Close Call For Sen. Maria Cantwell

[Judi Lynn]

Close Call For Sen. Maria Cantwell

August 19, 2003

By KOMO Staff & News Services


SEATTLE - Senator Maria Cantwell is counting her blessing that her schedule was running a bit behind Tuesday afternoon.

The Washington senator was in the Middle East with six other lawmakers to check in on rebuilding efforts and the quality of life for U.S. troops.

Sharla Neuman, an aide of Cantwell, told KOMO 1000 News that Cantwell had just arrived in Baghdad from Jordan Tuesday afternoon and was on her way to a meeting at or near the Canal Hotel -- the scene of a car bombing that destroyed the hotel and injured dozens. But her schedule was running far behind and she was not at the building when the bomb went off. (snip/...)

http://www.komotv.com/stories/26708.htm



So far DU'ers have named John McCain, Tom Delay, and Harold Ford (Tenn.) as part of the Congressional delegation due in Baghdad today. Maria Cantwell, now, also.

Any other names, yet?

On edit: Thanks, I just added John McCain. Also Kay Bailey Hutchinson, John Sununu, Jim Kolbe (R.,Az.)

[Beetwasher]

1. McCain is there

n/t

[wndycty]

2. John McCain

:kick:

[Maple]

3. So were they all

in the building or nearby?

She was 'on her way' to the area, just running late.

[joanski01]

4. Kay Baily Hutchinson

is there. She was the first one CNN got to comment on what happened over there. Of course, she said we are still committed.

Then after she got off, the broadcaster wondered if she would call the madmonkey* and report first hand what happened over there -- (after he got back from the golf course). Yuk! I can't stand that woman.

[Judi Lynn]

7. Interesting.

You can always hope she was wearing one of her lovely fashionable ensembles, maybe one of the ones with enormous collars.

She was always such a fashion plate, doncha know?



I ALWAYS wondered how the hey she got into the Senate. Did a night guard let her in?

[Isere]

13. That's not a picture of Cantwell!

That's a photo of Kay Baily Hutchinson, the Repug from Texas!

Cantwell is a much better looker and much better dresser.

I hope she stays safe over there!

[TAH6988]

25. Yeah, that's

right: the way they look and dress is real important in politics...Sheesh, can't we focus on ISSUES and not appearance?

[Judi Lynn]

26. Maybe someone was pointing out K.B.H. is limited, intellectually

and spends an inordinate amount of time dragging around in vivid, meant-to-be-noticed costumes.

Maybe someone was pointing out that a person who is interested in appearance to such a degree is also not concerned with substance.

It's an either/or situation.

Maybe you didn't understand it was a comment she is superficial, and not terribly bright, a power which would be very useful in the Senate.

On edit:

You will be touched learning Kay Bailey Hutchinson is a former cheerleader, just like American idols George Bush, Trent Lott, and Ronald Reagan.

[TAH6988]

27. I understand

that raving on about a person's looks or manner of dress cheapens the political discourse and weakens one's arguements.

[goobergunch]

17. Because Kreuger ran a horrible campaign (n/t)

[ewagner]

5. Okay, now I got it

The reason for the bombing was because the bombers knew there would be a delegation of American Congressmen at the building. No conspiracy, no brilliant Saddam plot. Just a plan to kill more Americans.

[displacedtexan]

6. Pay No Atention To That Dead Camera Man Over There!

whatever you do, deflect!
sad that i don't believe this was really aimed at the UN staff.

[stickdog]

21. UTTER BULLSHIT! Just read the linked article!

http://www.komotv.com/stories/26708.htm

Cantwell, D-Wash., had been scheduled to meet Tuesday with the official, Sergio Vieira de Mello. The meeting was to have taken place a few hours before the bomb exploded at about 4:30 p.m. local time, Cantwell said.

The session was scrapped because the plane she and other lawmakers were traveling on was delayed on a flight from Jordan. The meeting was to have been at the military headquarters used by the U.S.-led forces in Iraq, about 5 miles from the U.N. site, Cantwell said.

After landing in Baghdad in mid-afternoon, Cantwell and the envoy tentatively set up a telephone call for about 6 p.m. local time. The call never took place.

At a teleconference Tuesday night from Kuwait, where she and other lawmakers were flown for their own safety, Cantwell speculated that Vieira de Mello might not have been killed if the meeting had taken place as scheduled. "It's hard to say," she said, adding that the envoy may have stayed at the military headquarters long enough to have avoided the attack.

[TacticalPeek]

8. KKKarl Rove missed again. n/t

[donsu]

9. they didn't miss, they got the head of the UN in Iraq

the bushgang hates the UN

[TacticalPeek]

10. KKKarl wanted Cantwell and McCain for the trifecta?

Ford can wait his turn. Senators count.

[stumblnrose]

14. Cantwell serves Rove's purpose

She is everything that's wrong with the Dempublican party.

[nocreativename]

15. do you live in WA

She does us pretty good think...on many issues. I'v put together a nice list I can share at some point, but really has only voted wrong twice.

[stumblnrose]

18. Yes I live in WA

Cantwell comes out of one of the most aggressively insidious corporations this side of a virus, RealNetworks. She is a pro-war, pro big business dem, albeit a small step to the left of ole Slade.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

19. Be honest with me.

Would you rather still have Skelator (Slade Gorton for you non-Washington State residents) as our Senator?

[nolabels]

11. nee nee nee nee,.........Ah ha, .............y a missed.........BFEE. ....

........bad shot Now You chicken hawks, did you take your coarse in aiming at target practice. <sarcasm half off>
What were these people thinking, did they actually believe * when landed with his rubber band on that Lincoln. I say be prepared even if your not a boy scout.

On edid:* being shitfaced today and not being able to face the camera, does not help him and KKKarl's case.
If we have leaders working out of the oval office, where are they?

[Parche]

12. state sponsored terra ism

Does this sound like a coincidence that they were going to meet
in that building before it blew up,
I wouldnt put it past this sneaky whitehouse that they had something to do with it.

[dArKeR]

16. She came from Jordon so obviously it's our closest safest launching stop

from that area, (since the Congresspersons touch down there.) I really don't know what's going on in the Middle East but I would figure this is way the Jordon embassy was bombed. If you listen/read the news it seems no one can figure out why it was bombed.

[arcos]

20. a couple more...

Jim Inhofe, Lindsey Graham

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=512&ncid=703&e=3&u=/ap/20030819/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq_congress

[stickdog]

22. READ THE DAMN ARTICLE BEFORE GOING OFF HALF-COCKED HERE!

http://www.komotv.com/stories/26708.htm

Cantwell, D-Wash., had been scheduled to meet Tuesday with the official, Sergio Vieira de Mello. The meeting was to have taken place a few hours before the bomb exploded at about 4:30 p.m. local time, Cantwell said.

The session was scrapped because the plane she and other lawmakers were traveling on was delayed on a flight from Jordan. The meeting was to have been at the military headquarters used by the U.S.-led forces in Iraq, about 5 miles from the U.N. site, Cantwell said.

After landing in Baghdad in mid-afternoon, Cantwell and the envoy tentatively set up a telephone call for about 6 p.m. local time. The call never took place.

At a teleconference Tuesday night from Kuwait, where she and other lawmakers were flown for their own safety, Cantwell speculated that Vieira de Mello might not have been killed if the meeting had taken place as scheduled. "It's hard to say," she said, adding that the envoy may have stayed at the military headquarters long enough to have avoided the attack.

[regnaD kciN]

23. Hey, Maria...

...you still happy with your "blank-check" vote on the Iraq resolution?

how do you like your blue-eyed boy, senator death?

[tlb]

24. Spoilsport

Read the article BEFORE going off ? What's the fun of that ;)