These Republicans, which are up for re-election, are starting to get scared: The tide of Republican defections from President George W. Bush’s camp swelled Saturday when two more US senators joined the chorus of critics of his Iraq policy, demanding change. But while expressing sharp disagreement with the strategy of “surging” the number of US troops […]
It sure as hell looks like it: U.S. forces in Iraq raided Iran’s consulate in the northern city of Arbil and detained five staff members, a state-run Iranian news service said. The U.S. soldiers disarmed guards and broke open the consulate’s gate before seizing documents and computers during the operation, which took place today at […]
NBC is reporting: In a guest column in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal President Bush addressed a range of issues. On Iraq he said he’ll reveal his new strategy in the coming days. Administration officials tell NBC News it will involve sending some 20,000 additional U.S. troops to Iraq. The plan is being called surge and […]
Looks like the Democrats are really working for a new strategy in 2008: Democrats are laying aside the debate over issues and philosophy and turning to something more prosaic — rejiggering the political calendar — as a way to boost the party’s White House prospects in 2008. Barring a last-minute shift, Democratic leaders meeting here […]
Ahhh – while we are gearing up for the 2006 elections, so are the Republicans and they have a new strategy. Their new strategy is crafty and clever. It is a strategy to prove they are the party of integrity and honor: WASHINGTON – Many worried Republicans on the ballot in November have been pushing […]
The brilliant Ted Rall brings up an option to deal with our President that I have thought of in the past. Follow the lead of California and start a national recall. One solution is to establish a California-style recall system on the national level. If a significant percentage of Americans loses confidence in the president […]
What a day. We have heard that the President is going to deliver this major speech today about progress in Iraq and lay out a plan for ending this war. Instead we got the same old rhetoric of “more of the same”. The White House has released a new guide entitled “National Strategy for Victory […]