Distraction, distraction, distraction.

[merh]

GWB & rovey & the lot are trying to distract the lawyers from their pursuit and investigation of the election irregularities. Smoke & mirrors boys and girls.
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Bush Wants New Congress to Limit Lawsuits

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush said on Wednesday he expects the new Congress to limit economy-damaging lawsuits by passing curbs on class action, asbestos injury and medical malpractice cases.

``I intend to take a legislative package to Congress which says, we expect the House and Senate to pass meaningful liability reform on asbestos, on class action, and medical liability,'' Bush told a White House economic conference.

The cost of litigation in America, Bush said, was making it more difficult to compete against other countries economically. Legal reform was a cornerstone of any good economic expansion program, he said.

``I am passionate on this subject,'' he said, adding that he would make it a ``priority issue,'' starting with his State of the Union address to Congress early next year.

http://www.nytimes.com (link at the LBN thread below, I am not registered.)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1076246

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This news coverage and WH press for immediate adoption for tort reform legislation serves two purposes, it is an attempt to distract the lawyers involved in the efforts to prove election fraud and make them change their focus to lobbying against the legislation (e.g. "if you drop the election fraud pursuit, we won't support the legislation") and it gives a reason for the weed to whine to the public that they only reason those trial lawyers are trying to sue him over the election is because of his tort reform stance. :cry:

Distraction, distraction, distortion, attack!

[knowbody0]

1. PNAC

people should stop bitching about being killed

[merh]

4. Really, I mean, there are so many other things that are more

important, like Barney the dog's christmas adventures. :puke:

[BoomerSoonerOKU]

2. Maybe

it is a distraction... But it's certainly not a surprise. He talked about this many times during the election.

[merh]

3. No shit sherlock - but forcing it as the first issue for the new

congress to vote on in Jan., just after they are sworn in definitely reflects that he wants to distract his detractors.

Welcome to DU, but defense of the clown-n-chief is not welcome or appreciated. Just a little friendly advice.

[BoomerSoonerOKU]

5. Excuse me???

First off, I wasn't defending him at all... I don't have access to the full story, but what I can see it says nothing about him making it the first order of business (if he can even do that).

I was just pointing out it should be no surprise since he now believes he has the "political capital" to push the agenda he spoke of.

Thanks but no thanks for your "friendly" advice.

[Quakerfriend]

6. Of course, he would have to include asbestos

suits. Must be certain that D.Cheney gets off for the 10s of thousands of asbestos suits racked up by Haliburton! And naturally, he sold his stock at the high point, just before he released these documents.......even tho the law demands that these cases be reported as they occur.

[merh]

7. Didn't think about the halliburton/asbestos suits, thanks for the

info! :think: