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RamboLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-04-03 01:18 PM
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W: Tough calls part of the job
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/123542p-110911c.html

Armed with some good economic news for a change, President Bush yesterday shrugged off his sinking approval numbers as the result of making difficult policy calls for America that are finally beginning to show results.

"Sometimes the American people like the decisions I make; sometimes they don't," he told reporters before leaving for a campaign swing to Wisconsin. "But they need to know I'll make tough decisions based upon what I think is right ... in order to do my job."

Asked about a new poll showing declining support for the Iraq war, Bush replied: "I don't make decisions based on polls. I make decisions based upon what I think is important for the security of the American people."

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ninkasi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-04-03 01:21 PM
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1. He makes decisions
based on whatever will help his rich buddies, and screw everybody else.
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Snellius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-04-03 01:24 PM
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2. By "tough" he means "too hard for someone as stupid as I am"
to figure out.
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northernsoul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-04-03 01:27 PM
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3. tough decisions doesn't entitle you make consistently WRONG decisions
Everyone knows the president has to make some tough calls, some of which will not pan out the way he wanted them to. The problem with Bush is that he's been dead wrong on every decision he's made in office. The presidency is not a blank check to f$%K up everytime you blink.
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karlschneider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-04-03 01:46 PM
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5. Well, we KNOW he "thinks he's right", but of course all insane people
think that...
:grr:
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w13rd0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-04-03 01:30 PM
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4. Another soldier dies in Iraq...
...Rumsfeld calls it "militarily insignifigant" and says "Will more people die? You betcha."

NO post-war plan other than "pump and dump", NO WMD which were the presumptive reason for immediate invasion, NO jobs in the jobless recovery, NO health insurance for millions more US citizens, NO concern over leaks as long as they suit political purposes and don't become "distracting", NO improvement of national security, NO regard for the rule of law...

Just say NO to Bush...no, it's not the "tough decisions" we take issue with, it's the criminal negligence and malicious intent...
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realFedUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-04-03 02:45 PM
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6. Were those "new" jobs in the consulting field?
Those 500 people who will be investigating
Saddam's crimes?

:eyes:
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