"Domestically, Bush proposed a health care plan that included a standard tax deduction for individuals and families in the hopes of helping more people afford health insurance."

The only result of this proposal will be a net tax increase for those with high-value insurance benefits. For those in the middle, it'll be a wash, and the vast majority of those who have no insurance don't have enough income to qualify for the tax deduction, so they'll continue to have no insurance.

Eh, what about the Bush Administration's take legal matters?

"Responding to questions from Sen. Arlen Specter at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 18, Gonzales argued that the Constitution doesn't explicitly bestow habeas corpus rights; it merely says when the so-called Great Writ can be suspended.

"There is no expressed grant of habeas in the Constitution; there's a prohibition against taking it away," Gonzales said.

Gonzales's remark left Specter, the committee's ranking Republican, stammering.

"Wait a minute," Specter interjected. "The Constitution says you can't take it away except in case of rebellion or invasion. Doesn't that mean you have the right of habeas corpus unless there's a rebellion or invasion?"

Gonzales continued, "The Constitution doesn't say every individual in the United States or citizen is hereby granted or assured the right of habeas corpus. It doesn't say that. It simply says the right shall not be suspended" except in cases of rebellion or invasion."

"You may be treading on your interdiction of violating common sense," Specter said. "

so what about----->"MISSION ACCOMPLISHED"

basically what he has told LTG Petraeus is that he wants this war over in 2 years....duh!...people u cant defeat an Insurgency in two years..Remember Vietnam? Anything the Shrub regurges is just plain Bunk...just like the term above....

.....and Gonzales is just plain Spooky!

ps... didnt "FrankenCheney" look radiant?

Health Care from Rep. Kucinich

"The President is off the mark with his health care reform plan, proposing a new tax deduction for purchasing health insurance. The President should not be looking to the tax code to fix the lack of affordable health care. Both employers and labor unions oppose the President's health care plan. "This proposal would impose a new tax on the middle class and turn the employment-based health insurance system into chaos. It will not help the uninsured buy health insurance: the people who don't buy health insurance usually cannot afford to do so and they therefore won't benefit from a deduction. "This week, along with Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), I plan to introduce a real plan for health care for all Americans. This bill was envisioned by America's doctors and nurses on the front lines of our nation's health care crisis-not by business interests or politicians. My proposal will provide health care coverage for every American. It would provide coverage for all medically necessary procedures including dental care, mental health care, long-term care and prescription drug coverage. There would be no co-pays, no premiums and no deductibles.

I thought the biggest laugh of the night was "W"'s goal to balance the budget in 5 years without raising taxes! Hilarious!

In 5 years we'll still be paying tens of billions of dollars to be lost in Iraq, not balancing the budget.

I take heart from President Bush and his inability to communicate when compared to people like: Jimmy Carter who begged for the country's help when he was capitulating to Iranians while he was supposed to be our leader and now shoots off his mouth as though he were J C Himself, condemning jews and sucking up to palestinians;

Bill Clinton and his "I feel your pain" and " I did not have sex with that woman, Monica Lewinski" ...........he and his conspiring wife, now attempting to "lead" the "downtrodder poor masses" in the USA to greater heights in victimhood and votes for democrats ; ....there are also T Kennedy, Dick Durbin, Harry Reid and so many more like them who want Americans to see themselves as victims and deserving of government handouts!

Heaven help the USA! We do need a leader that can inspire the best and not appeal the "child" in us!