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Archive for August, 2006
August 2, 2006
- “Avoiding a congressional hearing may take the sting out of the process for Secretary Rumsfeld, but it does nothing to reassure the American people or our men and women in uniform that we have a viable policy in Iraq,” he said.
- “The American people should hear directly from you,” said Clinton, who has criticized the administration’s handling of the war. Unlike Kennedy, she has not called for Rumsfeld’s resignation.
- She said senators and the American people “should heardirectly from the top civilian leader at the Pentagon, theperson most responsible for implementing the President’smilitary policy in Iraq and Afghanistan.”
- Still, Fidel’s step down from power presents “a window of opportunity that is so important for the United States, for the American people and the international community to help the Cuban people free themselves,” said Ros-Lehtinen.
August 4, 2006
- “The secretary has lost credibility with the Congress and with the people,” she said. “It’s time for him to step down and be replaced by someone who can develop an effective strategy and communicate it effectively to the American people and to the world.”
- The Democratic National Committee dismissed Mehlman’s comments, saying his “desperate rantings won’t change the fact that Bush and his rubber-stamp Republicans are in deep trouble with the American people who can see right through their trickery and spin.
- “The American people will not be fooled again,” said Karen Finney, a spokeswoman for the DNC.
August 5, 2006
- “It is crystal clear where everybody voted on these three issues,” Frist said. “They’re voting against a majority of the American people on each of these three issues. They’ve got to explain that.”
August 7, 2006
- “This sudden loss of production will dramatically increaseoil prices and the American people will be footing the bill forthis combined failure of DOT’s regulatory oversight and BP’scorporate responsibility,” he said.
August 9, 2006
- Islamist extremists "clearly are betting on the proposition that ultimately they can break the will of the American people in terms of our ability to stay in the fight and complete the task," said Cheney.
August 11, 2006
- “We’ve taken a lot of measures to protect the American people,” President Bush said Thursday. “But obviously we’re still not completely safe.”
- Cheney said Lieberman’s loss might encourage “the al-Qaida types” who want to “break the will of the American people in terms of our ability to stay in the fight and complete the task.”
- “They’ve run this play one too many times,” Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said in a conference call with reporters. “The American people simply do not recognize any validity in what they’re saying.”
- The vice president suggested that Lamont’s victory might encourage “the al-Qaida types” who want to “break the will of the American people in terms of our ability to stay in the fight and complete the task.”
August 12, 2006
- “I think that it indicates the Republicans don’t have a positive agenda. They don’t have anything,” she said. “They have been in power with the House and the Senate and the White House; they could have accomplished so many things for the American people and they have failed. … That is why they have to do their ad hominems, because they don’t have anything positive to talk about.”
August 13, 2006
- “We just saw two days ago the fact that terrorists are still out there actively plotting and trying to kill thousands of people and attack us again,” Pataki said. “I think the American people know that the Republicans have a better approach to protecting us.”
August 14, 2006
- "It’s very important for the American people to know that we’re constantly thinking about how to secure the homeland, protect our interests and use all assets available to do our jobs," said the president.
- Cheney suggested Wednesday that Lamont’s victory might encourage “the al-Qaida types” who want to “break the will of the American people in terms of our ability to stay in the fight and complete the task.”
August 17, 2006
- “Ohio is truly the swing state. And if we have thegovernor’s office, we can put together the politicalinfrastructure so that, come 2008, we as Ohioans can returnAmerica to the American people,” Strickland, a six-term U.S.congressman, told a Democratic Forum in Cincinnati.
- “In the ongoing conflict with al-Qaida and its allies, the president has the primary duty under the Constitution to protect the American people,” the department said. “The Constitution gives the president the full authority necessary to carry out that solemn duty, and we believe the program is lawful and protects civil liberties.”
August 21, 2006
- President Bush said again this weekend that successfully completing the Iraq mission is critical to fighting terrorism. Vice President Dick Cheney said soon after the primary that Lamont’s victory might encourage “the al-Qaida types” who want to “break the will of the American people in terms of our ability to stay in the fight and complete the task.” Republican Chairman Ken Mehlman said the choice is between “adapt-and-win or cut-and-run.”
- And therefore those who heralded the decision not to give law enforcement the tools necessary to protect the American people just simply don’t see the world the way we do. They see maybe these kind of isolated incidents. These aren’t isolated incidents; they’re tied together. There is a global war going on.
- And the American people have got to understand the consequence of leaving Iraq before the job is done. We’re not going to leave Iraq before the job is done and we’ll complete the mission in Iraq. I can’t tell you exactly when it’s going to be done, but I do know that it’s important for us to support the Iraqi people who have shown incredible courage in their desire to live in a free society. And if we ever give up the desire to help people live in freedom, we will have lost our soul as a nation, as far as I’m concerned.
- And again, I repeat: These are decent people. They’re just as American as I am. I just happen to strongly disagree with them. And it’s very important for the American people to understand the consequences of leaving Iraq before the job is done.
- Bush, whose approval ratings in some polls have been pushed to the lowest of his presidency mostly due to the unpopular war in Iraq, acknowledged the fighting was taking a toll both on him and the American people.
August 24, 2006
- “We should be able to tell the American people what kind of timeline we can have to begin to draw down our troops,” he said. “It may be a timeline the American people don’t want to hear. It may not be something that brings them out quickly.”
- But Kind, who has visited Iraq three times, said setting a troop-withdrawal date would let the terrorists and insurgency sit back and wait, setting the new government up for failure. And an arbitrary date would drive U.S. policy rather than the objectives that are trying to be achieved, against the best interests of the American people, Kind said.
August 25, 2006
- “People lost confidence in the president after Katrina and the president never recovered and regained the trust of the American people,” he said.
- “I have never intended my concern that the American people be fully informed about the conduct and consequences of the war to indicate any lessening of my support for our mission there,” McCain said in the statement.
- “Stuff happens, mission accomplished, last throes, a few dead-enders. I’m just more familiar with those statements than anyone else because it grieves me so much that we had not told the American people how tough and difficult this task would be,” the Arizona senator said.
- “If we can’t retain the support of the American people, we will have lost this war as soundly as if our forces were defeated on the battlefield,” he said in November. Copyright © 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
- “We should be able to tell the American people what kind of timeline we can have to begin to draw down our troops,” he said. “It may be a timeline the American people don’t want to hear. It may not be something that brings them out quickly.”
August 28, 2006
- “The Fords also wish to thank the American people for their prayers and countless messages of good wishes,” the statement said.
August 30, 2006
- “Unemployment is low, wages are rising and there are more jobs in America today than at any other time in history,” said Rob Portman, Bush’s budget director. “While we still have challenges ahead, our ability to bounce back is a testament to the strong work ethic of the American people, the resiliency of our economy, and pro-growth economic policies, including tax relief.”
- “After 21 months of trying to find something I can agree with Secretary Rumsfeld on, it is true: the American people are being lied to and I totally agree with Secretary Rumsfeld,” Eric Massa, a Navy veteran, said Wednesday. “What I disagree with is the fact that he’s the one doing the lying.”
- “After 21 months of trying to find something I can agree with Secretary Rumsfeld on, it is true: the American people are being lied to and I totally agree with Secretary Rumsfeld,” Eric Massa, a Navy veteran, said in a conference call with reporters.
- “We have a limited number of legislative days left before Congress adjourns for the year and much to do, but instead of working with Democrats on issues important to the American people, the president has, once again, chosen confrontation over cooperation with these extremely divisive nominations,” Manley said.
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