Pelosi Statement on President's Speech on the War on Terror

[The Straight Story]

Pelosi Statement on President's Speech on the War on Terror

1/23/2006 3:09:00 PM

To: National Desk

Contact: Brendan Daly or Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616, both of the Office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Web: http://democraticleader.house.gov

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in response to President Bush's speech on the war on terror at Kansas State University:

"President Bush missed a critical opportunity today to explain why, more than four years after the 9/11 attacks, the American people are not as safe as they should be.

"The 9/11 Commission's final report card indicted the continued failure by the Bush Administration and the Republican Congress to meet the security needs of our nation and make Americans safer.

"Security gaps at our ports, our nuclear power plants and chemical production facilities, in our first responder communications, and airline cargo have long been identified. President Bush and Republican Congressional leaders say that closing these gaps are a priority, but they do not take even the most basic steps necessary to correct obvious problems in emergency preparedness.

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=59624

[gratuitous]

1. Rapid response! Good job, Nancy

"Missed opportunity," "continued failure," "security gaps."

What are quotations you won't hear on the cable programs or the evening news, Alex?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Good job

it brings up the facts that we aren't safe, that Bush hasn't really done anything to make us safe, etc. etc.

[Joanne98]

3. She should have said.......

I would make a comment on the President's speech at Kansas State University today but I didn't listen to it because he's a liar!

[bluethruandthru]

4. Still sounds like the same old, same old.

It's time to verbally turn up the heat. Let's start pointing out GOP lies every time they say them. Let's use every opportunity to point out that bush is illegally spying on his own citizens. Let's start asking why bush refuses to ask for a warrant to spy...when it's so easy to get one from FISA. We need to get people wondering why bush doesn't get warrants.