Bush Rallies Troops, Calls White House Meeting to Strategize With Republicans

[sabra]

Source: "Fox News"

WASHINGTON — President Bush invited the entire House Republican caucus to meet with him Tuesday morning, and he will make a public statement afterward likely calling for speedy accord on top White House priorities, including confirmation of his pick for attorney general and a the renewal of an August surveillance bill.

Bush's nominee for the top Justice Department spot, Judge Michael Mukasey, has run into trouble in recent days over what some perceived as wavering over the torture issue. In recent testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, he did not immediately rule out waterboarding as a form of torture, something some Democrats are using as a reason to oppose him.

The administration said this week that it's unfair to peg Mukasey yet on the torture issue because he does not yet have access to more information about administration interrogation programs.

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The president is expected to speak for five to seven minutes after the meeting, White House officials told FOX News late Monday. Officials would not discuss the specific agenda of the meeting.

But senior administration officials have said in recent days that the White House plans to "lean forward" against what the president feels is a foot-dragging, Democratic-led Congress. In addition to the stalled Mukasey nomination and the FISA law, Congress has yet to send him one of the 11 spending bills necessary to keep the federal government running.


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[Hugin]

1. Nice touch...

Putting "Fox News" in quotations like that! :thumbsup:


The article? Oh, not much to say about that. ;)

[lonestarnot]

2. Well as for the 11 spending bills, maybe we would be better off with a shutdown.

[Hugin]

3. You have a valid point there lonestarnot.

Let them "lean forward" on them apples.

[Summer93]

4. Strategerary

If "the president feels is a foot-dragging, Democratic-led Congress"
Then why invite only Republicans to his meeting on the subject? I guess it is because in his mindless strategerary he only recognizes Republicans as his "constituents" and he doesn't talk with his enemies.

Regardless I am sure that he will get exactly what he wants.

[spotbird]

5. Right, if he wanted to work it out

he'd talk to the majority as well.

[LeFleur1]

7. Why He Only Invites Republicans

He's President of the Republican Party, doncha know.

He has never been President of the United States. The Democrats should keep that in mind.

[zbdent]

6. Counter: "We'd put up spending bills if the Republicans, who fought against the filibuster,

would quit filibustering them!"

Wait for them to cry foul ...