Lawmakers attend picnic at White House tonight

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON --President Bush, frustrated that some of his legislative initiatives are stalled in Congress, was all smiles Wednesday evening as he hosted a congressional picnic where jugglers and a merry-go-round turned the South Lawn into a carnival.

"I want to thank you for your hard work. I want to thank for your devotion to your constituents and to our country," said Bush, who is trying to get Congress to embrace his ideas for changing Social Security, pass an energy bill and back other items on his legislative agenda. "I look forward to continuing to work with you as we serve the American people."

The night before at a GOP fundraiser, Bush had harsh words for Democratic lawmakers. "On issue after issue, they stand for nothing except obstruction, and this is not leadership," he said. "It is the philosophy of the stop sign, the agenda of the roadblock, and our country and our children deserve better

Bush arrived at the picnic in shirt sleeves and no tie. Vice President Dick Cheney came wearing a navy blazer, which he quickly shed as he disappeared into the crowd, followed by a man wheeling a unicycle. Lawmakers and their families feasted on ribs, hot dogs, roasted chicken, baked beans, potato salad, pie, watermelon, candied apples, cotton candy and lemonade.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/06/15/lawmakers_attend_picnic_at_white_house/

[Avalux]

1. Hmmm.....the philosophy of the stop sign, the agenda of the roadblock

I find it quite ironic that Bushco controls the White House, Congress and almost the Judiciary and the Democrats still get blamed for what's wrong. Oy! :banghead:

[Tsiyu]

7. kick

[democrat_patriot]

2. WTF?

"Vice President Dick Cheney came wearing a navy blazer, which he quickly shed as he disappeared into the crowd, followed by a man wheeling a unicycle. Lawmakers and their families feasted on ribs, hot dogs, roasted chicken, baked beans, potato salad, pie, watermelon, candied apples, cotton candy and lemonade."

Hey! That's the same menu as Gitmo!

They also feasted on the remains of Demcoracy, wiping the juice of liberty from the corners of their mouths....

[Goldeneye]

3. Wow! Jugglers and a Merry-Go-Round!

Sorry, I didn't read any further than that.

[Cleita]

4. That menu is like a middle America church picnic isn't it?

eom

[flordehinojos]

5. "i want to thank you", he said, "for your devotion to your constituents

and our country"... he really should have said, "i want to thank you for your devotion to your constituents and to

My

country"!

this after all has now become Bush's country. He holds the reigns of power. He says what goes, what doesn't. He says whose votes are counted, whose are not ...

this "our country" thing on his lips is nothing more than pure spin and he knows it.

[Tsiyu]

6. kick

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