Bush Outlines Agenda for Second Term

[TexasBushwhacker]

By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - A minority president no more, President Bush (news - web sites) sketched a second-term agenda Thursday that includes fighting the worldwide war on terror while seeking tax and Social Security (news - web sites) reform.

"I earned capital in the campaign — political capital — and now I intend to spend it," he said at a news conference 24 hours after securing his second term.

Bush also pledged to pursue the foreign policy that was a flashpoint in the presidential campaign and has sparked criticism by some American allies in Europe.

"There is a certain attitude in the world by some that says that it's a waste of time to try to promote free societies in parts of the world," he said, a reference to Iraq (news - web sites) in particular. "I've heard that criticism."

"Remember, I went to London to talk about our vision of spreading freedom throughout the greater Middle East and I fully understand that that might rankle some and be viewed by some as folly."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=1&u=/ap/20041104/ap_on_el_pr/bush_27

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Sounds like more of that "My way or the highway" type of thinking. Hang on kids, it's going to be a bumpy ride.

(On edit - Sorry, forgot the link. My bad)

[Dogmudgeon]

1. You heard the man -- He EARNED It

"I earned capital in the campaign — political capital — and now I intend to spend it," he said at a news conference 24 hours after securing his second term.

Still "Born on Third Base, thinks he hit a Triple."

--bkl

[VegasWolf]

8. Actually, Diebold "earned" it. Now to pack up those machines for Iraq. n/

[Big Blue Marble]

10. Let us hope that he spends himself into bankruptcy.

[Pig_Latin_Lover]

2. How can he do it without the draft?

He can't spread democracy if people don't want it. It's a historical fact.

[Avalux]

3. WTF?

"Remember, I went to London to talk about our vision of spreading freedom throughout the greater Middle East and I fully understand that that might rankle some and be viewed by some as folly."

Since when did it become about this? Oh that's right - it always has been. But we weren't told that, we were told WMD's, mushroom clouds, etc. DOES NO ONE CARE ABOUT THIS SHIT?

I guess it's OK to be in the open about "spreading freedom" now since the neocons are in compete control.

[Elidor]

4. He's forgetting the political-capital DEFICIT

from his first four years.

[webtrainer]

5. Yellow Rogue (*), here's what I remember . . .

--you said we went to Iraq because of the need to defend against an immediate threat involving WMD deployable in 45 minutes

--"spreading freedom" isn't a legal reason to make war and invade sovereign countries

--liberation alone is not justification for war

You misled the world, and now you're planning to continue to mislead us, and I for one, will never forget that you are a lying sack of s**t.

[Sabriel]

6. I was just about to post this. It's chilling.

Right up there with, "I have a mandate." Yikes.

[Cinletharwi]

7. Alternate Headline: "Corporate America Outlines Agenda For Second Term"

"tax and Social Security reform." = Privatization

"and now I intend to spend it" = God help all of you moderates and liberals, your worst nightmare is upon you

"pledged to pursue the foreign policy" = "We need breathing room!"


Starve the real Beast

[The_Casual_Observer]

9. Didn't see anything about jobs or energy

just pie in the sky shit that will probably not happen anyway.

[Disturbed]

11. "Spreading Freedom"

Translation: Freedom for the Multi-Corps to steal any country's resources and cheap labor.

[complain jane]

12. PNAC.us

http://www.pnac.us

*sigh*

[VegasWolf]

13. To do: Get jebby in place for a 2008 run. n/t

[antigop]

14. Send this to all of your Christian friends who voted for *

and say,

"How telling...NO mention of abortion. It's not a priority."

Watch them go berserk.

[Redleg]

15. "Fuck you, I got mine." The new Republican mantra.

Makes me sick to my fucking stomach. "I earned capital in the campaign — political capital — and now I intend to spend it." Yeah, 52% of the as yet not completely counted vote is a real mandate you fucking dimwit.

[AngryWhiteLiberal]

16. Autocratic decisions without regard to others = DICTATOR!

Well, to Shrub's credit he did state that "it would be easier being a dictator" early in his 1st term. I guess we now see that he was really serious.

JB