Sept. 11 proved that there needs to be a mechanism in place to allow the economy to rebound more quickly and to protect American jobs in the unfortunate event of another terrorist attack. |
Serious mistakes were made, |
She overcame difficult family circumstances to become the managing partner of a successful 400-lawyer Dallas law firm. |
simply another bill to privatize Social Security. |
So the next thing I assume I'll be hearing from Republicans, they want to change rules some way, as they do on the House when you get a problem with ethics, they just change the rules. |
Social Security is not in crisis. It's a crisis the president's created, period. |
Staying the course is not an option, ... President Bush has failed to provide either a strategy for success or a convincing record of political and military progress. |
take an average hotel worker in my home state of Nevada. He's married and has two children, and earns $25,000 a year. Under the Bush-Republican plan, he would get nothing -- not one cent in tax relief. Now take a rich stockbroker in New York who made millions trading other people's money. Under the Republican plan, he'd win the lottery. I don't think that's fair. |
That is not one of the names that I've suggested to the president, |
That would be a real poke in the eye with a sharp stick, |
That would be great if we could end this acrimonious week on a high note, and we'll not know that until we study this amendment. |
That's a good start, but victims need more, |
The administration's strategy is aimless, and sadly, it's rudderless. [The vote is] a victory for our troops and the American people. |
The amendments were being offered by people who didn't want the bill. |
The American people and our brave troops deserve better than a photo-op for the president and a pep-rally about Iraq. They deserve a plan. Unfortunately, today's event only served to highlight the fact that the president refuses to engage in a frank conversation about the realities on the ground, |