PRESIDENT Bush’s visit to Katrina-ravaged Louisiana Wednesday follows six months of bungling that threatens political catas trophe for the state’s Republicans. He will boost his belated $4.2 billion plan finally to provide housing for people made homeless by the storm, but it may be too little, too late. Rep. Richard Baker, a 10-term conservative GOP […]
This morning, Rep. Murtha was on Meet the Press and did an excellent job at keeping the support for his resolution up. Russert questioned him on what the other Republicans have said and he was good at steering clear of making it a political showdown. Even when Russert asked Murtha about Bush lying the country […]
The Republican’s plan to divide the Democrats over the issue of pulling troops out of Iraq backfired last night. With a final vote of 403-3 defeating Duncan Hunter’s resolution of immediate withdrawal. The debate over the issue was some of the most heated I have seen in years. The Republican’s tried to maintain that the […]
70% of Americans want an independent commission to look into the failures of Katrina’s response. Democrats want the same type of commission. Republicans refuse to allow it to happen. To further add insult to injury, this will give the power of subpoenaing witnesses solely to the Republicans. While they are crying about Democrats making this […]
Well I guess we are proving more and more that we are in a holy war. At least that is the perception given by Republican Representative Thomas G Tancredo of Colorado. In an interview on a Florida radio station, the Congressman said that if we experience a multi city attack then we could respond by […]