Price: Bush took a 'cheap shot'

bniolet — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:15:12 -0400

U.S. Rep. David Price says he’s disappointed with President Bush’s remarks to the Israeli parliament on Thursday, just 24 hours after Price and about 50 other members of Congress urged Bush to promote diplomacy in his visit to the region this week.

"The president’s comments yesterday demonstrated that he is far more committed to political cheap shots than he is to actually pursuing peace in the Middle East," Price said.

During the celebration of Israel’s 60th anniversary, Bush compared those who would talk with Iran and radical Islamic groups to Nazis’ appeasers, angering many in the Palestinian territories and in the United States.

"That he would use such a solemn occasion in a foreign land as a campaign stop, undermining his own stated commitment to a peaceful resolution, is not only disgraceful; it speaks volumes about the broader failure of his foreign policy," said Price, a Chapel Hill Democrat.

"The letter that I, along with 51 of my colleagues, sent to President Bush this week encouraged precisely the opposite course: leadership that understands the imperative for peace and takes the steps necessary to achieve that goal," Price said.

Myrick: Pull Carter's passport

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:10:28 -0400

U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick, a Charlotte Republican, has called for former President Jimmy Carter's passport to be pulled over his meeting with Hamas leaders in Palestine.