Check out this headline from the AP: So what is that? Could it be troop cuts or defunding the war? NO! This article is about the Republicans filibustering Jim Webb’s amendment to give the troops as much time home as they are at war. Anti-war? Fuck you AP – this was a pro-troop bill. It […]
Had to come from John Edwards. It was when Hilary and Obama was asked about people not wanting a woman or black for President. Edwards said “if someone won’t vote for Hilary because she is a woman, or Obama because he is black then I don’t want their vote”. I am a big Edwards fan, […]
For our military that is. He told George Stephanopoulos this morning that he doesn’t think it’s write for Petraeus to have to prove progress to the Congress this September. Yeah – let’s not have any kind of tests or benchmarks for Iraq. That is basically the same strategy George Bush has used, the same strategy […]
With this new deadline of September for the Republicans to see if the surge is working, I was wondering what everyone thought would happen if we find out the surge still isn’t working then. Please take a second and vote.
The Senate has voted 50-48 to reject the amendment by Thad Cochran (R-MS), which would have removed the timetable language from the supplemental bill for the Iraq War. The bill now goes to conference and should pass next week. Gordon Smith and Chuck Hagel sided with the Democrats on this vote.
Kos found this gem Yup – that is wingnut darling supporting Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson. This is the same Rocky Anderson who called Bush a war criminal this week and said he should be impeached. Kos has a bunch of Rocky’s diaries highlighted. Hear that? It is the meltdown of the wingnut bloggers. […]
The Democrats want to give the citizens of Washington D.C. the basic democratic right the rest of the country enjoys – representation in Congress, but Bush is ready to put a stop to that: The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto legislation giving the District of Columbia a vote in the House, possibly prolonging […]
Last week, two election workers in Ohio got sentenced to 18 months in prison for rigging a recount in the 2004 presidential election. Now our new Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner has asked the election board members to resign or be fired: All four election board members for Cuyahoga County, troubled by recount rigging charges […]
Jack Cafferty asked the question today if Alberto Gonzales should be fired. When he read the emails he noted that out of the 900 emails they received none said Gonzales should stay. Flip this question over to the right wing blogs, where Michelle Malkin has asked the same question and you get this: If you […]
Considering all the media has been able to talk about is the fact that there was a choice to be made for the House Majority Leader, it is apparent the Democrats are doing a great job. Even today on This Week, the talk with new Majority Leader Steny Hoyer was about the vote. It is […]