BUSH: "Iraq War Is SAPPING OUR SOUL"

[kpete]

Bush offers Democrats conciliatory words By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer
Sat Feb 3, 1:24 PM ET



WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - President Bush squarely addressed the issue most on the mind of House Democrats, saying Saturday that deep divisions over the Iraq war need not bring anyone's patriotism into question.

"You know, I welcome debate in a time of war and I hope you know that," Bush said in opening remarks at the guest speaker at a retreat that drew about 200 lawmakers to a Virginia resort.

He said disagreeing with him over the war — as many in the room do — does not mean "you don't share the same sense of patriotism I do."

"You can get that thought out of your mind, if that's what some believe," the president said. "These are tough times, but there's no doubt in my mind that you want to secure this homeland as much as I do."

Bush told Democrats in private that he empathizes with their anguish on Iraq, saying the war is "sapping our soul," according to two officials who attended the session. They spoke on condition of anonymity because it was a closed meeting.

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[Trajan]

1. Who needs a soul if you lost your humanity ?

Just wonderin ...

[rodeodance]

12. or if you body is blown to bits and stone dead.

[YDogg]

2. Such a condescending asshole

[rzemanfl]

3. A "private meeting" with the Dems? What the fuck????? n/t

[Rue]

4. OUR soul?

Sorry, but I'm not willing to share my soul with this moron. Not happening.

Just what kind of idiot swallows this talk of reconciliation anyway?

[undeterred]

22. OUR soul, my ass.

This man is nobody's soulmate except the devils.

[Pharaoh]

5. no shit sherlock

and your pissing off the planet too!

[ninkasi]

6. Whatever on earth

gave the twit the erroneous idea that he even HAS a soul? He sold it to Lucifer many years ago.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

7. "Is our Souls Sapping?" nt.

[KittyWampus]

8. YOU are the freaking vampire.

[Cheap_Trick]

9. that lame ass, sawed off, cocaine-fueled, texas toasted motherfucker

has no soul. Whadda ya mean "our"soul, assface? Go do something useful for once in your life. Choke on another pretzel and get it right this time.

[twilight_sailing]

15. Extra points

for "texas toasted" ;)

[CrazyOrangeCat]

19. lily-livered, drip-dry, brush-clearin', chickenshit, methed-out,

pretzel-chokin' . . . clumsy, hard-hearted, bike-ridin', pencil-dick, boy-king mofo.


howzat?

[fooj]

10. WTF do YOU know about a soul, Little Lord Pissypants?

:grr:

[CrazyOrangeCat]

25. i'm losin' my mind, fooj.

these fuckers are going to bomb iran.

and the whole thing is going to spiral out of control.

yet . . . "election '08" is so very, very, important . . . . . . .

i think this whole board has gone delusional.

why the hell did molly ivins have to die right now?

:nuke: :scared:

[fooj]

33. I haven't had a decent night's sleep in weeks.

I feel like one big nerve ending. I share in your frustration re: 2008. IMO, who the f*ck cares about 2008? I don't care about "political" landscape or "political" posturing. I just want my f*cking country back and I want all of this insanity to end.

I don't want to feel perpetually ashamed anymore. I hate feeling helpless and I hate what these treasonous rat bastards have done to humanity. Period.

Hey...at least we have each other to lean on, eh? :hug:

[CrazyOrangeCat]

35. Thanks.

Maybe we'll start the "One Big Nerve Ending Glee Club".



:hug:

[Cha]

11. You fucker, bush. What the

fuck would you know about a "soul"? You souless piece of shit.

Think about all the dead and maimed Soldiers and Iraqis that left this earth too soon because of bushit.

[physioex]

26. Agreed.......

While Shrub gets away playing the "nice guy", he sends thugs like Rove, El Drugbo, and Hammity after us to question our patriotism.........

[shain from kane]

13. O'Brien says that his vision of the future is of "a boot stomping on a human face forever."

When I think of sole and Bush*, this is the picture that I see.

[Bluebear]

14. He's offering US "conciliatory words"??? **** you! nt

[marmar]

16. How can this bastard get up and say that without being struck by a bolt of lightning?

As our British friends would say, that's pretty daft. :argh:

[habitual]

17. I've got a big FU for bush

for constantly calling anyone who disagreed with him a traitor and an enemy sympathizer.

Now that no one buys that shit anymore, he wants us to erase those memories from our minds and act like they never happened.

Asshole.

[aaronbees]

18. What does this oily overlord know about the soul? .... eom

[quiet.american]

20. Anyone else ever wonder why the term "homeland" has been introduced into our lexicon?

Growing up in this country, I had never heard the term "homeland" used to describe the United States before Bush was installed -- it was always "domestic security" or "national security." Every time I hear "homeland," I find it disturbing, as it evokes for me images of rampant fascism.

As for Bush's comments, everything that comes out of his mouth is an astounding and amazing lie.

[Cha]

30. Yeah! Fuck

"homeland".

[WinkyDink]

37. Clearly it's an homage to Grampa Nazi.

[wryter2000]

21. Gee, asswipe

Maybe you ought to go find the mother-fucker who started this war and kick him in the nuts.

Jesus on a trailer hitch!

[bluedog]

23. Soul????????Bull crap

Its sapping the lives of our soldiers........its sapping the arms and legs...burning the soldiers skin....sapping the children, women, men of Iraq........its sapping our tax moneyies......

Its sapping our patience to put up with an ignorant moran like bush........Yes its "sapping"..........the American peole...the "sapping" is caused by an out and out LIE....which he keeps on spouting........What an arrogant bastard!

[heidler1]

28. You beat me by a few seconds.

[heidler1]

24. I'm not convinced about this soul stuff, but I for one do not like

Bush's willingness to swap our troops lives for a failed shot at avoiding PEAK OIL's inconvenience.

[Malikshah]

27. You mean like this??? Famous Alex Ross image of Bush..

[Joanne98]

29. He doesn't have a soul to sap!

[madrchsod]

31. ok this sounds like another planted story line

"Bush told Democrats in private that he empathizes with their anguish on Iraq, saying the war is "sapping our soul," according to two officials who attended the session. They spoke on condition of anonymity because it was a closed meeting".

house democrats,lawmakers,democrats,and officials gee laurie just who was there? were you there?

[MuseRider]

32. Please tell me

that the Democrats burst into fits of belly laughing and snorting. Snickers? No? Ahh well, I didn't think so.

[mondo joe]

34. When you can't address real things, talk instead about abstracts like "souls" or

having "a good heart".

:eyes:

[WinkyDink]

36. It's not "a time of war". It is a time when some---too many---of our soldiers

are dying, but American civilians are completely untouched (excepting those acquainted with the dead).

WE are SHOPPING. And not for ersatz-butter.

P.S. I'm only objecting because I hate that Bush fancies himself an FDR or a Churchill.

[cassiepriam]

38. NO. Bush has sapped our soul. nt

[Cass]

39. Talk is cheap. This little speech of his sure sounds nice but its a bunch of baloney.

Has he told Rove, Hannity, Rumsfeld and the rest of his henchmen to STFU about the patriotism thing? Nope. I'm not buying his homey little act. I don't trust this man as far as I can throw him.

:thumbsdown: