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Democrats ask Bush to hold summit on Iraq
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Triumphant U.S. congressional Democratic leaders began to flex their new political muscle on Wednesday by urging President George W. Bush to host a bipartisan summit on the Iraq war and find common ground with them on such domestic issues as education and health care.
| Because cutting-and-running from Iraq isn't enough, Bush has to do it at home as well. |
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said the American people voted for change in Tuesday's elections. "I hope that he (Bush) will listen," Pelosi said at a news news conference after receiving a congratulatory telephone call from Bush, who also called Reid.
"I told him (Bush) what I said last night -- that I looked forward to working in a bipartisan way with him, that the success of the president is always good for the country and I hoped that we could work together for the American people," Pelosi said.
| "Until we impeach him," she added softly. |
Reid said: "It is time to put partisanship aside and find a new way forward - at home and in Iraq. Today, I ask the president to surrender convene a bipartisan Iraq summit with the leaders of Congress."
Posted by: Steve White 2006-11-09 |
