This past Friday, General Wesley Clarke had a discussion about the current climate in D.C. and what we need to do to change it this November. He highlighted some very good points including the Democrats National Security plan, which was muted by the President changing a press conference time to coincide with the Democrats press […]
Can we say OUCH: President Bush’s approval rating has slumped to 31% in a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, the lowest of his presidency and a warning sign for Republicans in the November elections. The survey of 1,013 adults, taken Friday through Sunday, shows Bush’s standing down by 3 percentage points in a single week. His […]
The phase 2 report into the pre-Iraq war intelligence failure is still being stonewalled by Senate Intelligence chairman Pat Roberts: Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), who chairs the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said he wants to divide his panel’s inquiry into the Bush administration’s handling of Iraq-related intelligence into two parts, a move that would […]
Imagine that – Bush and the GOP continue to sink. 36% approval for Bush 30% approval for Congress 40% approval for Bush’s foreign policy and the war on terror 35% approval for the handling of Iraq 69% believe the country is headed in the wrong direction 60% of Republicans polled disapprove of Congress The Republicans […]
Out of all the Republicans in the country, the pick by the Southern Republican Convention to be the next President is (excuse me while I wipe the tears from my eyes, I have been laughing hard) Bill Frist. I got only one thing to say about that. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE (ok three things). Frist would […]
The Patriot Act has passed in the House and is not set to be signed by Bush. In the AP article about this passing they had a paragraph that made me laugh: The vote, 280-138 under special rules that required a two-thirds majority, marked a political victory for Bush and will allow congressional Republicans facing […]
Think Progress has all the details. With Dubai and this there is no doubt our White House does not give a damn about national security.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) — A former NSA employee said Tuesday there is another ongoing top-secret surveillance program that might have violated millions of Americans’ Constitutional rights. Russell D. Tice told the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations he has concerns about a “special access” electronic surveillance program that […]
With all the talk recently about Cheney ordering Libby to disclose the identity of Valerie Plame, the timing of this story is very relevant. The unmasking of covert CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson by White House officials in 2003 caused significant damage to U.S. national security and its ability to counter nuclear proliferation abroad, RAW […]
After reading AMERICABlog this morning and seeing his entry of how Bush is planning on using the State of the Union Address as a GOP campaign platform, I have decided to help Bush with his speech. First of Mr. President, I hope you use as much time as possible to attack those liberals out there […]