Thursday, November 02, 2006
BUSH DECLARES WAR ON POVERTY
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On Final Campaign Swing, Bush Visits Deep Red Territory Declares War on Poverty
BILLINGS, Mont., Nov. 2 -- President Bush warned Thursday against the dire possibility that a Democratic Senate might emerge after next Tuesday’s elections. “Not only is it clear that they will not confirm my nominees to the Supreme Court, should I have that opportunity to redenominate a straight thinking Justice to the highest judicial office in the courts of this great land, but they might even try to put a stop to other things” the President declared in a stump speech.
Bush flew to Billings to help Sen. Conrad Burns stage a comeback after trailing Democratic challenger Jon Tester over the preceding many months. “The only poll that matters is the one that the voters do on election day” Mr. Bush said.
The visit to Montana was the start of a six-day pre-election, 10-state final campaign swing for the president as he left the White House. He went to Elko, Nev., and plans to campaign Friday in Missouri for Sen. James M. Talent, who is locked in one of the closest Senate races. The President also plans to campaign in his base-rich constituencies in Iowa, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Florida, Arkansas and then to return to Texas, where he will vote before stopping to clear some brush at his ranch and returning to the White House to watch returns Tuesday.
In a surprise move, with his approval ratings remaining mired in the high 30s, the President decided to reveal a new initiative. Aides said that he has been frustrated for months that despite the strong performance of the US economy, he is not being recognized for having led the policy initiatives that have resulted in growth. White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, stated that the new policy initiative was crafter after an intensive planning session with Vice President Cheney, Treasury Secretary Paulson, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Rice, World Bank President Wolfowitz,
In two rallies Thursday, Bush stated: “The time has come for this great nation to declare a formal war on poverty. In the past, that term has been used, but the root cause of this evil has not been addressed. The true cause of poverty is the growing number of poor people. If we are not careful, they will increase in number and place even greater strains on the capacity of this great nation to meet its pressing needs. In this time of war, we cannot afford to divert resources that would otherwise go to supporting the brave men and women who are placed in harm’s way in fighting the war on terror.”
The crowd cheered in unison and Mr. Bush pressed on: “We are now engaged in two wars at the same time, the war on terror and the war on poverty. Now, there is nothing more important than the war on terror, but we will not let those who are responsible for poverty take over the resources of this great nation. The poor people are the enemy combatants in the war on poverty and I have ordered that they be detained for the indefinite future. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has his staff working on legislation that will eliminate the need to provide counsel for these detainees. If they cannot afford to pay for their own lawyers, the government should not have to provide counsel. After all, the charge is that they are poor and it seems – at least it seems to me quite clear, that if they say they cannot afford to pay for a lawyer, then we have proved the point to begin with.”
At a press conference, the President was asked if these detainees would be given a hearing. He responded: “We are at war. Congress has recently passed legislation to allow enemy combatants to be tried by special commissions. We believe that any poor person who can afford counsel should have the opportunity to overcome the presumption that he or she is living off the resources of this nation. In that case, we will provide a hearing. If they continue to be poor, we will house them in a portion of the fenced area we will be erecting between Mexico and the United States. I have ordered that holding pens be constructed on the Mexican side, and sent a message to the Mexican government that if they continue to allow their poor people to come into the United States, we will send our poor people to Mexico.”
Senator John Kerry asked for comment said: “I want to apologize to the poor people for saying that they are without resources but I want you to understand that I was for the war on poverty but now I’m against it.”
Cheerz...Bwana
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On Final Campaign Swing, Bush Visits Deep Red Territory Declares War on Poverty
BILLINGS, Mont., Nov. 2 -- President Bush warned Thursday against the dire possibility that a Democratic Senate might emerge after next Tuesday’s elections. “Not only is it clear that they will not confirm my nominees to the Supreme Court, should I have that opportunity to redenominate a straight thinking Justice to the highest judicial office in the courts of this great land, but they might even try to put a stop to other things” the President declared in a stump speech.
Bush flew to Billings to help Sen. Conrad Burns stage a comeback after trailing Democratic challenger Jon Tester over the preceding many months. “The only poll that matters is the one that the voters do on election day” Mr. Bush said.
The visit to Montana was the start of a six-day pre-election, 10-state final campaign swing for the president as he left the White House. He went to Elko, Nev., and plans to campaign Friday in Missouri for Sen. James M. Talent, who is locked in one of the closest Senate races. The President also plans to campaign in his base-rich constituencies in Iowa, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Florida, Arkansas and then to return to Texas, where he will vote before stopping to clear some brush at his ranch and returning to the White House to watch returns Tuesday.
In a surprise move, with his approval ratings remaining mired in the high 30s, the President decided to reveal a new initiative. Aides said that he has been frustrated for months that despite the strong performance of the US economy, he is not being recognized for having led the policy initiatives that have resulted in growth. White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, stated that the new policy initiative was crafter after an intensive planning session with Vice President Cheney, Treasury Secretary Paulson, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Rice, World Bank President Wolfowitz,
In two rallies Thursday, Bush stated: “The time has come for this great nation to declare a formal war on poverty. In the past, that term has been used, but the root cause of this evil has not been addressed. The true cause of poverty is the growing number of poor people. If we are not careful, they will increase in number and place even greater strains on the capacity of this great nation to meet its pressing needs. In this time of war, we cannot afford to divert resources that would otherwise go to supporting the brave men and women who are placed in harm’s way in fighting the war on terror.”
The crowd cheered in unison and Mr. Bush pressed on: “We are now engaged in two wars at the same time, the war on terror and the war on poverty. Now, there is nothing more important than the war on terror, but we will not let those who are responsible for poverty take over the resources of this great nation. The poor people are the enemy combatants in the war on poverty and I have ordered that they be detained for the indefinite future. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has his staff working on legislation that will eliminate the need to provide counsel for these detainees. If they cannot afford to pay for their own lawyers, the government should not have to provide counsel. After all, the charge is that they are poor and it seems – at least it seems to me quite clear, that if they say they cannot afford to pay for a lawyer, then we have proved the point to begin with.”
At a press conference, the President was asked if these detainees would be given a hearing. He responded: “We are at war. Congress has recently passed legislation to allow enemy combatants to be tried by special commissions. We believe that any poor person who can afford counsel should have the opportunity to overcome the presumption that he or she is living off the resources of this nation. In that case, we will provide a hearing. If they continue to be poor, we will house them in a portion of the fenced area we will be erecting between Mexico and the United States. I have ordered that holding pens be constructed on the Mexican side, and sent a message to the Mexican government that if they continue to allow their poor people to come into the United States, we will send our poor people to Mexico.”
Senator John Kerry asked for comment said: “I want to apologize to the poor people for saying that they are without resources but I want you to understand that I was for the war on poverty but now I’m against it.”
Cheerz...Bwana
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