I read the first paragraph of this AP article and my head started spinning: Republicans dismissed as political theater a Democratic plan for an all-night session of the Senate to debate President Bush’s military strategy in Iraq amid bipartisan proposals to redeploy U.S. troops. So actually having a debate on how to end a war […]
If you answered Ron Paul then you are correct! Congressman Ron Paul has defined his Republican presidential candidacy with a staunchly critical stance on the Iraq war, saying during the June 5 debate in New Hampshire, for example, that it was a “mistake to go and a mistake to stay.” Paul has often reiterated his […]
Then America don’t want it! In a widely expected move, Sen. John McCain‘s (R-Ariz.) press department resigned en masse today. Communications director Brian Jones stepped down, along with deputies Matt David and Danny Diaz. Research director Brian Rogers and South Carolina McCain spokesman Adam Temple are also leaving the campaign. None of the depatures is […]
Lindsey Graham told Tim Russert this morning that we will leave Iraq when OUR generals say so, even though al-Maliki has said we could leave. In other words, we will not recognize the sovereignty of the Iraqi government. I don’t remember anything in the war authorization saying we would be an occupying force. Sounds like […]
Petraeus’ report is on September 15. We got the interim report this week stating that they are only “satisfactorily” on track to meet 8 of 18 benchmarks. Now check out this news: The White House said Friday that Iraq’s parliament may take the month of August off but downplayed the impact on political reconciliation efforts […]
This White House isn’t even human: Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) revealed on Friday afternoon that the White House and Pentagon were holding up a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigation into the friendly fire death of former professional football player and Army Corporal Patrick Tillman. “[T]he Committee wrote to White House Counsel Fred Fielding […]
The one time pick of George Bush to be one of the top judiciaries in the nation did not show up for her subpoena today, paving the way for contempt charges. Let’s not forget George Bush in those charges either, who ordered Miers not to show up. As Josh posted yesterday: 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1505 […]
This was classic. Scarborough thinks that Tucker got the best in this argument. Check it out and see what you think. I believe Scarborough is flat wrong. It is funny to hear these right wingers get mad when the personal lives of politicians is brought into the public debate. It was just 10 years ago […]
She will be missed by all. She was a proactive first lady, in a time when that wasn’t the norm. She was also one of the most environmentally friendly first ladies this country has ever had. The AP has a quote from Lady Bird that really applies today. This was her quoting her husband: “I […]
That is what Boehner called GOP Senators who are against the “surge”: Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) called for comity Wednesday during a meeting of the Republican Conference after House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) referred to Senate colleagues who have begun to favor a change in course in Iraq as “wimps.†Wilson declined to comment […]