Bush is a Punk

Bush is a Punk –updated below–

James Webb is my kind of Democrat.

Webb, a decorated former Marine officer, hammered Allen and Bush over the unpopular war in Iraq while wearing his son’s old combat boots on the campaign trail. It seems the president may have some lingering resentment. At a private reception held at the White House with newly elected lawmakers shortly after the election, Bush asked Webb how his son, a Marine lance corporal serving in Iraq, was doing. Webb responded that he really wanted to see his son brought back home, said a person who heard about the exchange from Webb. “I didn’t ask you that, I asked how he’s doing,” Bush retorted, according to the source. Webb confessed that he was so angered by this that he was tempted to slug the commander-in-chief, reported the source, but of course didn’t. It’s safe to say, however, that Bush and Webb won’t be taking any overseas trips together anytime soon. … Son also rises in testy Webb-Bush exchange

The senator-elect should have slugged him. It might have done Bush some good. Lord knows it
would have made the world smile.

Webb for v.p. in '08! And I'm only half kidding.

UPDATE (10:10 a.m.): The Congress is a co-equal branch of government to the executive. That's why he's a valuable asset to the Congress. He's a Democrat, but he's an American first and doesn't genuflect to anyone. Independence from the executive branch is what the Founders had in mind. Webb gets it. It's why I and so many others fought tooth and nail to get him elected. Webb makes me proud.

\”I'm not particularly interested in having a picture of me and George W. Bush on my wall,\” Webb said in an interview yesterday in which he confirmed the exchange between him and Bush. \”No offense to the institution of the presidency, and I'm certainly looking forward to working with him and his administration. [But] leaders do some symbolic things to try to convey who they are and what the message is.\” In Following His Own Script, Webb May Test Senate's Limits