And he never did. Robert Draper's book "Dead Certain" talks about Bush and Katrina. "But it was not his thing, nor really a Bush family thing, to strut one's empathy is such a way". He shys away from tragic events. Interpretation: he simply doesn't give a damn and does not comprehend the fallout from his actions. Even Karen Hughes gave up. His performance on 9/11 was not about concern for the dead and their surviviors. It was about starting a war. He then had his reason. This is not a leader. Thanks, ANNA

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Bush vetoes SCHIP, the Dem leadership refuses to bring the Iraq appropriation to the floor of either chamber.

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Who has now moved on to torturing men, leaving people on rooftops, keeping us in an ongoing war and denying any form of assistance to those in need. Just what do we expect from a man (and I use the term loosley) who has no heart, not one shred of compassion? My heart just aches for the people of this country. Yes, I guess that makes me a bleeding heart liberal. Now how about Congress stepping up and taking charge? Are there any Repubs left with an ounce of human compassion?

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The people in the states with representatives who previously voted to uphold Bush's first veto need to hear from their constituents. I think they can be spooked into overriding another veto if they believe that their district's voters want S-Chip passed. And they have to believe that their re-election might very well rest on how they voted on this issue. Once again, it's apathy on the voters' part, and it's the inability to focus the point that this program is for the middle class, not those below the poverty line. Is anyone going to get up and say, "We don't want to help the middle class"?

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Wth an tip of the hat to Keith : No MR, President the trick on the American People has Been YOU . You ran as a COMPASSIONITE Conservative when Obviously you were NEITHER .

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He is such a cur, to treat children in this despicable manner, typical BushCo. 'If you all Liberals and such don't do as I, the prez say, I will veto every damn thing you put on the floor'. This , whatever name that is incredibly demonic and subhuman, chooses to allow a child to be deprived of chemotherapy, insulin, transplants and regular check-ups. WTF is wrong with him?
In PA., we always had CHIP, I must have been like Rip van Winkle because I seriously never heard word one about this now a national issue depriving kids once covered to no longer be insured.
A pox on his family! Wouldn't work nothing will ever stop this disturbed, self absorbed genocidal maniac.

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The point is, the Republicans are not interested in compromising, period.

What I want to know is, why are the Democrats still trying to compromise with them?

Take off the gloves, Nancy, and fight to win, dammit. You don't need a supermajority. All you need to do is crack the budget whip. Crack the budget whip until the Administration ends an unpopular war. Crack the whip until abuses which are illegal under international laws to which we are a signatory have stopped. Crack the whip until the Constitution is no longer subject to weasel-wording. Crack the whip until the signing statements negating laws are retracted. Crack the whip until Congress' Constitutional responsibility to provide oversight is acknowledged and cooperation is complete. Crack the whip until National Security can no longer hide crimes by classifying them. Crack the whip until the emergency prison camps with room for hundreds of thousands of prisoners are dismantled - camps never intended for terrorists, they're intended for us. Crack the whip until the Administration dismisses regulators who fail to protect consumers. Crack the whip until the Justice Department stops loading the dice in criminal lawsuits targeted against policial enemies. Crack the whip until elections are no longer being stolen. Crack the whip until billions in fraudulent contracts where money vanished and services were never delivered are brought into the light of day. Crack the whip if Bush uses recess appointments to appoint persons hostile to the very work they are being appointed to do.

It's time for Democrats to acknowledge that our country has been hijacked by extremists. Forget compromising; they aren't interested. The only language they understand is force. Use it!

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SCROOGE!

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