Bush Loses Another Round
22 December 2005 12:02 am by Taylor Marsh
Bush Loses Another Round
President Bush, who had repeatedly said
he would not accept a short-term extension of the Patriot Act, embraced the
Senate’s action last night. "I appreciate the Senate for working to keep
the existing Patriot Act in law through next July, despite boasts last week
by the Democratic leader that he had blocked the Act," Bush said in a statement.
"No one should be allowed to block the Patriot Act to score political points,
and I am grateful the Senate rejected that approach." Senate
Votes to Extend Patriot Act for 6 Months
That political triple summersault with a half twist you just saw
the president make isn’t the last one you will likely see.
He caved again, attempting to make turkey salad out of… well,
you know. After saying he absolutely wouldn’t accept an extension to the Patriot
Act and that the Senate had to pass all of it now, or he’d let it lapse. The
Senate stepped in and saved the boss’ butt.
Bush was bluffing and everybody knew it.
This was in the Senate’s hands the whole time. Bush was left on
the sideline to take pot shots at Howard Dean. Talk about lame. I hear honking
and it’s not peacocks.
