Bush lifts tariffs, trys to avoid sound byte (BBC)

[ochazuke]

The announcement to life protectionist steel tariffs was made by a spokesman.

This coming the day after fund-raising among pro-tariff citizens, as if to extract the last bit of money from them before seriously angering them.

One interviewee is sure Bush won't carry West Virginia in 2004.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

1. Got a link, or is this BBC radio?

Interesting.

[ochazuke]

3. Radio <eom>

[pocoloco]

2. This coming the day after fund-raising among pro-tarrif citizens

LOL

[underpants]

6. "The safeguard worked"

Statement at the press conference, W wasn't there. That's how the spin is going.

[monobrau]

7. I hope those checks cleared!

I'll go out in the yard and do a back flip if I hear that one of the donors put a stop on that check. I can't wait to hear from these people, because you know they have to be pissed. Dudes, you've been PUNK'D!

:evilgrin:

[louis-t]

4. Notice how Bush conveniently...

avoiding committing on removing tariffs while speaking to pro-tariff groups. Scumbag.

[underpants]

5. "This is proof that the man can't be bought and sold"

A Foxnews political commentator on announcing this AFTER the Pittsburgh trip (didn't mention the Michigan trip)...............about Bush.

[hang a left]

8. Reminds me of a guy

a bought a used car from years back.

[dbt]

9. Link to story (BBC online)

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3291537.stm

And a delicious tidbit from the article:

But Ian Rogers, director of UK Steel, a trade body for British steel manufacturers, said: "We give this news a cautiously optimistic welcome.

"We are delighted he has removed the tariffs but we are a bit wary about the announcement that there is to be a licencing system in place to deal with any further surge.

"We are worried that when the small print starts coming out in the next few days there will be a nasty surprise or two.

"His decision to impose tariffs initially was done completely with an eye on his domestic political situation." (Emphasis added.)

Bu$h-Mart. Always the ulterior motive. ALWAYS.

:freak:
dbt

[htuttle]

10. I know they weren't happy about this in 'Knowledge City'

Jon Stewart played a clip last night of Bush's last shake-down speech in Pittsburgh this week, and Bush called Pittsburgh 'Knowledge City'.

Of course, that's what Pittsburgh is famous for you know....right up there with Oxford, Cambridge and Dartmouth...Knowledge City!

:eyes:

[Efilroft Sul]

13. In defense of Pittsburgh...

...we probably export more college graduates to the four corners of the globe than any other American city. There are very few jobs here in Pittsburgh for recent college graduates, even for those with valuable degrees.

With that said, I'd stack a CMU computer science grad, a Pitt business school grad, or a Duquesne law school grad up against any Ivy League counterpart any day. And our medical universities are Top 10 material, right up there with Johns Hopkins and Mayo.

There's a whole lot of smart in Pittsburgh. The problem is, the civic leaders and business titans are too stupid to appreciate the educated youth of the city.

[Dudley_DUright]

14. Agreed

Carnegie Mellon is one of the top engineering and computer science schools in the country.

[bicentennial_baby]

15. So true

Da Burgh is where it's at for good schools!

[htuttle]

16. I wouldn't deny that

However, when I, and most people I know, think of Pittsburgh, I think Steel City, not Knowledge City. I mean, your football team isn't called the 'Pittsburgh Scholars', you know...

I think it was the 'Steel City' label that Bush was trying to avoid using...for obvious reasons.

[RobertSeattle]

11. The Day AFTER he visits Pittsburgh...

Now that takes chutzpa

[underpants]

12. He has no fear of being called on it

"The safeguard worked" He's actually going to turn this into a win and will probably get away with it, on the national news but what about MI, WV, OH, and PA?

[The Sushi Bandit]

17. Screw the Bastard!

[drfemoe]

18. Keep him away

sure as sh*t if res shows up in 'support' of your and yours, your legs are about to be cut out from under you.