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Why Pres. Bush Did Not Name Sen. Borah
Comments From Left Field | 7 hours ago by Michael Tedesco
In his much-discussed speech at the Knesset yesterday, Pres. Bush said the following: Some seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along. We have hear read more
Lieutenant General Chuck Pitman’s “Letter Of Apology”
Drink To The Dead | 9 hours ago by Xander
This ‘Letter of Apology’ was written by Lieutenant General Chuck Pitman, US Marine Corps, Retired. It is the epitome of exactly how I feel in regards to the current world state of things. It’s nice to know that there are others out read more
O’Reilly needs a variety show
Where's the Outrage? | 9 hours ago by Errington Thompson
I just don’t think that this news thing is working out for Bill O’Reilly. I personally thought that O’Reilly’s personal low was when he reported on Hanna Montana’s “racy photos.” That was news? Now he doe read more
Obama calls McCain "naive" and "irresponsible"
Highroller blog | 11 hours ago
Don't make McCain mad. You won't like him when he's mad.Lumping McCain together with President Bush, Obama declared: "If they want a debate about protecting the United States of America, that's a debate I'm ready to win because George Bush and John read more
McCain's Driving the Swiftboats
Ice Station Tango | 17 hours ago
This isn't Joe Biden's now instant classic bullshit calling on Bush, but he does a solid job here of pushing back on Bush's utterly heinous remarks to the Israeli Knesset on Hardball.Three and half minutes into this clip Chris Matthews shows John McC read more
McCain Has a Timetable for Withdrawing U.S. Troops from Iraq!
Elect Romney in 2008 Blog! | 19 hours ago
As you all know, Sen. McCain delivered a major speech on Thursday, May 15, where he outlined his TIMETABLE FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF U.S. TROOPS FROM IRAQ! This is the same man who used that very point to attack Mitt Romney during the last days of the Fl read more
What is Bush up to?
Where's the Outrage? | 19 hours ago by Errington Thompson
I’m not sure where to go with Bush’s appeasement statement. In the Israeli Knesset, President Bush talked about the dangers of appeasement. I’m surprised that President Bush didn’t get Boo’ed. Wasn’t it the Bush read more
McCain Was For Talking to Hamas Before He Was Against It
Ice Station Tango | 20 hours ago
John McCain called Barack Obama "the candidate of Hamas" recently and has consistently derided Obama's so-called pledge to talk to 'the enemy'. Those two things have been conveniently conflated into the perception that Obama is proposing talks with read more
Only a mother can love
microbrother | 22 hours ago by microbrother
To all the people who voted for Bush and support him:After Bush’s performance in Israel, yesterday, I’m at a loss for words. Again, your president goes overseas and makes you look stupid and, unfortunately, the rest of us are getting dragged alo read more
For it Before he was Against it
Comments From Left Field | May 16th 2008 by Michael Tedesco
That John McCain is campaigning notably more negative and dirty than anyone, including his inflated version of himself that has been on display for much of this campaign, would have predicted is not the big news. That is reserved for the fact that h read more
Clinton Defends Obama from Bush
The Democratic Daily Blog | May 16th 2008
As I expected she would… Today in Rapid City, SD, Hillary Clinton went to bat for Barack Obama in the wake of Bush’s comparison of him to Neville Chamberlain, Ken Vogel reports (via Politico). She told reporters: President Bush’s compar read more
McCain Tries Outdated Scare Tactics
The Mersman Political Blog | May 15th 2008 by The Mersman Political Blog
On Thursday, John McCain bought into the standard Republican national security scare tactic. This signals a new low for McCain which lowers the bar further in what was supposed to be a “respectful campaign” from the “straight talk express”. read more
Defense Secretary Robert Gates: Appeaser?
Donklephant | May 15th 2008
How exactly does Bush explain his speech when his own defense secretary’s opinions seems to place him in the “appeasement” camp with Obama? Here’s what Gates said… The United States should construct a combination of ince read more
Moldovan police stand by while nationalists attack gay pride cele…
Highroller blog | May 15th 2008
Ah the smell of dictatorship in the morning. And these people aspire to closer ties with the EU? That'll be the day. And we're worried about marriage - not that we shouldn't be, but it's shocking the contrast that these guys can't even hold a para read more
LOLPolicy
Comments From Left Field | May 15th 2008 by Michael Tedesco
The Associated Press: President Bush feted Israel on Thursday in honor of the 60th anniversary of its founding and predicted that its 120th birthday would find it alongside a Palestinian state and in an all-democratic neighborhood free of today̵ read more
Bush Likens Democrats Who Support Negotiation With “Terrorists…
Comments From Left Field | May 15th 2008 by Michael Tedesco
Here is what he said: Some seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along. We have heard this foolish delusion before. As Nazi tanks crossed into Polan read more
Anti-Americanism Is Racim Too!
Waging a War on Anti-Americanism | May 15th 2008
My name is David, I have been asked by the author of this blog to post a document that I wrote this morning regarding some postings that have been made on a Facebook group dedicated to the discussion of the problem of Anti-American Racism in western read more
For example?
Upper Left | May 15th 2008 by Shaun
The Preznit abroad... “Some seem to believe that we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along." Really? Some people believe this? He must have had someone in m read more
Bush Suggests Obama and Democrats Want ‘Appeasement’ of Terro…
The Democratic Daily Blog | May 15th 2008
Speaking at Israel’s 60th anniversary celebration in Jerusalem today, Bush launched attack on Democrats ”suggesting they favor “appeasement” of terrorists in the same way some Western leaders appeased Hitler in the run-up to read more
Video: Obama Praises Bush Sr.’s Gulf War Strategy
Donklephant | May 15th 2008
There have always been whispers that George Sr. really thinks his son’s Iraq policy is wrong. That’s never been confirmed by him personally, but former aides are on the record as saying so. And now Obama is giving his strategy the thumbs read more
Obama clueless on Afghanistan and Iraq
Reality of current events and politics | May 15th 2008 by Ben Eng
This National Review Online article is critical of Barack Obama’s lack of understanding about the situation in Afghanistan and Iraq. This results in Obama being out of touch with the foreign policy requirements of today. read more
When Would McCain Intervene?
Cato @ Liberty | May 15th 2008
Matt Bai has a writeup in this Sunday’s NYTimes Magazine of McCain’s vision on foreign policy. Buckle up: McCain considers national values, and not strategic interests, to be the guiding force in foreign policy. America exists, in McCain read more
Author and Activist Tom Hayden to Discuss “Writings for a Democ…
Why Gentrify?! U Street Needs Me...What's Your Answer? | May 14th 2008 by Mighty Me
(photo from levantineculturalcenter.org) 6PM - 7:30 PM (Langston Room, Busboys and Poets) - Tom Hayden will discuss and sign his book “Writings for a Democratic Society: The Tom Hayden Reader” (recently released in paperback) Writings for read more
Invade to Aid?
Cato @ Liberty | May 14th 2008
Should we force our way into Burma to aid cyclone victims? Since the May 3 storm, Burma’s military regime has barred most outsiders from delivering supplies and medical relief. The regime is accepting aid shipments, it appears, but lacks the ca read more
Bush’s Goodbye Tour of a Middle East in Crisis
The Moderate Voice | May 14th 2008
So what’s the global prognosis for George W. Bush’s latest and last trip to the Middle East as President? Judging from this account from Le Figaro’s Jerusalem correspondent Patrick Saint-Paul, one might diplomatically call European read more
A Cross Between Bill Lumbergh and Robert Strange McNamara
Cato @ Liberty | May 14th 2008
For a look through the keyhole into the bizarre world of the Rumsfeld-era DOD establishment, take a look at these documents describing the DOD military analysts/”force multipliers” program. Or better yet, listen in to some of RumsfeldR read more
Obama Adv: Obama Never Said He would Meet With Iran Without Preco…
THE HOT JOINTS | May 13th 2008 by Chris Jones
Thanks to Hot Air for pointing out the latest lies and distortions from the NY Times. In a piece about John McCain allegedly trying to tie Obama with Hamas, an outright lie is made by an Obama advisor. Susan E. Rice, a former State Department and Nat read more
Sadr continues smart political moves
Highroller blog | May 13th 2008
As Sadr continues to develop his strategy and following in Iraq, the cleric who really does have the most power in the country, Ayatollah Sistani, has been overlooked recently, in part because he's been relatively quiet. Wonk Room (with ThinkProgres read more
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