Sauron
February 28th 2003, 02:59 AM
This should get interesting.....Bush is blaming members of his own party for something that he could have prevented.....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13625-2003Feb27.html
Bush Blames Hill Republicans
President's Homeland Security Explanation Creates Problems for Allies
By Jim VandeHei
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, February 28, 2003; Page A06
President Bush's campaign to enact his domestic agenda and win reelection next year is creating political problems for congressional Republicans.
Bush, accused by Democrats of shortchanging homeland security, is blaming the GOP-controlled Congress for underfunding programs to guard against terrorism. Mr. Bush told the National Governors Association this week that Congress "did not respond to the $3.5 billion we asked for -- they not only reduced the budget that we asked for, they earmarked a lot of the money" for other unrelated programs. "Tactically, that was a stupid thing for the [White House] to do," a senior House GOP aide said yesterday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13625-2003Feb27.html
Bush Blames Hill Republicans
President's Homeland Security Explanation Creates Problems for Allies
By Jim VandeHei
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, February 28, 2003; Page A06
President Bush's campaign to enact his domestic agenda and win reelection next year is creating political problems for congressional Republicans.
Bush, accused by Democrats of shortchanging homeland security, is blaming the GOP-controlled Congress for underfunding programs to guard against terrorism. Mr. Bush told the National Governors Association this week that Congress "did not respond to the $3.5 billion we asked for -- they not only reduced the budget that we asked for, they earmarked a lot of the money" for other unrelated programs. "Tactically, that was a stupid thing for the [White House] to do," a senior House GOP aide said yesterday.