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Thread ID: 14310 | Posts: 5 | Started: 2004-06-24
2004-06-24 19:49 | User Profile
There is no end to our national degradation.
[url]http://www.hillnews.com/news/062404/issa.aspx[/url] [QUOTE]Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), a Lebanese American, yesterday criticized a bipartisan resolution supporting President Bush and Prime Minister Ariel Sharonââ¬â¢s unilateral peace initiative.
The bill, H. Con. Res. 460, passed the House yesterday 407- 9. Issa reluctantly voted for the resolution. Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas), above, negotiated the language in the bill with Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.).
At yesterday morningââ¬â¢s Republican conference meeting, Issa, who spearheaded the successful effort to recall then-California Gov. Gray Davis (D) last year, complained that the resolution did not include language supporting a Palestinian state.
He complained that there was no mention of a Palestinian state in the resolution, according to a Republican lawmaker who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The legislator added, ââ¬ÅHe did not like that stronger language was left out. But nobody said anything about it.ââ¬Â
Issa told The Hill, ââ¬ÅIt mischaracterizes President Bushââ¬â¢s position. He is clearly committed to a two-state solution that is all about justice for both sides ââ¬Â¦ Partition is not a one-way street.ââ¬Â
ââ¬ÅNo bill is perfectly good or perfectly bad,ââ¬Â he said when asked why he did not oppose it.
As part of Republican efforts to sway Jewish Americans who vote for and contribute money disproportionately to Democratic candidates, House Republican leaders considered introducing a resolution supporting Bushââ¬â¢s policies in the Middle East when Israel celebrated its independence day May 14.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) has also introduced a similar resolution that has not yet been considered.
When asked which Democrats would be politically uncomfortable voting for the resolution, a House GOP aide said: ââ¬ÅEverybody in general and nobody in particular.ââ¬Â
[COLOR=Red]Democratic Reps. John Conyers (Mich.), Carolyn Kilpatrick (Mich.), Dennis Kucinich (Ohio), Pete Stark (Calif.), Maxine Waters (Calif.), Lynn Woolsey (Calif.) and Barbara Lee (Calif.) opposed the resolution. [/COLOR]
Three Democrats, Reps. Donald Payne (NJ), Diane Watson (Calif.) and Mel Watt (N.C.), voted ââ¬Åpresent.ââ¬Â
[COLOR=Red]Rep. Ron Paul (Texas) was the only Republican who opposed it.[/COLOR]
Over the past several years, Republicans have pushed to win over Jewish voters by linking the United States war against al Qaeda and other terrorist groups to Israelââ¬â¢s war against suicide bombers, and by supporting Israelââ¬â¢s right to impose the terms of any future peace agreement with Palestinians.
This year, House Republicans have passed several resolutions supporting Israel or condemning anti-Semitism. Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) sponsored a resolution that condemned Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia, who made anti-Semitic and anti-Israel remarks earlier this year. Other resolutions have not reached the House floor.
Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) sponsored legislation endorsing Israelââ¬â¢s security fence built to stop Palestinian suicide bombers from entering Israeli settlements and cities. The Bush administration opposes building the fence, as well as a security fence the Israelis want to build around David Ben Gurion airport outside of Tel-Aviv. In April, Bush endorsed Sharonââ¬â¢s plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. Bush also wrote a letter to Sharon indicating he supported Israelââ¬â¢s right to settle its post-1967 borders and that the four million Palestinian refugees who fled or were forced out of Israel after the 1948 War of Independence should be resettled in a Palestinian state.
Israel expanded its borders in the West Bank and Gaza after the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. Israel also faces a demographic problem because the Palestinian population is growing so rapidly it could, in time, dilute the majority Jewish population in Israel.
Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) negotiated the language in the resolution with Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.). A GOP aide who was familiar with the negotiations said the language did not change after DeLay conferred with Hoyer.
Hoyer, a longtime ally of Israel and Jewish causes, told The Hill that the resolution was a work in progress. ââ¬ÅIt articulated positions that both sides could support,ââ¬Â he said. ââ¬ÅWhatââ¬â¢s important is not where we started but where we ended up.ââ¬Â
He expected most Democrats to support the measure. But some Democrats, such as Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.), voted for the resolution while criticizing the Bush administrationââ¬â¢s approach to the Middle East peace process.
In a statement on the House floor, Capps said: ââ¬ÅI believe the resolution places too much emphasis on the recent exchange of letters between President Bush and Prime Minister Sharon. But Iââ¬â¢m pleased the legislation notes that changes to a final status agreement based on new realities on the ground must be mutually agreed to by Israel and the Palestinians.[/QUOTE]Once again American interest is subverted.
2004-06-24 22:59 | User Profile
At least a few took some kind of stand.
Ron Paul continually shows a set of stones when it comes to things like this. He doesn't get enough credit from white nationalists. Especially when you consider the system he is forced to work within. And the fact that the ZOGraelites will have him in the cross-hairs again come election time. Of course, with so much of the senate and congress bought off, or scared of the "media", what does it matter?
2004-06-28 23:56 | User Profile
H. CON. RES. 460:
[URL=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c108:1:./temp/~c108aTrR3C::]Whereas the United States remains committed to the security of Israel, including secure, recognized, and defensible borders, and to preserving and strengthening the capability of Israel to deter enemies and defend itself against any threat;[/URL]
Meanwhile,* Delay and Tom Tancredo send a [URL=http://www.house.gov/tancredo/newsroom/press/2004_06_26.html]letter[/URL] to Homeland Security encouraging HS to defend our borders and it only garners 50 co-signers, and as far as I can tell, not a single jew signs on. You hear that FREEPERS? WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT, YOU NEOCON ASS-KISSING PIECES OF :dung: ?[/B][/I]
2004-06-29 00:30 | User Profile
And you white nationals are worried that the Cubans will take over the US? hahahahahaahha funny, the Jews done that already ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2004-07-02 00:39 | User Profile
And you can bet that the Jews are already planning on how to defeat Darrell Issa in the next election just as they did Rep.Cynthia McKinney, GA, when she dared to support Palestinians or Pat Buchanan when he referred to Jews as Israel's Amen Corner.
In his book, They Dare To Speak Out, Rep. Findley doesn't mince words. No American candidate has the slightest chance of getting elected if it's known that he doesn't support Israel. That goes for all the presidential candidates who've ever run down to the least important House member. JFK was the exception. He wouldn't bend to Ben-Gurion's pressure to supply Israel with nuclear weapons nor accept financial backing from powerful Jews in NYC and Hollywood. He wouldn't even put Jews in his inner circle. There's a book that claims he was assassinated by Israeli agents. No sooner did Johnson take office than the spigot was opened and Israel got whatever it wanted and it continues to this day. Food for thought.