Clark Blasts Bush Administration For Continuing Blame Game

[robbedvoter]

Clark Blasts Bush Administration for Continuing Blame Game
http://clark04.com/press/release/054/
In a speech last night, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice implied that past presidents-Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton-had ignored evidence of growing terrorist threats.

In response to Rice's remarks, General Wesley Clark says:

"Once again, this administration is trying to blame others for what went wrong on their watch. This is yet another example of weak leadership.

"The White House was told that Al Qaeda was the biggest threat America faced. They ignored that threat and focused instead on missile defense and other skewed priorities. Even as they blame other administrations for 9/11, they are stonewalling the 9/11 Commission. Instead of blaming others, they should try to figure out what went on between January 20 and September 10, 2001.

"This White House consistently fails to take responsibility for what went wrong under its watch, while claiming credit for its supposed successes. Harry Truman used to say the buck stops here. This White House doesn't even know where the buck is. We need new leadership that will make the right choices to make our country secure."

[placton]

1. Hey, who couldn't vote for this guy? (n/t)

[FloridaPat]

2. Finally a Democrat with some real backbone. If these clowns would

stop harrassing Dean, Clark and Kuchinich and all the Democrats stand together to attack Bush the Democratic party make come back from the dead.

[StephNW4Clark]

3. Send that to Joe Lieberman...

...cause he is among the worst offenders

[Brucey]

4. Glad to hear it.

We need lots of voices saying this stuff.

[calimary]

7. We SURE do! 1 (800) 839 - 5276 - to call Congress and demand it from them

This is the TOLL FREE Capitol Hill Switchboard where they'll transfer you, FREE-FREE-FREE-FREE-FREE to anybody's office in the House and/or Senate. You can weigh in FOR FREE and make your opinions heard! Add your views to their record-keeping, because the staffers make note of the subject matter of the calls.

We need to DEMAND lots of voices like this!!!!!!!

[MadMan]

11. Yeah, but how much does it cost?

(sorry, couldn't resist) :shrug:

[PurpHaze69]

5. Also, we need important facts to get out

like how W put a hiring freeze on the FBI one month after he took office. No agents were hired until after 9/11.

[Maccagirl]

6. Clark is definately back on my radar screen

Say it loud and say it proud!

I just have one quibble with the wording of the press release. Everyone knows that Rice is a Reagan idolizer. She was speaking about one person and one person only-Bill Clinton.

[Hobarticus]

8. You know it...

But she named Ronnie and Georgie so as not to appear partisan. Condi's sold her soul but she's still shrewd as hell.

[wildwww2]

16. I`d almost bet money that Rove coached Condi on this. Rove strikes me

as shrewd. Condi is almost as clumsy with her foot in mouth sickness. As her court appointed boss. Rove wants this crap repeated a thousand times for the sheeple. And that is exactly what the treasonous traitorous wretch is doing.
Peace
Wildman
Al Gore is My President

[Vitruvius]

20. Yup -- Bu$h* will blame his own FATHER to avoid taking any responsibility

himself. And he sends Condi out because he's too big a pansy to do it himself.

He's a vacuous wimp in a flight suit with a sock in his pants where his balls should be.

[teryang]

9. How refreshing!

Frank statements about the national security incompetence and evasiveness of the unelected junta.

[warrior1]

10. I'm voting for this guy.

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[xultar]

12. Enough Said...Condi step aside

you're looking desperate! What's with the imature blame game.

[Neecy]

13. excellent!

Clark's rapid-fire responses reminds me of Clinton's War Room in 1992. I'm glad he's holding this corrupt administration's feet to the fire.

[kodi]

14. "the buck stops in haliburton's pocket"

glad clark is attcking bush's military programs. of all the dems his voice is the one that resonates best about this issue.

[michaud]

15. what i like

is clark and dean's insistense that we drive it home hard, never never stop telling the truth!!!!

say it over and over again.........good for clark just went up a notch in my book :)

[iam]

17. What I like

about Clarke is that he doesn't stop kicking.

[radfringe]

18. waiting for one of the DEM candidates

to start listing all the people/agencies that Baghdad-Bush blames

Economy - Clinton's fault
September 11 - FBI's fault
Afghanistan - taliban's fault for not turning over Bin-Laden
Iraq - Saddam's fault, UN inspection Team's fault, CIA's fault
Niger-yellowcake statement in SOTU - CIA's fault
Leak - CIA's fault
Mission Accomplished Banner - Navy's fault
Erroneous/misleading statements - scoffed off as "mis-speak", CIA's fault, FBI's fault
Poll numbers dropping - Media's fault
Lack of international aid for Iraq - UN's fault
Healthcare/prescription drugs - lawyers and lawsuit fault
Unemployment - (see economy)

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speaking of unemployment - anyone catch CNN's Crossfire yesterday? Begala put up an e-mail from someone who has been unemployed since September/October 2001, no job proscpects, drained retirement funds, in danger of losing home....

Novak's response as a "good compassionate conservative" said that this person should stop whining

[robbedvoter]

22. You completely omitted France from that list!

What are you? A French lover or sumptin'?

[Ksec]

19. Bush blame

This silver spooner has absolutely no character. You can tell that he was spoiled as a child and never had to own up to any mistakes. A man with no class or character should NOT be running this country. I get sick when I think what has happened in the US.

Wes Clark is a man thats worked his way up and served with honor. To put Clark in a race with bush shouldnt even be a contest. Clark is a man. Bush is a whiny ,spineless,scoundrel that blames other for his mistakes. Low man, low.

[Democat]

21. Clark is telling the middle of the country that Bush is blaming Reagan!

Nothing will piss them off more than Bush blaming Reagan for his own fuck ups.

Reagan is their hero, make sure they know Bush is trying to pass the blame to him.

[Kanola]

23. I like how Clark keeps his critisisms focused on Bushco

instead of the old so tired critisisms of other candidates. Good for Clark!

[Snellius]

24. I agree. Clark keeps up the daily pressure.

Each day he seems to be out there with another timely left jab to Bush's right flanks. Some of the other candidates seem so caught up in their campaign or defending themselves that they don't even seem to be keeping up with the news.

[are_we_united_yet]

25. And I thought it was me eom

[IndianaGreen]

26. Anyone that bashes Bush gets kudos from me

even if I don't vote for the candidate in the primaries.

I wish Kerry would take a cue from Clark and spent more time attacking Bush than attacking Dean. No wonder Clark's numbers are rising while Kerry's are dropping.