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Bush compares Democrats to those who ignored Hitler


Actually I agree with him. Bush keeps borrowing from the nazi playbook and the democrats ignore it. Maybe not the kind of agreement he was looking for but agreement nonetheless.


Bush compares Democrats to those who ignored Hitler

By David Jackson, USA TODAY

WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats have not learned the lessons of history in dealing with the threat of terrorism, President Bush said Thursday in pressing for action on several fronts.

"(Osama) bin Laden and his terrorist allies have made their intentions as clear as Lenin and Hitler before them," Bush said during a speech at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. "And the question is, will we listen?"

Bush made the speech as he continues to press Congress to act on what he says are essential parts of the war against terrorism: the confirmation of Michael Mukasey as attorney general; the extension of a measure that allows warrant-free eavesdropping; and several spending bills, including one for the Iraq war.

He said the speech was not "political rhetoric" or "an attempt to scare people into votes."

"Politicians who believe we are not at war are either being disingenuous or naive," Bush said. "Either way, it is dangerous for our country."

The remarks were his second in two days claiming the Democratic-controlled Congress was too slow to act. Wednesday at the White House, Bush called for action on a number of domestic issues.

Thursday, Bush said terrorist threats have not grown more distant with time, and those who plotted the 9/11 terror attacks "intend to strike us again."

"We must take the enemy seriously," Bush said.

He repeated earlier criticisms of a move to combine spending bills for the Defense Department and veterans programs with one for labor, health and education matters that Republicans consider bloated. Bush also lamented that his emergency spending request for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan still languishes.

"When it comes to funding our troops, some in Washington should spend more time responding to the warnings of terrorists like Osama bin Laden and the requests of our commanders on the ground, and less time responding to the demands of MoveOn.org bloggers and Code Pink protesters," he said.

Contributing: Associated Press

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-11-01-bushdemocrats_N.htm