's the one making the comparison, and petroleum and democracy were supposed to flow down like waters and people in Iraq would name their sons George.

Would someone please turn W right-side-up so he can join the real world? Really.

Unfortunately we can't respond to Bush's foreign criticism of Congress by keeping him off the air like his supporters did to the Dixie Chicks.

Maybe Rahm Emanuel should spend more time representing his district than trying to be a foreign policy guru. Rahm Emanuel has sponsored 70 bills since Jan 7, 2003, of which 55 haven't made it out of committee and NONE were successfully enacted (source GovTrak). If he were a
major league ballplayer, he wouldn't make it in Class D.

You'll notice that Emanuel didn't say the comparison was inaccurate....

And given the low numbers Congress gets in the latest Gallup Poll, it appears most Americans agree with Pres. Bush on how the Democrat-run Congress is not up to the job.

One of the few things in life everyone needs to learn is that you don't talk about the family 'outside' of the family. I don't care if you are a Republican or a Democrat, Bush has made himself and our Country look foolish.

Rahm Emmanuel is one of the most vile left wing demagogs in America. He has no room to talk about anyone. He is the Dr. Goebbels of The Terrorists Rights Party.

And juannieeD has the nerve to say us loony lefties are gutter snakes. Just more right wing propaganda nutjobs taking 40 year old marching orders from Nixon and Ken Mehlman.

db,

Bush or Tiberius?

Ohhh, the Little Ballet Dancer got his nose out of joint?!?!?!?!?! Awwww, will he go home to momma and cry???? Truth hurt, Rahm???

Posted by: John D | September 5, 2007 3:45 PM

Get a life John D!

..."Oh Johnny "Hot for a Real man" E.: all the time you spend scouring You Tube for your material is quite entertaining.

By the way, Johnnny E., I know you lust for me, again not your type, but rather than spend all your time dreaming about me, how about getting yourself a job and out of mummy's and duddy's basement?

Posted by: John D | September 5, 2007 4:54 PM"...

...hey homeboys...get a room...

..."Maybe Rahm Emanuel should spend more time representing his district than trying to be a foreign policy guru. Rahm Emanuel has sponsored 70 bills since Jan 7, 2003, of which 55 haven't made it out of committee and NONE were successfully enacted (source GovTrak)."...

...and how does that rate with all the other members of the House?...

The little video Deranged Johnny E supplied us with is a great showcase as to why Jason Alexander's career is in the tank. What a pity.

John D and others here are proving the old adage;

'Fascists know no irony.'

By the way, Johnnny E., I know you lust for me, again not your type, but rather than spend all your time dreaming about me, how about getting yourself a job and out of mummy's and duddy's basement?

Posted by: John D | September 5, 2007 4:54 PM

He's not alone John D. I love your little third grade level comments. Very sexy! I look forward to your next pearls of wisdom.

p.s. meet me in the bathroom and bring all your republican friends.

Bwha ha ha ha! Another navel gazing crybaby Democrat. Too bad, so sad. The Dems complained because they don't have equal time with the Australian media. "Where's Couric! Where's Dan Rather!"

To counter Bush's remarks he lists the Democrat US Congress' accomplishments:

Passing 2 items:

1. increase in the minimum wage
2. reform of the student loan and grant program so millions more young people can achieve the dream of college

Wow. Legislation for 5% of the population - children the Dems would have cared less about if they had been aborted 20 yrs ago.

Hey, Emanuel. Your last name is too religious for a Democrat. Why not change it to Rep. Rahm Ralph-the-Mouth.

Rahm Rod Emmanuel is lying. Democrats criticize American War policy in foreign countries. There's a story today about Dennis Kucinich running President Bush down in Syria to President Assad. Dems do it all the time Emmanuel like Durbin is a partisan hack. I'd give him an F in governance. Emmanuel only cares about getting his Dem House members elected just like Chuckie Schumer.Jerry White, Springfield, IL

Rep. Rahm Emanuel, is a great American. The same can't be said of Mr Bush. What an embarrassment!!! Wake up sheep, you've been bamboozled right along with the rest of us. You just can't admit it. George Bush, the worst president EVER!!!

Hey, Emanuel. Your last name is too religious for a Democrat. Why not change it to Rep. Rahm Ralph-the-Mouth.

Posted by: DemsAreDumb | September 6, 2007 1:23 PM

Who are you calling dumb? Your an idiot. Go away!

The Ugly American
By Victor Davis Hanson

Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic candidate for president, is at it again with another rude gaffe, this one providing an unintended glimpse of the way many contemporary cosmopolitan elites characterize their homeland when abroad.

In the past, Kerry has said that our soldiers were "terrorizing" Iraqi civilians in their homes. He has also warned that uneducated Americans "get stuck in Iraq" -- a supposedly botched joke. Now, he assures an audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that the United States is a "sort of international pariah."

Kerry, who appeared on stage in Davos this past weekend with former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, also proclaimed, "When we walk away from global warming, Kyoto, when we are irresponsibly slow in moving toward AIDS in Africa, when we don't advance and live up to our own rhetoric and standards, we set a terrible message of duplicity and hypocrisy."

Kerry could learn a few simple rules of etiquette that should guide the "message" of all high American officials when abroad:

Tell the Whole Truth Without Posturing or Spinning

Kerry was clearly directing his criticism at the Bush administration, but the Kyoto Protocol, the international climate treaty, was first rejected by the U.S. in 1997. Ten years ago, President Clinton wisely chose not to refer the treaty to the Senate. Even that was not enough for outraged senators, who went ahead anyway to vote 95-0 to oppose any international agreement on climate control like Kyoto in which China, India and other developing countries would remain exempt. Kerry himself cast one of these votes -- an ironic example of what Kerry now calls "duplicity and hypocrisy."
Nor was the United States "irresponsibly slow" in regard to African AIDS relief. In fact, the Bush administration has devoted $4 billion annually to combat AIDS in Africa. That's triple what the Clinton administration budgeted. That generosity deserves praise, not scorn.

Remember we are at war.

Kerry's criticisms are hauntingly similar to al-Qaida's own talking points. Both Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri have preposterously claimed that America's past inaction on Kyoto was a good excuse for going to war. In various ways, they have long blamed America for the spread of AIDS, and insisted that the United States is an international outlaw. When Kerry makes similar charges, it only enhances the jihadist propaganda, and weakens the United States in a war that is largely to be decided by relative resolve.

Don't single out the United States.

Kerry said nothing publicly critical to former President Khatami about his own theocracy's violation of United Nations non-proliferation accords. He could have lamented Tehran's support for the terrorists of Hezbollah who are undermining democracy in Lebanon. And he might have deplored the infiltration of Iranian jihadists into Iraq.

"Pariah" status is instead given only to Kerry's own homeland. Yet, the United States is currently working with the European Union and the United Nations to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons. With NATO, we fight to save Afghan democracy. And we spend blood and treasure alongside an international coalition to offer Iraqis something far better than either dictatorship or theocracy. Some pariah.
Avoid partisanship.
For all his anger at the current administration, Kerry conveniently doesn't tell his audience that the United States Congress voiced overwhelming bipartisan distrust of Kyoto. He forgets that he and other Democrats in the House and Senate, in traditional bipartisan fashion, authorized wars against Afghanistan and Iraq by large pluralities that are now so controversial.

What then drives John Kerry to say such ugly things?

Kerry must still hurt over his recent loss to the supposedly less sophisticated George Bush. And he and other leftist elites apparently must remind their kindred European counterparts that there are still refined Americans like themselves who are not flag-waving Christians from Texas.

But, mostly, it is intellectual laziness. It is always easier to cite America's flaws to applause than to take the time to explain the nature of its rare morality to catcalls. In truth, the United States has never been richer or more generous. Its military is preeminent, protects vulnerable allies and fights extremism worldwide. Immigrants risk their lives to reach our shores.

But we are in a deep spiritual crisis when a recent candidate for our presidency either cannot, or will not, patiently explain that to the world. Instead, Sen. Kerry, the new ugly American abroad, glibly misleads a global audience that his own America is a "pariah" -- a verdict that is as embarrassing to us as it is stupid for him.

Yes, comprmise is essential to the democratic (small D) process as it exists in the US. The problem is the the Dems (upper case D) are unwilling to compromise in the vast majority of cases, not simply for ideological reasons, but because they are constiutionally (small C) unwilling to do anything that would give the Republicans a "victory." The sad part is, that they seem unable to notice the difference between a legislative victory on, say, crop subsidies, and a truly critical situation in Iraq. In Iraq, the victory we seek is not for the Republican party, but for the country as a whole, and the Democratic party cannot bring itself to support victory simply because of the political affiliation of the current POTUS.

Truly disgraceful..

Look how EDDIE MUNSTER, I mean Dennis Kookoobird just attacked Bush on SYRIAN T.V!!! Look at your stupid dems all over the globe pissing and moaning AGAINST AMERICA! Are you all DAFT? Has the evil that is liberalism so pervaded your brains that you can't see how VILE your party is? They've been ACTIVELY WORKING AGAINST THE TROOPS for months now! That little idiot Pelosi WAS TRYING TO CONDUCT HER OWN FOREIGN POLICY for goodness sakes! You people are something else.