Wow this is getting heated: On the eve of a potentially contentious Senate hearing about the Iraq war, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to testify before Congress, saying it’s been too long without such an appearance. Clinton, D-N.Y., is a member of the Armed Services Committee, and while she has criticized […]
Is it any wonder why each of these people face criticisms from their own parties? Two summers ago, on a Congressional trip to Estonia, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton astonished her traveling companions by suggesting that the group do what one does in the Baltics: hold a vodka-drinking contest. Delighted, the leader of the delegation, Senator […]
This is how the Bush administration thinks of America. They believe no American has the right to freedom anymore. U.S. citizens suspected of terror ties might be detained indefinitely and barred from access to civilian courts under legislation proposed by the Bush administration, say legal experts reviewing an early version of the bill. A 32-page […]
This is very interesting and it will be more interesting to see how it is quickly spun. A group of Democrats in the House of Representatives on Wednesday called for at least $10 billion in additional funds to help the U.S. Army rebuild resources depleted by the Iraq war, now in its fourth year. In […]
You know it is bad for McCain when you got NewsMax going after him with this little piece: McCain’s Out-of-Control Anger: Does He Have the Temperament to Be President? Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is considered a front-runner for the 2008 race, but does McCain have the temperament to be president? As portrayed by the mainstream […]
The Sunday Morning Line-up is a little short today because ABC is carrying World Cup Soccer so This Week will not air. Here is the other programs: Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer Tony Snow: White House press secretary Sen. Pat Roberts: R-Kansas, Intelligence Committee chairman Sen. Dianne Feinstein: D-California, Intelligence Committee member Hoshyar Zebari: Iraqi […]
Sounds like another Cuban Misslile Crisis is on the cards: Report from Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea is set to deploy ballistic missiles that could reach Alaska and remains a global security threat despite its failing economy, the head of the U.S. military in South Korea told a Senate hearing on Tuesday. “Reports indicate […]
I guess the elections last week is starting to bother the Republicans in Senate. Now they want to pass a resolution forcing Bush to set a clear plan to withdrawal from Iraq and also supply them with quarterly updates. The plan stops short of requiring an actual timeline. From today’s New York Times WASHINGTON, Nov. […]
Now that phase two of the investigation into the intelligence failures leading up to the Iraq war is to be completed, we are starting to see some documents come out that were classified before. One document in particular has been obtained by the New York Times and will appear in Sunday’s edition. Thankfully it is […]
Senator John Warner, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said he intends to summons Rumsfeld to Capital Hill to answer questions about Iraq. He is doing this because of the rising number of lost soldiers, the economic cost and the increased insurgency taking place in Iraq. Mr. Warner is also planning on holding hearings in […]