Tag: david petraeus

Which would you suspect to bring the larger punishment, downloading pornography or releasing classified information illegally? You may be surprised.

“Fair and balanced” sure has an interesting meaning when it comes to Fox News. We’re all used to their highly partisan reporting, but this story takes the political involvement of the network to a whole new level. Roger Ailes, the longtime Republican media guru, founder of Fox News and its current chairman, had some advice […]

From TPM: Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander of the Afghanistan War, said today the planned burning of Korans by a Florida church could put American troops in danger. “It could endanger troops and it could endanger the overall effort,” Petraeus told the Wall Street Journal. “It is precisely the kind of action the […]

MSNBC is reporting that according to Pentagon officials, General Stanley McChrystal has been relieved of his command. The President is going to address that nation from the Rose Garden at 1:30 pm. UPDATE 1: MSNBC is now reporting that David Petraeus will take over command of the Afghanistan war.

Just got this breaking news alert from the Washington Post: Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, fell ill at the witness table during a Senate hearing Tuesday and had to be escorted from the room. Petraeus was listening to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) express concern about the direction […]

During this entire health care debate one thing that has really irked me is the progressive bloggers acting like President Obama sold us out by not pushing universal health care. Not once did candidate Barack Obama push for universal health care. Instead candidate Obama pushed for: Establish a National Health Insurance Exchange with a range […]

You would never guess that if you went on the Sunday talk shows lineup: ABC’s “This Week” — Retired Marine Corps Gen. James Jones, the president’s national security adviser; Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Former Vice President Dick Cheney. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai; Pakistani […]

The Mittster is now claiming John McCain came up with the whole surge. So why do these Republicans show such little respect for David Petraeus, and why don’t the wingnuts who were pushing for Petraeus to run for President come out in his defense? This shows the lack of respect for our military from the […]

The administration just loves David Petraeus The Pentagon is considering Gen. David H. Petraeus for the top NATO command later this year, a move that would give the general, the top American commander in Iraq, a high-level post during the next administration but that has raised concerns about the practice of rotating war commanders. A […]

Some Republicans are calling for the House to investigate the New York Time’s charging MoveOn a lower rate on the “Betray Us” ad. Well it looks like the New York Times isn’t the only ones guilty of such an error: The Star Tribune will be refunding about $12,000 spent on a full-page ad to Al […]