I think the Dem's plan for tomorrow is a stroke of genius

[CatWoman]

they are going to send Chucklenuts the Iraq funding bill on the 4th anniversary of him stuffing socks down his crotch and traipsing all over the USS Lincoln.

Plus, they are going to hold a press conference to draw attention to that moron vetoing the bill.

well done, Dems. :thumbsup:

[H2O Man]

1. Timing

is everything.

[snappyturtle]

26. Yes! This is a "comedy" of errors, after all. nt

[Cameron27]

2. KO will probably make a note of it,

I wonder who else will. Great going Dems!

[greiner3]

51. NPR did!

[Habibi]

3. Yes!

That was mentioned in an NPR report today. Excellent, really. Four fucking years later.

[Tinksrival]

4. Genius

I would love to be a fly on the wall at one of their stratagy meetings!

[derby378]

5. Nice

Let's see who's witholding funds from the troops now, Herr Decider.

God, I wish Bill Hicks was alive so we could send him to DC to go King Hell DefCon over there.

[Scriptor Ignotus]

22. Bill Hicks would not have survived 6 years of Bush

his sense of irony and outrage would have simultanesouly imploded and killed him from the inside.

[tavalon]

23. Luckily we have two people carrying his torch

The Rude Pundit and Henry Rollins. Bill Hicks was amazing, wasn't he?

[Hailtothechimp]

24. Agreed. Bill Hicks was (and still is) ahead of his time.

Wish I could have heard his thoughts on all this shit going on.

[Monkeyman]

6. It Will Be On Youtube and you will have it

[CatWoman]

7. thank you, MM

:hi:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

8. Yes, this is a very wise move on their part

Nothing like bringing attention to an event that bush would much rather be forgotten. And not because he chose to prance about with a codpiece that would make Henry VIII envious either.

[MS Liberal]

9. I remember dumbass Chris Matthews kissing Chimp's butt

when he landed on the aircraft carrier. He is no better political analyst than George Tenent was CIA Director. According to Tweety the the Dems were in big trouble because the picture of Chimp landing on the Abraham Lincoln was pure gold. Instead Bush loses a % point each time the clip is shown.

[calimary]

31. Welcome to DU!

Good to have you here! Now roll up your sleeves!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

10. Genius, you say?

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2006/01/05/futurama_0601_wideweb__470x330,0.jpg

[CatWoman]

11. rofl!!!!!

you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:rofl:

[patrice]

12. And I'm sending them a fax from me and 19 of my friends, saying

to turn the pressure up, NOT down, when he vetoes them.

[etherealtruth]

13. I wonder what this will prompt him ...

... to shove in his crotch?

[DeepBlueC]

15. Joe Lieberman's hand

is my guess.

[SayitAintSo]

18. LOL n/t

[liberal renegade]

16. Condis face.........

[CatWoman]

17. OMG!!

the visual!!

the visual!!

:rofl:

[SpiralHawk]

14. "Oh no, not the truth. How poifectly embawassing." - Commander AWOL

[rudy23]

19. They'll figure out a way to bump it from the news cycle

There'll be a high speed Bronco chase, or some blonde girl news to break away for just long enough to derail this strategy. Bank on it.

[malaise]

20. Wolfowitz will probably be forced out just

in time to steal the headlines. Go Dems!

[badgerpup]

28. Doesn't Wolfie have to hang around til June...

...for his benefits or golden parachute or whatever it was?
Seems to be I read something on that earlier today...
He's out, alright...it's not a question of IF, but WHEN.

Wonder if Michael Jackson's done anything silly lately...or Mel Gibson could always get schnockered again...and I saw on the front page of the Nat'l Enquirer that TomKat are having problems...
Hey, I'm only trying to help...:sarcasm::evilgrin:

[Richard Steele]

21. I love it when a plan comes together.

[snappyturtle]

25. If the shoe were on the other foot you KNOW the repukes would use it! nt

[bonito]

27. Nice

:thumbsup:

[Triana]

29. YEP. Brilliant!!!

Mwahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

30. I wonder if chucklenuts will stop antoher carrier from coming

back home so he can declare war on teh dems....

I wonder if he will just trip and sign it with a signing statement...

[vssmith]

32. Those were some really big balls he had there!!

[B Calm]

35. Too Stupid to Unhook His Parachute Harness

with his testicles pulled up to his belly button... It was a hoot!

[radfringe]

33. I can hear the repubs now

"...political stunt...."

How long does chuckle-nuts have to veto or sign a bill? I know there's such a thing as a "pocket-veto" - but in this instance I don't think it would be feasible, not after his numerous threats of a veto and 'urging' Congress to act quickly.

One thought is Chuckle-nuts won't veto it today, but rather will wait another day or two, and if asked why he hasn't signed/veto it the excuse will be that the white house is reviewing the bill. This would avoid the irony of "mission accomplished" day with "Veto accomplished". This would be the smart way to play it.

on the other hand - no one has ever accused the loyal bushies of being smart. Wondering if Snowjob will get dizzy with all the spinning he will have to do?

[jmowreader]

43. There's a pocket veto, but it won't work here

Four things can happen to a bill once it reaches the president's desk (or Bush's desk, in this case):

He can sign it into law and return it.

He can veto it, mark what things he doesn't like and send it back.
(If he DOES veto it, it's in Congress' court; they have three choices--override the veto if they've got the votes, fix the things the president doesn't like and send it back for signature, or let it die.)

He can let the bill become law without his signature. To do so, he merely holds the bill for ten working days; at that point, if Congress is in session, the bill automatically becomes law. The two reasons to do this is if the bill is just basic admin bullshit they can't append to something else, or if the bill is slightly irritating but not bad enough to veto. This has always been legal, but these days it's not done because it's not really necessary--they just throw all the admin bullshit into a bill someone actually gives a shit about (usually the defense appropriations act is full of nit-noi shit because they know the president will sign that bill).

The pocket veto is like the last one--EXCEPT that it can only happen if the bill goes to the president when Congress will be in session for less than ten working days. When the Congress recesses, any unsigned bills automatically die. Don't ever expect this to happen again--any bill Bush MIGHT not sign will be on his desk eleven days before Congress recesses if they gotta hold Repukes at gunpoint to get it through.

[Philosoraptor]

34. Why, those dirty liberal opportunists! Bless em' all.

[NastyDiaper]

36. He won't veto. (Theorycrafting...)

Since the bill left the senate, there is less support for the war, more exposure of the whig intel forge, more incompetence and fraud exposed from the deputized contractors.

On the Fox front, "This War I Lost" is increasingly received as "Duh!", not omg "Surrender monkeys!" among their drooling viewership.

The next bill would split funding, giving the military (troops) everything + more w/ no strings.
It will also specify progress audits on reconstruction, and contractor performance.

Rep. Adam Putnam of Florida, the No. 3 Republican, said he is open to the idea of blocking further reconstruction or other aid funding to Iraq _ though not military spending _ if the government does not meet such requirements.

It will be veto proof. The debate for the next bill would not be about 'troops', it would be about 'contractors'.

In *'s world greed trumps ego. I think. * having to explain the veto, knowing the next media cut will be to a flight suit, certainly helps.

gg Dem's. Hang tough with Murtha and Reid!

[bluescribbler]

53. Wrong

He vetoed it.

[NastyDiaper]

56. Ego > Greed.

So I wuz wrong. Hopefully for the right reasons.

[jean]

37. Lest we forget just how manly our president looked that day - - -

President Bush poses for pictures with seamen of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on May 1, 2003.
http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20060501_mission_accomplished_numbers/




Photo illustration: F. Scott Schafer for Newsweek; USS Abraham Lincoln photo: Khue Bui for Newsweek
The Democrats' Top Gun: Comedian Al Franken spoofing President Bush's appearance aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4571119/

[CatWoman]

47. bwahahahahaha

I remember someone photoshopping the Tele Tubbies in with him on one of those pics :rofl:

[Bravo Zulu]

38. Chucklenuts

Perfect handle for this clown, too bad what he is doing isn’t funny!

[bluescribbler]

Welcome to DU

We need more people like you here.:hi:

[speedoo]

39. Heeeeere's The DISGRACER-in-Chief......

[SaveAmerica]

40. Tinky Winky, Dipsy, La La, DOH!!!

[bdamomma]

49. he is so full of himself, FOS too.

[Lil Missy]

41. Great plan!

[maggiegault]

42. Perfect. And It Should Be Accompanied By A Roll Call Of Every Soldier Murdered In That War.

[madokie]

44. Yes it is music to my ear

[katty]

45. yes, it is-finally.

[mzmolly]

46. I love your way with words Catwoman.

:rofl:

Indeed, it's a politically astute move.

[CatWoman]

48. Hi, MM

:hi:

[mzmolly]

50. Hey Cat!

:hi:

[MsUnderstood]

52. biggest laugh I've had all day

"Chucklenuts. . .stuffing socks. . ."

Oh man--I need some monitor cleaner and a kleenex for the soda pouring out my nose!

[Swamp Rat]

54. HAHA!

:thumbsup:

[Rosa Luxemburg]

55. LOL! kicked!