Bush prepared to delay trip to Africa to support FISA (elsewhere Africans Rejoice!)

[LynneSin]

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWBT00839620080214?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews

Bush: Prepared to delay Africa trip over spy bill
Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:06pm EST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Thursday he was prepared to delay his Africa trip to stay in Washington to press Congress to pass new rules for his domestic spying program before it expires this weekend.

Trying to step up pressure on the Democratic-controlled Congress, Bush urged lawmakers to act quickly to approve a bill that would shield phone companies that cooperated with the warrantless surveillance program he secretly began after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.

"My staff informed the House leadership that I am prepared to delay my departure and stay in Washington with them if it will help them complete their work on this critical bill," Bush, who was due to leave for Africa on Friday, told reporters.

He urged the House of Representatives to pass a White House-backed bill approved by the Senate on Tuesday, and insisted that a failure to act would jeopardize U.S. national security. The current legislation expires on Saturday.

"The delay (in the Africa trip) depends on whether the House acts, of course," Bush said.

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You have to think that Africa probably doesn't want Bush visiting their countries so this is good news for them.

[ixion]

1. it began BEFORE 911

but somehow these 'credible' news services continually fail to report this fact.

[madokie]

2. Yep, shore 'nuf.

problem is we have very little credible news services anymore and until we fix that nothing else will happen except'n of course more bullshit talk

[PA Democrat]

6. Excellent point. It began BEFORE 9-11 and didn't PREVENT 9-11.

[blondeatlast]

3. So the lame duck finally gets off his ass and decides to see the world at last--and the world

doesn't want him? And he throws a hissy for attention?

:nopity: :rofl:

[LiberalFighter]

5. How many of those countries are now celebrating in the streets that he hasn't arrived?

[ThomWV]

4. Bsahahahahaha, The fool thiks he is relevent, yesterday proved he is not.

This was the funniest part of yesterday, the little pipsqueek thought he was relevent to the process, that his staying would have increased pressure on the House - it did not. He is nothing, yesterday showed that to be true.

[spanone]

7. he wants to go to africa as bad as i want to go to the proctologist