One Republican presidential hopeful today: Newt Gingrich said it is impossible to “fix” Afghanistan and suggested the U.S. should to tell Afghan citizens to “figure out how to live your own miserable life.” Speaking at a Republican luncheon here on Monday, Mr. Gingrich amped up his criticism of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan after a string […]
From Oliver Willis: I’ve just gotten off the phone with Atlanta Journal-Constitution political writer Jim Gallaway who says that Sen. Saxby Chambliss has confirmed that the ‘All faggots must die’ comment left here on JMG earlier today did indeed come from his Atlanta office. The comment was made over the repeal of DADT. Pretty interesting […]
On the Ed Show a bit ago, Markos went after chickenhawk Tom Tancredo. When Markos informed Tancredo that he was an actual Veteran and not some chickenhawk who went off and got a deferment during Vietnam, well Tancredo decided to take his ball and go home. I just love it when the wingnuts get so […]
And now you can forget Poland. This shows how Bush’s “staunchest allies” think of him now: ONE of America’s main allies, Poland, believes so many mistakes were made in the war in Iraq that any military intervention in Iran would be highly unlikely and the world would have to learn to deal with Iran having […]
OK – This shit is just getting too scary: The administration of President George W. Bush is planning a massive bombing campaign against Iran, including use of bunker-buster nuclear bombs to destroy a key Iranian suspected nuclear weapons facility, The New Yorker magazine has reported in its April 17 issue. The article by investigative journalist […]
While browsing the internet on this Sunday before Christmas, be sure to stop by The Poor Man where you can vote for the ChickenHawk of the Year. Choices include Jean Schmidt, Young Republicans, Dick Cheney, George Bush, Joe Lieberman, Judy Miller and many more. Some good holiday fun as you decide who is the biggest […]
The Republicans are pulling a strictly political stunt tonight in order to try and insult the Democrats. At approximately 7:00 tonight, they will be holding a vote on a plan to pull troops out of Iraq. The full resolution, which can be viewed at Raw Story, is very simple compared to that offered by Rep. […]
Today we celebrate Veteran’s Day. It is a day to honor those who have served for our great country. The best way to honor those veterans would be to insure they have a life time of excellent health care and benefits. Showing them that their country truly cares about them and the service they have […]