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Sorry 'bout yesterday folks...It was one of those days...We had Posner's "Why America
Slept" book in the Buzz last night so I had to put that segment together...Books are
always the toughest because you have to read and digest them within a few hours and
then regurgitate it to Chris in a matter of minutes, thus no Briefing...
Be that as it may, we're gonna kick the show off tonight with several superstars:
McCain, Mario and Sharpton...We'll do the whole "Bush going to the UN and seeking
billions from Congress on Iraq"...The Congress, including Republicans, are growing
increasingly skeptical of the cost and scope of the occupation but the CW
(conventional wisdom) is that the President will get his budget request...Oh and the
French and Germans are now publicly opposing our UN draft proposal...
Devastating quote from Bill Kristol in the Post yesterday, Looks like Rummy's on the
Neocon "boat"..."Rumsfeld lost credibility with the White House because he screwed up
the postwar planning," said William Kristol, a conservative publisher with close ties
to the administration. "For five months they let Rumsfeld have his way, and for five
months Rumsfeld said everything's fine. He wanted to do the postwar with fewer troops
than a lot of people advised, and it turned out to be a mistake."
http://msnbc.com/news/961151.asp?0dm=C23CN
Sharpton will critique last night's debate and why he didn't show up....
Should illegal immigrants in California get driver's licenses? We'll debate it with
Bob Dornan in the D block...
After weeks of accusations that he was ducking controversy, Arnold Schwarzenegger
seized on one of the state's most bitterly debated issues on Thursday, vowing to fight
a California law granting driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. (Reuters)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030904/us_nm/usa_politics_california_dc_1
The Buzz looks like Mario will do some post Dem debate slicin' & dicin' as
well...Plus, I'll throw in some Powell sound from his big foreign policy speech at
George Washington U. today...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC...And no
we didn't go to that nonsense on the Mall last night...I've already seen Aerosmith
twice back in '87 anyway....
Hill Braces For Iraq Request...Lawmakers in both parties expressed surprise Thursday
at the newly disclosed estimates for spending in postwar Iraq and said they will
demand more details from President Bush, including an exit strategy and a multiyear
forecast. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28097-2003Sep4.html
The Democratic candidates for president joined together here tonight to attack
President Bush's handling of Iraq, saying he has unnecessarily put U.S. troops in
danger and destroyed international alliances, but the Democrats split, sometimes
bitterly, over global trade, health care and tax cuts. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26082-2003Sep4.html
Democrats hammer Bush on Iraq...Democrats out to replace President Bush welcomed his
decision to finally seek U.N. help in stabilizing postwar Iraq but argued Thursday
that his delay has jeopardized U.S. relations.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/961926.asp
As a panel of federal judges prepared to rule Friday on the final challenge to the
California recall election, Arnold Schwarzenegger said he was unfazed by criticism
about his command of the issues following his no-show at the rcampaign's first debate.
(AP) http://www.msnbc.com/news/945950.asp
"The debate was so boring, you could play tapes of it to insomniacs who don't respond
well to drugs,'' said Todd Harris, a Schwarzenegger spokesman. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28169-2003Sep4.html
Democratic Gov. Gray Davis continued his Unplugged Tour in this solidly Republican
area by blaming GOP lawmakers for sabotaging the state's colleges and telling actor
Arnold Schwarzenegger that he needs to take a math lesson about government financing.
(SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/09/05/MN69600.DTL
Republican gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger cast himself Thursday as the
"poster child" for immigrants and suggested that Democrats have no right to use
immigration issues against him in his bid to replace Gov. Gray Davis in the Oct. 7
recall election. (San Mateo Daily Journal)
http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article.cfm?issue=09-05-03&storyID=25030
Gunmen open fire at Iraq mosque...Three gunmen sprayed bullets at congregants at the
end of dawn prayers Friday, wounding three people, the imam at the Sunni mosque in
northeast Baghdad said.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/870749.asp
U.S. negotiates Iraq resolution...The 15 Security Council nations have widely
differing reactions to a new U.N. resolution proposed by the United States to attract
more money and troops for Iraq.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/951994.asp
Government scientific advisers and officials painted a grim picture Thursday of the
consequences of a terror attack on the nation's power grid, saying that any outage
that lasted longer than a couple of days would reduce urban centers to chaos and
collapse the economy. (UPI) http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030904-070049-7423r
Editorial/Opinion
Curry: Lieberman opens anti-Dean offensive...Connecticut senator warns of 'Dean
Depression' if trade accords must meet U.S. standards
http://msnbc.com/news/961173.asp?0dm=N25IN
'The Real Deal' on the first Democratic debate...The Democrats debated tonight for the
first time in Albuquerque, New Mexico. And all of them seemed to do three things. The
results oftentimes were humorous. http://www.msnbc.com/news/962284.asp
Katrina's editor's cut: The creation of the Committee for the Republic is yet another
sign of how mainstream members of the conservative establishment are waking up to
George W's (mis)leading of the country into ruin.
http://www.thenation.com/edcut/index.mhtml?bid=7
Selective recall...Are reports that Arnold Schwarzenegger led a swinging sex life in
the 1970s relevant to his fitness for political office today? Michael Kinsley
explores. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/946659.asp
May: Euro-Trashing...C'est le guerre. http://www.nationalreview.com/may/may090503.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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