George W. Bush’s pathetic attempt to turn Coretta Scott King’s funeral into a politically-advantageous photo op fell flatter than his State of the Union speech Tuesday — a textbook example of just how out of touch the President has become with the American people.
Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday ignored bipartisan concerns over the legality of President Bush’s warrantless eavesdropping program and spouted the standard administration line of “we have all the legal authority we need.”
By DALE McFEATTERS
Despite the usual Democratic jeering and sniping from the sidelines, the battle over warrantless eavesdropping taking place in the Senate Judiciary Committee is between two branches of government, the presidency and Congress, both controlled by Republicans.
George W. Bush’s pathetic attempt to turn Coretta Scott King’s
funeral into a politically-advantageous photo op fell flatter than his
State of the Union speech Tuesday — a textbook example of just how out
of touch the President has become with the American people.