It’s scheduled for this morning at 11:00am ET. The topic is North Korea’s so called nuclear test.
More information from Reuters:
Bush’s opening statement will be about North Korea’s reported nuclear test this week and an update on the situation in Iraq, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.
The news conference will offer the first opportunity for reporters to ask Bush about North Korea and Republican prospects in November 7 congressional elections after a scandal involving a gay Republican congressman’s sexual messages to teenaged aides.
Bush is seeking a tough response from the U.N. Security Council in response to North Korea’s claim this week to have detonated a nuclear weapon.
It is commonly said that it takes twenty years to be able to properly evaluate a presidency.
OK, so we shouldn’t hear any more Clinton comments for 14 years?
So, is the left now complaining that we are not adopting a doctrine of pre-emptive attack?
Who said anything about attack? Is that all your brain can come up with? Doing nothing or attacking? But now that you mention it, I suppose it is possible that Bush allowed the situation to get out of hand so he’d now have an excuse for attacking. Good thinking, nehemiah!
Even though you’ll probably never be intellectually honest enough to admit that Bush did not do “nothing” and there was no “six year gap”, deep down I think you know the truth.
Umm, Clinton left office in 2000. NoKo tested the bomb in 2006. 2006-2000=6. What, now you’re going to deny math?
Please tell us “the truth”.
How come diplomacy is unacceptable to you?
It’s entirely acceptable to me. When does it start? It’s not to Bush. Too bad we haven’t been using it for the past 6 years.
Or do you expect instaneous results?
Not at all. Which is why Bush should have started a long time ago. I don’t understand why you act like it’s fine that Bush has been putting off NoKo for years, and first started paying attention to them 60 seconds after the bomb test.
when we use a preemtive attack its the wrong thing to do. When we use diplomacy it’s the wrong thing to do.
Ha! First of all, when did Bush use diplomacy? He’s been purposely ignoring NoKo for years. Plus, here we have a whole thread lambasting Clinton for using diplomacy, and you go suggesting that Dems fault Bush for trying it. Very amusing.
No matter what Bush does to a secular socialist its the wrong thing to do.
Well, yes, no matter what he does, if the end result is a nuclear NoKo, then by definition it was the wrong thing to do.
Boy, you like that phrase “secular socialist”, do ya? Learned ya some big words, eh?
Brian,
Math? Did NoKo come into existence in 2000? Why does it only go to 2000?
Clinton for 14 years? We can evaluate moral actions in an instant — or do you tell your family that you’ll be able to form a judgment on Clinton’s blow job in 14 years?
Reagan. Only smart thing you’ve done in your posting history. I wouldn’t touch him as a liberal either. In fact, even if I were a Democrat I would not vote against putting him on Rushmore.
Still you have not said — what would you have done with NoKo? The sun will one day die. What are you doing about it? When it does die, are you a failure?
Impeach now…
Do-It-Yourself Impeachment Due Today!!! (Oct 12)
The day the nation demands impeachment is almost upon us. Today (Oct 12), sacks and sacks of mail will be sent to congress demanding impeachment via the House of Representative’s own rules. This legal document is as binding as if a State or if the House itself passed the impeachment resolution (H.R. 635).
There’s a little known and rarely used clause of the “Jefferson Manual” in the rules for the House of Representatives which sets forth the various ways in which a president can be impeached. Only the House Judiciary Committee puts together the Articles of Impeachment, but before that happens, someone has to initiate the process.
That’s where we come in. In addition to the State-by-State method, one of the ways to get impeachment going is for individual citizens like you and me to submit a memorial. ImpeachforPeace.org, part of the movement to impeach the president, has created a new memorial based on one which was successful in impeaching a federal official in the past. You can find it on their website as a PDF.
STOP WAITING FOR YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO ACT FOR YOU.
You can initiate the impeachment process yourself by downloading the memorial, filling in the relevant information in the blanks (your name, state, etc.), and sending it in. Be a part of history.
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I love South Park. Last night they had another excellent episode which correctly pointed out that about a quarter of the population is retarded.
I see a lot of eveidence of that here.
P. Bunyan,
That’s OFFENSIVE!
Do not insult the retarded by equating them to Brian and Barney.
Math? Did NoKo come into existence in 2000? Why does it only go to 2000?
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Clinton for 14 years? We can evaluate moral actions in an instant
Hey, I was just responding to others, who said there was no 6-year gap between when Bush took office and now, and who said we have to wait 20 years to evaluate a presidency. If you have objections to those premises, take it up with them.
I was the one who wrote about the 20 years. I guess I have to explain.
20 years means the time it generally takes to evaluate as a whole where it stands in history. For example, Reagan’s approval was very low in 1984 (22 years ago), but now he is exceptionally regarded by conservatives (even conservatives did not regard him so in 1984).
However, certain actions of course we do not have to wait to see if it was correct and good. For example, if you ask Monica how BC liked his BJ, she would be able to give you a pretty clear answer right now. Entiende?
Now, as your premise for no action on NoKo. The U.S. has been asking for six party talks for years (i.e. “diplomacy”). Just because NoKo has been adamantly saying no and wanting two party talks (just with the U.S.) does not mean “Bush did nothing”. There are very good reasons why NoKo wants TWO vs SIX party talks — and very good reasons why the U.S. pushes for SIX vs. TWO party talks. Entiende, tonto?