Friday, November 03, 2006
Pryce Hides from CNN & Record on Iraq
On Tuesday, Deborah Pryce (R-OH-15) tried to distance herself from her support of President Bush's failed foreign policy. When CNN asked her about her leadership role in the House, something she holds up as a reason to re-elect her unrepresentative self, and the Republican policy on Iraq she said
You claim to be a leader, but at every turn you deny that the actions of the Republican Congress were under your control. Mark Foley, not your problem. The Iraq debacle, not your problem. The decision by someone in Rep. Hunter's office to pull the plug on the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. You know that nifty little office that exposed over billing and shoddy work by companies like Halliburton (funny how it's our money when you're looking to cut taxes, but you refuse to lift a finger to make sure our money is spent correctly). That nifty little office that uncovered the inconvenient little fact that the U.S. military failed to keep track of hundreds of thousands of weapons being handed out in Iraq. Your idea of leadership is a bit funny; you like calling yourself a leader but find it exhausting and frustrating when called upon to take responsibility for the actions you've taken as a leader. I see why you like George Bush so much.
Oh, and for good measure, you might want to take a look at the U.S. Constitution because it does indeed give the 435 members of the House of Representatives and the 100 members of the Senate a role in setting military policy. It's right there in Article One, Section Eight
On Tuesday, Deborah Pryce (R-OH-15) tried to distance herself from her support of President Bush's failed foreign policy. When CNN asked her about her leadership role in the House, something she holds up as a reason to re-elect her unrepresentative self, and the Republican policy on Iraq she said
"What's happening in Iraq is not a direct reflection on me."Sorry Deb, but as a member of the Republican leadership you are responsible for what's happening in Iraq. Why back in September you said Iraq wasn't "broken" and that Iraq's future was bright, but now you're trying to pretend your support for President Bush and his failed policies are some sort of fiction? I mean here are your very words from the September issue of Columbus Monthly,
“I don’t think that Iraq is broken,” Pryce said. “I think that Iraq was broken. I think Iraq is well on its way to healing. We certainly would have liked to see that happen faster, but they are running their own lives now. They have a democracy in place, a constitution, a government, and I think it certainly is much less broken than it was.”And then just to prove how much you don't really care and how dismissive you are of the people you represent you ran away from questions about your record,
"Thanks, I'm done," Pryce said. She expressed frustration and walked away saying, "Maybe we'll call you later when I'm feeling better."You know Deb, if you're not willing to answer questions about your record without going back to the office and calling Uncle Rove or whatever Republican PR flack you called before issuing your statement about not being "always happy with what I see" happening in Iraq, then maybe, just maybe you don't deserve to be in Congress? I got some bad news for you sunshine, but you're going to be feeling a lot more frustrated when you wake up on Nov. 8 and find the voters of OH-15 have thrown your sorry ass to the curb.
You claim to be a leader, but at every turn you deny that the actions of the Republican Congress were under your control. Mark Foley, not your problem. The Iraq debacle, not your problem. The decision by someone in Rep. Hunter's office to pull the plug on the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. You know that nifty little office that exposed over billing and shoddy work by companies like Halliburton (funny how it's our money when you're looking to cut taxes, but you refuse to lift a finger to make sure our money is spent correctly). That nifty little office that uncovered the inconvenient little fact that the U.S. military failed to keep track of hundreds of thousands of weapons being handed out in Iraq. Your idea of leadership is a bit funny; you like calling yourself a leader but find it exhausting and frustrating when called upon to take responsibility for the actions you've taken as a leader. I see why you like George Bush so much.
Oh, and for good measure, you might want to take a look at the U.S. Constitution because it does indeed give the 435 members of the House of Representatives and the 100 members of the Senate a role in setting military policy. It's right there in Article One, Section Eight
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;And again
To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;And just to make sure it's clear, it's also right there again a few paragraphs later
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;So, show some leadership in the next few days, because that's all you've got as an elected official, and own up to the things you've done. Flip Flop. Flip. Flip Flop.