CBNews – President Bush accused Democratic lawmakers on Saturday of being unable to live up to their duties, citing Congress’ inability to pass legislation to fund the federal government.“Democrats are failing in their responsibility to make tough decisions and spend the people’s money wisely,” Bush said in his weekly radio address. “This moment is a test.”
The White House has said the failure of a broad immigration overhaul
was proof that Democratic-controlled Capitol Hill cannot take on major
issues. “We saw this with immigration, and we’re seeing it with some
other issues where Congress is having an inability to take on major
challenges,” said spokesman Tony Fratto.The main reason the immigration measure died, however, was staunch
opposition from Bush’s own base – conservatives. The president could
not turn around members of his own party despite weeks of intense
effort.
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