Condi tries but is it too late?
May/09/06 12:16 AM
Mr. President,
Russia is as protective of her satellite countries as a mommy bear is of her cubs. Don't get between her and her cubs, she may take it out on you and on the errant cub.
This weekend I read Cheney's anti-russian comments at a conference in Lithuania. There was a quick and angry reaction by Russia. Some people have compared Cheney's comments to Winston Churchill's famous "Iron Curtain" speech. It shows just how much the distrust has grown between you and Pooty Poot.
I haven't seen a more dissaterous performance of a nation's leader since Nikita Khrushchev took his shoe off and banged it on a UN table back in the sixties; when he called the leader of the Phillipine delegation, “a jerk, a stooge, and a lackey of imperialism.” Afterwards he was given the nickname “Hurricane Nikita.”
Last Thursday Vice-president Cheney decided to criticized Russia for backtracking on 'democracy,' and told them to quit using their energy resources to blackmail other nations. "In many areas of civil society -- from religion and the news media, to advocacy groups and political parties-- the government has unfairly and improperly restricted the rights of the people," Cheney said.
Here's a thought; Russia doesn't need you; save the theatrics for the November elections.
Obviously, Cheney is no diplomat, It was Condi who tried to unruffle the Russian feathers.
This last Saturday, a State Department spokeswoman, Amanda Rogers-Harper said Rice and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke on the telephone about "several issues regarding the quartet of Middle East mediators and Iran," as well as Monday's meeting of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council on Iran."
There is no doubt Cheney's remarks were foremost in everyone's mind during that phone conversation.
This is the second time in two weeks that she had to use some states-personship to diffuse a situation involving your boy’s junior.
She had to calm down a tense question-and-answer session after Rummy and Condi both sneaked into in Iraq on Thursday April 27th. Rummy was bluntly asked "What the intense secrecy and security surrounding their visit to Iraq signified about the stability of the country three years after the U.S. -led invasion?" Rummy began to snap at the reporter when Condi broke in; "The security situation will continue to take our attention and the attention of the Iraqis," she said, adding that "the terrorists are ultimately going to be defeated by a political process here." Condi said.
It's a shame really because she just started acting like a Secretary of State.
On Friday may 5, 2005, Condi granted an immigration law waiver so that many of the 9,300 Burmese refugees at a camp in Thailand can resettle in the United States.
This was not an easy thing for her to get done. There were months of arguing with Justice and Homeland Security over combating terrorism and deciding who have a legitimate claim to asylum.
This may be her finest work as Secretary of State, it's a shame more people didn't notice it.
I am sure she understands just like Powell its two against one. Cheney and Rummy make policy as they go along without consulting Condi. Rummy has even made inroads in assuming some State department responsibilities.
But just like Powell soon realized when he was Secretary of State, she is sucking the hind teat.
If she wanted to get back at Cheney she could spread around Cheney's new nickname. in honor of the Khrushchev incident, as "Hurricane Cheney," the big sucking blowhard who started the second Cold War."
From: comments@whitehouse.gov
Date: May 9, 2006 12:38:47 AM CDT
To: guzmatom@mac.com
On behalf of President Bush, thank you for your correspondence.
We appreciate hearing your views and welcome your suggestions.
Due to the large volume of e-mail received, the White House is
unable to respond to every message, and therefore this response
is an autoreply.
Thank you again for taking the time to write.
Russia is as protective of her satellite countries as a mommy bear is of her cubs. Don't get between her and her cubs, she may take it out on you and on the errant cub.
This weekend I read Cheney's anti-russian comments at a conference in Lithuania. There was a quick and angry reaction by Russia. Some people have compared Cheney's comments to Winston Churchill's famous "Iron Curtain" speech. It shows just how much the distrust has grown between you and Pooty Poot.
I haven't seen a more dissaterous performance of a nation's leader since Nikita Khrushchev took his shoe off and banged it on a UN table back in the sixties; when he called the leader of the Phillipine delegation, “a jerk, a stooge, and a lackey of imperialism.” Afterwards he was given the nickname “Hurricane Nikita.”
Last Thursday Vice-president Cheney decided to criticized Russia for backtracking on 'democracy,' and told them to quit using their energy resources to blackmail other nations. "In many areas of civil society -- from religion and the news media, to advocacy groups and political parties-- the government has unfairly and improperly restricted the rights of the people," Cheney said.
Here's a thought; Russia doesn't need you; save the theatrics for the November elections.
Obviously, Cheney is no diplomat, It was Condi who tried to unruffle the Russian feathers.
This last Saturday, a State Department spokeswoman, Amanda Rogers-Harper said Rice and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke on the telephone about "several issues regarding the quartet of Middle East mediators and Iran," as well as Monday's meeting of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council on Iran."
There is no doubt Cheney's remarks were foremost in everyone's mind during that phone conversation.
This is the second time in two weeks that she had to use some states-personship to diffuse a situation involving your boy’s junior.
She had to calm down a tense question-and-answer session after Rummy and Condi both sneaked into in Iraq on Thursday April 27th. Rummy was bluntly asked "What the intense secrecy and security surrounding their visit to Iraq signified about the stability of the country three years after the U.S. -led invasion?" Rummy began to snap at the reporter when Condi broke in; "The security situation will continue to take our attention and the attention of the Iraqis," she said, adding that "the terrorists are ultimately going to be defeated by a political process here." Condi said.
It's a shame really because she just started acting like a Secretary of State.
On Friday may 5, 2005, Condi granted an immigration law waiver so that many of the 9,300 Burmese refugees at a camp in Thailand can resettle in the United States.
This was not an easy thing for her to get done. There were months of arguing with Justice and Homeland Security over combating terrorism and deciding who have a legitimate claim to asylum.
This may be her finest work as Secretary of State, it's a shame more people didn't notice it.
I am sure she understands just like Powell its two against one. Cheney and Rummy make policy as they go along without consulting Condi. Rummy has even made inroads in assuming some State department responsibilities.
But just like Powell soon realized when he was Secretary of State, she is sucking the hind teat.
If she wanted to get back at Cheney she could spread around Cheney's new nickname. in honor of the Khrushchev incident, as "Hurricane Cheney," the big sucking blowhard who started the second Cold War."
From: comments@whitehouse.gov
Date: May 9, 2006 12:38:47 AM CDT
To: guzmatom@mac.com
On behalf of President Bush, thank you for your correspondence.
We appreciate hearing your views and welcome your suggestions.
Due to the large volume of e-mail received, the White House is
unable to respond to every message, and therefore this response
is an autoreply.
Thank you again for taking the time to write.