Since John Murtha became outspoken against the Iraq War last fall, conservatives could not wait to “swift boat” him. Now we are finding out one of the examples he used as a problem in Iraq is in fact true: US lawmaker and former Marine colonel accused US Marines of killing innocent Iraqi civilians after a […]
Well Jean Schmidt in fact did lie: The Ohio Elections Commission on Thursday found that Republican U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt violated campaign law by claiming on her Web site last year that she had two college degrees when she had only one. The commission, which ruled unanimously against Schmidt, issued a public reprimand for the […]
I’m working hard today on getting the WordPress system set up for my future move to a dedicated server. For your time being here is some afternoon reads: John at AMERICABlog has been getting some nasty e-mails over the JCS letter. Glenn notices something I had also noticed. The right wing blogs were quick to […]
The swift boating of John Murtha is now going full force as we learn in today’s Washington Post: Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), the former Marine who is an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq, has become the latest Democrat to have his Vietnam War decorations questioned. In a tactic reminiscent of the Swift […]
Here is probably one of the worst arguments I have heard about the Iraq war: Rep. John Murtha (news, bio, voting record) says the military is blaming him for a recruitment slump instead of recognizing mistakes that have led to an enlistment shortage. “They’re trying to direct attention away from their problems,” said Murtha, D-Pa., […]
What do you get when you have a congresswoman who has been in office three months crossing a thirty year veteran of Congress? A congresswoman working hard to do damage control. Ohio Republican Jean Schmidt said Tuesday she should have rephrased her sharp critique of a fellow congressman’s call to immediately pull troops from Iraq. […]
There was a segment on our local evening news about Jean Schmidt’s comments regarding Rep. Murtha. Turns out Schmidt wasn’t very truthful before the House last week. This from WKRC 12: Ohio Representative Responds To Use Of His Quote Ohio Congresswoman Jean Schmidt refused to say more Monday night about her comments that ignited a […]
President Bush has calmed down his attacks against war opponents today: BEIJING – After fiercely defending his Iraq policy across Asia, President Bush abruptly toned down his attack on war critics Sunday and said there was nothing unpatriotic about opposing his strategy. “People should feel comfortable about expressing their opinions about Iraq,” Bush said, three […]
Tomorrow is our holy day. No not the day when Christians take to churches, I am talking about the day when political junkies like myself wake up early to take to the Sunday morning talk shows. Tomorrow’s sermon seems to be synonymous across the spectrum, it is a simple but stern message. That message is […]
I finally had enough of a break to sit down and read the entire transcript of Rep. John Murtha’s press conference today and I am highly impressed (full transcript availablehere). We have constantly been inundated with the the continuous line of “Democrats have no plan”. Well after reading this, Republicans must be working hard to […]