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Post by Rick Warder on Dec 24, 2005 16:28:10 GMT -5
Warder Asked for Use of Force Resolution
WASHINGTON, D.C. - To clarify his stance toward Iran and Syria, President Rick Warder declared that he had privately asked House Majority Leader Rick McLaughlin to put through a use of force resolution against Syria and Iran. "The situation is more urgent than we thought at first," President Warder said. "However, we are exhausting all diplomatic channels before we move to war. As to our strategy, I cannot make any comments, but we will fight a war which does not needlessly put American soldiers into harm's way."
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Post by Rick Warder on Dec 27, 2005 16:53:48 GMT -5
Iraqi Military Increasing Readiness
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Rick Warder reacted to comments made by Democratic leaders criticizing the U.S. engagement against nuclear proliferation in Iran. President Warder in particular said that "Iraqi troop readiness is strong, the terrorist attacks in Iraq are slowing down, and my strategy for closing off the borders is - with the exception of minor attacks, and one major attack recently in Basrah - working."
President Warder pointed out that over 100,000 Iraqi soldiers are currently on active duty, patrolling the borders and ensuring that terrorists and foreign fighters do not cross in. "Also, the Iraqis now have a legitimate, elected government which is actively working with us to safeguard its own security," the president commented. "We need to stand by our new ally against Iranian threats. Abandoning the newly democratic, newly freed Iraq would be morally bankrupt. We need a strong presence in the Middle East and we need to take out emerging threats before they're too big to take out."
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Post by Rick Warder on Dec 27, 2005 17:00:49 GMT -5
On Deployment of the Military for Border Security
NOGALES, NV - President Rick Warder visited the site of the killing of six Mexican illegal immigrants, saying that "deploying the military to the border is not the way to resolve this crisis." Instead, he called on combining the "border patrol forces we currently have with the Department of Homeland Security, the National Guard forces of the states, local police forces and a better regulated civilian auxiliary corps, which would replace these so called 'Minutemen'."
As his reasoning, President Warder pointed out that "the military has enough to do, fighting foreign states and governments is not the same as keeping out immigrants. This is a totally different scale. Also, there are posse comitatus considerations which give me a reason to believe such a deployment would be unconstitutional." President Warder called on Congress to streamline the nation's intelligence and border enforcement agencies: "At the moment we have the CIA, the FBI, the NSA, the DHS and more other agencies than I can count on my two hands. I say scrap all of them or all but one of them and leave one strong, capable agency which can safeguard our intelligence and border enforcement interests. We need to take down the 'intelligence walls' which make swapping information difficult, and since September the 11th, we now know that securing our borders is part of our global war on terror."
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Post by Rick Warder on Dec 28, 2005 12:50:18 GMT -5
Presidential Praise for Goodwin
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following a bigger than expected controversy over cuts in agribusiness welfare, President Rick Warder praised Rep. Hank Goodwin, a fellow Republican from Kansas, for his Comprehensive Agricultural Stability and Flexibility Assurance Act. "The name's too damn long, and the cuts aren't deep enough, but it's better than no cuts at all," President Rick Warder said, referring to efforts by other Republicans to torpedo his Smart Farming Act. The president added, "If the Smart Farming Act doesn't make it past the House, then I'll be putting my money on Goodwin."
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Post by Rick Warder on Dec 29, 2005 20:18:23 GMT -5
Uxbridge Going the Distance
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Rick Warder acclaimed Wisconsin Senator Jim Uxbridge a "forward thinker" and "very engaged citizen" for his work in urban renewal. Most recently, Sen. Uxbridge has been pushing self-help groups for housing construction and job training in the construction sector, encouraging the disadvantaged to literally put their own roofs over their heads. "This is a great step forward for private charity and for all Americans," President Warder said. "I am fully behind this effort and hope my small business tax breaks will, in particular, help the kinds of companies that do business in low income areas. I am proud of the House for passing the budget with my vital small business tax incentives intact. A big thank you to Senator Uxbridge and to House Majority Leader McLaughlin for making the tough choices while still keeping the deficit down. Now we need to move America forward and keep it going strong."
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Post by Rick Warder on Dec 30, 2005 6:24:05 GMT -5
Warder 'Furious' Over Shea's Deceptions
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A few days ago, the Senate Minority Leader, Cody Shea made the following comment on the Republican Party's stance toward working Americans and big business:
President Rick Warder was purportedly 'furious' over what Shea said: "That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. I have just pushed through the complete elimination of all corporate tax loopholes and 'special exemptions', worth over $60 billion. And when I was in talks with Shea over the budget, he insisted that I include added funding for labor and training programs. At great personal cost and in long negotiations with Majority Leader Rick McLaughlin, I fought for the funding increases that Senator Shea wanted. Now he is turning around and stabbing me in the back right before election season. If there is no reward for working together with the Democrats," the president said, "then I can work with the Republicans only. It's up to you, Senator Shea, if you want to give credit where credit is due or ignore the bipartisan nature of my administration and of my budget, even after we reached a personal agreement on labor and training spending."
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Post by Rick Warder on Jan 1, 2006 11:53:20 GMT -5
Election Tuesday: A Real American Holiday
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Rick Warder offered gushing praise for the Election Tuesday Act, calling it an "absolutely fantastic idea." The Act, introduced by Rep. William Reynolds (D), will move Constitution Day to the day of the November presidential election, making that day a federal holiday, effectively ensuring that all Americans will have sufficient free time to go and vote at their own pace. "Studies have shown that schedule conflicts, especially for hard working small business owners and for the employees of small businesses, lower voter turnout," President Warder said. "Election Tuesday is going to become the greatest American holiday," he continued, "and I want civic pride to be strong in every American heart as people cast their votes, for our elections and for our great republic. I personally ensured that Election Tuesday will be a day of festivities and celebrations regarding our amazing system of government, for all of our citizens. I will personally work hard to ensure that Election Tuesday includes unlimited numbers of miniature American flags for all."
President Rick Warder rebuffed certain ultra-conservative commentators who have argued that such a holiday will boost voter turnout amongst Democrats the most. He said, "That's complete trash. As my lovely wife would say, 'Give me a break.' Turnout for my election campaign was strongest in urban areas, where some people had to line up for hours and hours to vote for me. Take San Francisco and Miami, for example. And what's more, I personally know two executives of major American corporations who weren't able to vote because of having to work extra long hours while all the leaves were brown and the sky was gray, on that November day. You can thank Sarbanes-Oxley corporate accounting compliance legislation for that. Anyone who thinks that Democrats are the busiest workers and therefore less able to vote than Republicans is dead wrong. Therefore I hope the House Majority Leader will bring this legislation to the House Floor as soon as possible."
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Post by Rick Warder on Jan 1, 2006 12:51:44 GMT -5
Double Hulled Tanker Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Rick Warderis looking for sponsors for the Double Hulled Tanker Act, which provides upgrading assistance to oil companies using single hulled tankers and foresees civil penalties for companies which continue to dock or undock oil-bearing single hulled tankers at U.S. ports. The act also prohibits single hulled tankers from entering into the U.S. exclusive economic zone (2oo nautical miles from shore). In order to avoid short-term market distortions in the price of oil, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve will be opened to balance out the supply of oil and shall be refilled no later than one year after passage of the Double Hulled Tanker Act.
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Post by Rick Warder on Jan 1, 2006 14:55:42 GMT -5
Shea Overreacting, President Says
WASHINGTON, D.C. - After comments by Senator Cody Shea regarding the "breakdown" of bipartisan efforts of Capitol Hill, President Rick Warder was dismissive. "Senator Shea is a fundamentally good man who wants the best for this country. Right now he and his party are in election mode," President Warder said. "I appreciate his sentiments on the Safe Games Act, but I had a discussion with Chief Justice William Pope and he personally informed me that such provisions as I threatened to veto in that Act were not constitutional. Furthermore, I never had to veto the Safe Games Act because it got tabled. As far as I'm concerned, what takes place in Congress stays in Congress until it hits my desk."
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Post by Rick Warder on Jan 2, 2006 16:47:15 GMT -5
President Signs Line Item Veto Authority Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Rick Warder signed the Line Item Veto Authority Bill into law. "Goodbye shotgun, hello sniper rifle," President Warder said. "It's time for some pork huntin'!"
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