Waxman seeks cost of Bush trips (calls them abuse of presidential power)

Allard joins chorus of Colorado officials opposed to ouster of trio from speech

By Ann Imse, Rocky Mountain News
April 8, 2005

Spurred by the ouster of three Denver residents from a speech by President Bush last month, a congressman is seeking a formal accounting of the cost of Bush's Social Security trips.

Rep. Henry Waxman, of California, the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Government Reform, also is questioning whether the White House is using taxpayer funds for political purposes.

"Informing the public is the president's responsibility; using taxpayer resources to mount a sophisticated propaganda and lobbying campaign is an abuse of the president's high office," Waxman said.

Meanwhile, Republican Sen. Wayne Allard on Thursday became the seventh member of the Colorado congressional delegation to say that people should not be removed from a presidential event for a bumper sticker - as happened March 21 in Denver


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Allard's press secretary goes on to say that Allard has had 700 town hall meetings and "all have been open to everyone."

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_3684071,00.html

The chorus grows...MKJ

Terra-rists everywhere, you know.

Can't have "information" out there where people can think about it, and stuff.

Here's an alternative idea Rep. Waxman: Why don't you seek information on how many Americans are impatient for the Pope's funeral to wrap up, so the mass media can get back to work on the salacious revelations from the Jacko trial?

-- Yours friends at BushCo

Waxman... :yourock:

Yeah right, like that's going to happen.

crimes and misdemeanors of Bush*coop.

"Rep. Henry Waxman, of California, the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Government Reform, also is questioning whether the White House is using taxpayer funds for political purposes."

How about those journalists who spouted a right wing idealogy and were paid with taxpayer funds? Has it been swept under the rug?

Equal funding should be provided to the DNC to present both sides of this partisan political issue

takes his job seriously.

http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_3684071,00.html

Waxman seeks cost of Bush trips
Allard joins chorus of Colorado officials opposed to ouster of trio from speech

By Ann Imse, Rocky Mountain News
April 8, 2005

Spurred by the ouster of three Denver residents from a speech by President Bush last month, a congressman is seeking a formal accounting of the cost of Bush's Social Security trips.

Rep. Henry Waxman, of California, the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Government Reform, also is questioning whether the White House is using taxpayer funds for political purposes.

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Apparently Democrats are waking up?

:woohoo:

but it seems to stop there.

praising Barney Frank, Kennedy, Boxer, and Nelson of Florida (and that's off the top of my head).

The problem isn't the Dems--it's the MSM.

All of the good stuff that Dems do (including this post) I learn from DU and other progressive sites.

:D

That suckup has NEVER even HINTED at opposing Bush on anything!

I am truly shocked.

from the get-go. Dig deeper, much deeper, Henry.