W.House, senators spar over move to censure Bush

[Astrad]

"White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Feingold's move "has more to do with 2008 politics than anything else," referring to the political jockeying over who will succeed Bush in the 2008 election."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060313/pl_nm/security_eavesdropping_bush_dc

Why does it being politically-motivated (and I'm not saying it is) automatically dismiss it? The natural follow up (not from this Press corps of course) would be: "Yeah so what? You're saying it's politically expedient to censure the president. So you're in effect admitting then that most americans are sympathetic to this idea. Why would that be?"

[Atman]

1. Scotty's "spokespersoning" is politically motivated!

That is the oldest canard in the playbook, calling it politically motivated. It's politics, and therefore, anything any of them say or do is ultimately politically motivated, including sending a bald, lying fat fuck out in front of the cameras to denounce your opposition.

[rodeodance]

3. what a snot!--How dare he question Feingold's motives!

[primavera]

5. "Best defense is a good offense"

It's the Bushistas' favorite trick and they play it every time: whenever criticized, turn the tables and assault the critic. It's what they do - no surprises there.

[ClassWarrior]

2. Call your Senators and ask them this...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2512789&mesg_id=2512789

NGU.

[realFedUp]

4. you need to have a newslink to a LBN story....otherwise move it to GD

[Astrad]

6. Thanks corrected! n/t

[stepnw1f]

7. There Ya Go. Russ is One Clever Cat

Thank you Feingold for getting this into the news. Now we watch and see who our Senators are.

[FloridaPat]

8. That one line has shut the Democrats up for 25 years now. Everything

they do is politically motivated. Everything the repubs do is honorable.

[rodeodance]

9. it is a conversation chiller

[underpants]

11. Politics? ... .... .. in Washington DC?????

Wow things sure have changed since 9/11 huh?

:sarcasm:

[Norquist Nemesis]

10. I can get behind a 'politically motivated' Senator who follows

THE RULE OF LAW!!!

[Lautremont]

12. They're politicians. It would be bizarre if it wasn't

politically motivated. It would be like a doctor performing operations that weren't medically motivated.

[dusmcj]

13. who give a fuck what the White House says or thinks ? nt