[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 71 (Thursday, May 1, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H2951-H2952]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
PRESIDENT BUSH IS 0 FOR 2
(Mr. EMANUEL asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute.)
Mr. EMANUEL. Madam Speaker, in 1993, when professional baseball
owners were deciding how to rehabilitate the reputation of baseball
after the players' strike, they debated whether to enact a wild-card
rule to allow the second place team into the playoffs. Only one owner
at the time voted against this, Texas Rangers general partner, George
Bush.
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When the rule passed 27-1, at the time the President said, ``I made
my arguments and went down in flames. History will prove me right.''
Since then, nearly a third of the World Series Champions have been
wild-card teams, including the 2004 World Series Champion Boston Red
Sox. The rule helped save baseball, as history has shown.
And just like his baseball predictions, President Bush sings a very
similar tune about Iraq. He says, as recently as yesterday, ``History
will prove whether I'm right, and I think I'll be right.''
Really? Five years today since his speech on ``Mission
Accomplished.'' And let's take stock. More than 4,000 lives have been
lost, tens of thousands of American men and women have been injured,
we've spent over 475 billion taxpayer dollars in Iraq, with the price
tag continually going up.
History will judge whether, once again, George Bush's record and
America's reputation will go down in flames. At this rate, he's 0 for
2.
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