Archives for February 2007
Democratic leaders revamp anti-war plan
House Democratic leaders are developing an anti-war proposal that wouldn’t cut off money for U.S. troops in Iraq but would require President Bush to acknowledge problems with an overburdened military. The plan could draw bipartisan support but is expected to be a tough sell to members who say they don’t […]
Or, Freedonia meets the Nutcracker Suite.
Gallup Poll: What groups Americans would not vote for
PZ Myers will erupt in five, four, three, two …
Actually, all this poll measures are the prejudices that people know they should not admit to. Everyone knows you can’t admit to being prejudiced against blacks or Catholics, but the godless and the homos would […]
Obama brings Iraq plan to Austin
About 20,000 mostly young people traveled from across Texas on Friday to stand on the shores of Town Lake and hear Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama declare that he will end the war in Iraq.
“We are actually less safe than we were before this war started,” Obama said. “Austin, it’s […]
Leo goes green for trip to the Oscars
Leonardo DiCaprio rolled up to Oscar’s red-carpet frenzy Sunday in an eco-friendly — and very trendy — hybrid car, the Toyota Prius. The “plug-in hybrid” can travel more than 100 miles on a gallon of fuel, according to the environmental group Global Green. DiCaprio, nominated for a best-actor […]
My family took a short vacation in New Hampshire this past week, visiting my sister in North Conway. We all did some cross-country skiing, some shopping, and too much eating; my daughter and her friend also went downhill skiing and skating. I discovered snowshoeing this trip and really enjoyed it.
Starting with the […]
Daily Kos: Dimwit Nevada Democrats
I know the Nutroots didn’t invade Iraq, but God, they creep me out. Kos and Bowers and the rest of the usual suspects have their virtual panties in a twist because Fox News plans to host an August 2007 Democratic Debate in Reno, Nevada. In their world, this is some […]
Two phrases crop up frequently in the discourse of war supporters, “serious” and “the long war.” You can read sentences like “for those who are serious about the WOT …” or “I have always understood that we were in for The Long War, our generational struggle against the evil of our times.”
Yammering away at […]
I saw a poll noting that 36% of Republicans disapprove of Bush’s handling of Iraq.
One certainly wouldn’t get that impression from reading Republican-authored blogs.
Conservatives Target GOP War Critics in Congress
House Republican leaders and conservative activists are targeting critics of President Bush’s plan to send more combat forces into Iraq — and some GOP lawmakers are […]
Many are convinced that by fighting and killing insurgents in Iraq, we are making a dent in some presumably finite number of jihadis.
As if, the laws of arithmetic somehow prevent the war from enflaming, enabling, and increasing anti-American terrorists.
Terrorist Networks Lure Young Moroccans to War in Far-Off Iraq
Foreign fighters in Iraq account for only a […]
Hillary’s Malleable War Opinion - FOX News
Listening to Hillary Clinton’s clumsy attempts to paint herself as a longtime opponent of the war in Iraq, one has to wonder just how dumb she thinks the American voters are. She now seems to be claiming that her vote for the war resolution in 2002 was really not […]
Iraq Troop Boost Erodes Readiness, General Says
Outgoing Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker said yesterday that the increase of 17,500 Army combat troops in Iraq represents only the “tip of the iceberg” and will potentially require thousands of additional support troops and trainers, as well as equipment — further eroding the Army’s readiness […]
Some Creationist moron, Ben Bridges a state legislator in Georgia circulated some anti-evolution nonsense, linking it to (of all things) Judaism. And, a Texas state legislator circulated it briefly. Both are Republicans. uh-oh … And you know that means …
Lawmaker Apologizes for Memo Linking Evolution and Jewish Texts
A leader of the Texas House of […]
Power Line: Postwar Planning, From One Who Knows
As I see it, things [in Iraq] are turning out better than we expected from a GWOT point of view. Al Qaeda’s decision to make a stand in Iraq has provided us with an opportunity to deal them a significant blow.
War-supporting bloggers have been overrunning with outrage at the House Democrats’ proposals to limit our involvement in the war in Iraq:
“the height of cynicism,
“a slow-bleed to defeat,
“defeatist, reprehensible,
“cynical .. willful manslaughter,
“irresponsible,
“disgusting,
“immoral, cowardly,” etc..
Here’s the top line of the ideas:
Top House Democrats … have decided against using congressional power to force a quick end to […]
