On Sat, Mar 29, 2003 at 03:03:59PM -0500, Nathan Newman wrote:
>
> I'm not sure what you expect- Daschle is from one of the more conservative
> states and still denounced Bush's failures and has only apologized for the
> timing of his remarks. Daschle hasn't even been a particularly strong
> antiwar person-- he voted for the resolution last fall-- so what's the
> point?
>
> We do this game all the time-- ignore the two-thirds of House Dems who
> voted against authorization for war, ignore Gore's denunciation of the war
> leadup, downplay critical remarks on the war even from Dems who voted for
> the fall resolution-- then claim, see there is no difference.
>
> -- Nathan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Henwood" <dhenwood at panix.com>
>
>
> [So Nathan, can you tell us how this is anything but revolting?]
>
> Daschle Says His Iraq Criticism of Bush Ill-Timed
> Fri Mar 28, 6:52 PM ET
>
> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle
> labels as ill-timed his charge that President Bush (news - web sites)
> "failed so miserably at diplomacy that we're now forced to war."
>
> Daschle said in Washington on March 17: "I'm saddened, saddened that
> this president failed so miserably at diplomacy that we're now forced
> to war." He voiced his criticism just hours before the president gave
> Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) an ultimatum to leave Iraq (news -
> web sites) in 48 hours or face a U.S.-led invasion.
>
> "I don't think the timing of those comments were necessarily the
> best," Daschle was quoted as telling reporters from his home state of
> South Dakota on Thursday. "I had no idea when I said them what the
> timing of the military operation would be." A Daschle aide on Friday
> confirmed the senator's remarks.
>
> In response to a wave of Republican criticism, Daschle said the next
> day he stood by his remarks. A Daschle aide said on Friday the
> senator still stands by them.
>
> In speaking with South Dakota reporters on Thursday, Daschle saluted
> Bush's execution of the war as well as the U.S. troops fighting it.
>
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-- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu