Is George Bush Afraid? (A Challenge for our dear ol' POTUS)

[journalist3072]

Regarding these presidential signing statements, a thought just occured to me. Is George Bush afraid to tell the American people how he really feels about the hot-botton issues of our day?

Of course we all know that he signed John McCain's anti-torture bill, then issued a signing statement declaring that he didn't feel bound to follow it.

And we know that he triumphantly signed the re-authorization of the Patriot Act, only to attach a signing statement saying he did not feel bound to follow a provision in the law, which calls for Congressional oversight of FBI searches for terrorists.

And so I have a challenge for George Bush: don't be such a coward!

Bushie, if you think that torture should be a part of our American values, the put yourself on record as such, and veto any anti-torture legislation that comes your way.

Do you think the executive branch should not be subject to the oversight of the legislative branch? Then don't be a coward! Veto any legislation that calls for oversight of the executive branch, by the legislative branch.

If you are proud of your positions on the issues, then show us. Instead of declaring yourself ABOVE the law (which, NEWSFLASH, you are not), use your veto power.

[WCGreen]

1. Love.... He is such a chicken shit about everything....

[journalist3072]

2. Yep, and it's very much in contrast with

The "mano-a-mano" bravdo that he tried to display post-9/11 (referring to those old posters out west and saying he wanted Osama "dead or alive" and then standing on that mound and saying "the people who knocked those towers down will hear from all of us soon.")

[WCGreen]

3. Just a putz.....

[MaineYooper]

4. absolutely: call the signing statements for the cowardice they are

This message needs to get out.

Letters, phone calls to radio shows, anything you can think of.

If * is such a moral, upstanding, strong individual, why is he afraid to actually veto anything? Instead he acts like a scared child, hiding his actions in little-publicized signing statements.

If anything would rankle *, it's going to be being labeled a coward.

So what are we waiting for?!?!