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Democrat senator: Censure Bush 
Feingold: 'This administration has weakened America in a way that is frightful'

Liberal Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold said Sunday he wants Congress to censure President Bush for his management of the Iraq war and his "assault" against the Constitution.

But Feingold's own party leader in the Senate showed little interest in the idea. An attempt in 2006 by Feingold to censure Bush over the warrantless spying program attracted only three co-sponsors.

Feingold, a prominent war critic, said he soon plans to offer two censure resolutions—measures that would amount to a formal condemnation of the Republican president.

The first would seek to reprimand Bush for, as Feingold described it, getting the nation into war without adequate military preparation and for issuing misleading public statements. The resolution also would cite Vice President Dick Cheney and perhaps other administration officials.

The second measure would seek to censure Bush for what the Democrat called a continuous assault against the rule of law through such efforts as the warrantless surveillance program against suspected terrorists, Feingold said. It would also ask for a reprimand of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and maybe others.

"This is an opportunity for people to say, let's at least reflect on the record that something terrible has happened here," said Feingold, D-Wis. "This administration has weakened America in a way that is frightful."

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Feingold's proposals showed the nation's frustration. But Reid said he would not go along with them and said the Senate needs to focus on finishing spending bills on defense and homeland security.

"We have a lot of work to do," Reid said. "The president already has the mark of the American people—he's the worst president we ever had. I don't think we need a censure resolution in the Senate to prove that."

As for the Senate's top Republican, "I think it's safe to say Russ Feingold is not a fan of George Bush. I think that's the best way to sum that up," said Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

Feingold spoke on NBC's "Meet the Press." Reid appeared on "Face the Nation" on CBS, while McConnell was on "Late Edition" on CNN.

He should be promoting censurship of the dumocrats that are supporting the enemy for they are the ones that are weakening this nation and emboldening the enemy.

Too, true, Roger-the "dumocrats" need their butts kicked bad!!!!

lol ... that was an honest typo but it does fit.   :D :D

dumocrats, demorats...

The reason they won't do anything about Bush, is because they are all in it together. We no longer have a two party system, we have one party acting the part of two. Yes, we have a few senators that are fighting for the American people, however, unless we the people help them protect our rights under the Constitution of the United States, things will continue to go down hill. Most of the front runners for president, both Republicans and Democrats, are totally for the NAU and members of the SPP.
We all need to be active in protecting and pray for all the people of this once great nation that the tide be turned back before anymore damage is done. If a Democrat gets voted in as President, we will totally be run the liberal party, a party that puts personal agendas and greed before the wishes of the American people.
I wish there was a way to get the National news outlets to run more articles about the NAU and the SPP and the super highway that is being built in Texas. Lots of Americans are still unaware of these issues. Alot of our older generation still do not go on-line so while we who do get a chance to read about these issues, they do not.

I have been coming to this same conclusion about this supposed two party system. Neither one has the best interests of the American people as a whole but rather their own personal agendas.