Target: Iraq

Kos has a post up tonight detailing a report that I missed yesterday.  It’s all about Iraq – the moving target, it seems.

The "New" Way Forward: An Update

Yesterday the White House issued a progress report on the new way forward in Iraq that’s chock full of "hopeful" signs of progress and warnings about withdrawing before victory is achieved.  But it seems that the victory goalposts have been moved again, because instead of the previous goal of, "a free Iraq that is democratic, that can govern itself, defend itself and sustain itself, and be a strong ally in this war against radicals and extremists," what we are now: [...]

Tags: Iraq War

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Did You Hear?

They had a big terrorism scare in London early today.  Or maybe not.

London Bomb–What a Crock of Crap!!

So I turn on the telly this morning and find breathless CNN anchors hyperventilating over the nuclear suicide car weapon of mass destruction discovered smoldering outside of a London nightclub. One report from the scene notes that: London police were contacted when witnesses saw a Mercedes being driven erratically near London West End night club Tiger Tiger, and the driver jumped out of the automobile and ran away. The car was reported to have two gasoline canisters and be full of nails. CNN adds: Explosives officers discovered the fuel and [...]

It all depends on what you read…

Dangerous bomb deactivated in London

While some of the recent alleged terrorist plots in the U.S. haven’t withstood much scrutiny, it looks as if London avoided a serious terrorist incident today. Police in London say they have deactivated a bomb packed with nails and capable of creating huge casualties, raising renewed fears of a terrorist strike almost two years after the [...]

Tags: London, Bomb, Terrorism

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Today’s Must Read

So, the White House has claimed executive privilege, and Congress has thrown down the gauntlet. So where are we now? Enter the legal scholars! If there’s one thing they agree on, it’s that there’s no [...]

Tags: White House, Executive Privilege

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Yes, There Was A Debate

It was Thursday night.  It was the Dems.  How’d they do?

Top Iowa Columnist Says Hillary Resoundingly Won Debate

Influential Iowa columnist David Yepsen of the Des Moines Register calls the debate for Hillary in glowing terms: Clinton was crisp, cogent and methodical in her answers. She understood better than [...]

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Supreme Court Takes Up Gitmo

Here’s one we’ll be watching, for sure!

Supreme Court to hear appeal by Gitmo detainees.

AP reports: The Supreme Court, reversing course, agreed Friday to review whether Guantanamo Bay detainees may go to federal court to challenge their indefinite confinement. The action, announced without comment along with other end-of-term orders, is a setback for the Bush administration. It had argued that a new law strips courts of their jurisdiction to hear [...]

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Target: Iraq

Kos has a post up tonight detailing a report that I missed yesterday.  It’s all about Iraq – the moving target, it seems.

The "New" Way Forward: An Update

Yesterday the White House issued a progress report on the new way forward in Iraq that’s chock full of "hopeful" signs of progress and warnings about withdrawing before victory is achieved.  But it seems that the victory goalposts have been moved again, because instead of the previous goal of, "a free Iraq that is democratic, that can govern itself, defend itself and sustain itself, and be a strong ally in this war against radicals and extremists," what we are now: [...]

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Did You Hear?

They had a big terrorism scare in London early today.  Or maybe not.

London Bomb–What a Crock of Crap!!

So I turn on the telly this morning and find breathless CNN anchors hyperventilating over the nuclear suicide car weapon of mass destruction discovered smoldering outside of a London nightclub. One report from the scene notes that: London police were contacted when witnesses saw a Mercedes being driven erratically near London West End night club Tiger Tiger, and the driver jumped out of the automobile and ran away. The car was reported to have two gasoline canisters and be full of nails. CNN adds: Explosives officers discovered the fuel and [...]

It all depends on what you read…

Dangerous bomb deactivated in London

While some of the recent alleged terrorist plots in the U.S. haven’t withstood much scrutiny, it looks as if London avoided a serious terrorist incident today. Police in London say they have deactivated a bomb packed with nails and capable of creating huge casualties, raising renewed fears of a terrorist strike almost two years after the [...]

Tags: London, Bomb, Terrorism

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Today’s Must Read

So, the White House has claimed executive privilege, and Congress has thrown down the gauntlet. So where are we now? Enter the legal scholars! If there’s one thing they agree on, it’s that there’s no [...]

Tags: White House, Executive Privilege

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Yes, There Was A Debate

It was Thursday night.  It was the Dems.  How’d they do?

Top Iowa Columnist Says Hillary Resoundingly Won Debate

Influential Iowa columnist David Yepsen of the Des Moines Register calls the debate for Hillary in glowing terms: Clinton was crisp, cogent and methodical in her answers. She understood better than [...]

Tags: Clinton, Debate, Yepsen

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Supreme Court Takes Up Gitmo

Here’s one we’ll be watching, for sure!

Supreme Court to hear appeal by Gitmo detainees.

AP reports: The Supreme Court, reversing course, agreed Friday to review whether Guantanamo Bay detainees may go to federal court to challenge their indefinite confinement. The action, announced without comment along with other end-of-term orders, is a setback for the Bush administration. It had argued that a new law strips courts of their jurisdiction to hear [...]

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Earth From Above

Never thought I’d find myself linking to something at AOL, but I stumbled on this tonight and it’s pretty darn fascinating.  Seems AOL has a new-to-me "reference center" that just happens to be featuring some amazing photographs of earth, taken by NASA satellites.  Ya’ know, this is a pretty darn beautiful place we all call home…Go on, take a couple of minutes.  Enjoy.

Tags: AOL, NASA, Satellite

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From Fox News

So, it MUST be dependable, right?

Bush hits new record low in Fox News poll; Congress more popular

This just in: Americans are giving bad grades all around. President Bush’s job approval rating now stands at 31 percent, the lowest ever in the FOX News poll, and almost twice as many Americans say they disapprove of the president’s job performance. And those harsh sentiments extend down Pennsylvania Avenue to Capitol Hill. Six months after [...]

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Blowin’ Smoke

Again.  All this smoke can’t be good for poor Tony Snow’s health..

Snow responds to wiretapping subpoenas.

Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee issued subpoenas for documents related to the White House’s warrantless surveillance program. Today, White House spokesperson Tony Snow called the subpoenas “outrageous” and alleged that Congress was kept “fully informed all along the route:” SNOW: [L]et’s just say it’s an outrageous request. What you have is a program that was [...]

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Any Questions?

I’m thinking this is a fairly major admission from the White House…

Legal Memo Confirms White House Led Effort To Target And Remove U.S. Attorneys

Today, White House counsel Fred Fielding released a letter informing Congress that President Bush will assert executive privilege over White House documents relating to the firing of U.S. attorneys. Fielding attached a legal memorandum written by Solicitor General Paul Clement, laying out the legal basis for the executive privilege claim. Clement reviewed the documents that the [...]

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The Tragedy That Is Iraq

Note that this article comes from the Army Times, please.  Not some left-wing, radical, publication.

Family of slain soldier blames exhaustion

…Craig, whose nickname was Dre, called his family by cell phone Saturday to tell them he was on 24-hour security duty, said Erik Brown, his godfather and family spokesman. After that, Craig went out on a mission and was killed, he said. “He was very tired, he was exhausted,” Brown said Thursday. “Due to that exhaustion, we believe that’s why we lost Andre. The soldiers are not getting rest, they’re tired.” Craig described “deplorable” conditions in Iraq, including women being raped and [...]

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Discrimination in Schools

Did the Supreme Court just open the door to more discrimination?

BREAKING: Supreme Court Strikes Down Public School Desegregation Law

In the “biggest school desegregation ruling in more than a decade,” the Supreme Court today ruled 5-4 to reject public school assignment plans “that take account of students’ race.” The AP reports: The decision in cases affecting schools in Louisville, Ky., and Seattle could imperil similar plans in hundreds of districts nationwide, and it leaves public [...]

UPDATE:  Can you say, "Campaign Issue"?

Hillary Condemns SCOTUS Decision On Racial Diversity In Schools

Hillary is first out of the box with a statement on the SCOTUS decision this morning that rejected school diversity plans that take account of students’ race. The decision could imperil efforts to [...]

Tags: Desegregation, Discrimination

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For The Sake of Argument

Let’s jump on board the health care debate, shall we?

Fear, uncertainty and doubt about health care waiting lists

Waiting lists, waiting lists, waiting lists! OMG! Michael Moore is a terrible person! "Michael Moore’s denunciation of America’s health-care system is about to hit the silver screen. In the film’s trailer, a desk attendant at a British hospital smiles while explaining that in Britain’s National Health Service, “everything is free.” But for free hospital care, Britons [...]

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So Much For Presidential Capital

All the arm-twisting didn’t work. This was bad legislation; not even a solid sto-gap measure.

Senate immigration bill dies… again

The Senate’s attempt to keep the controversial immigration-reform bill alive failed minutes ago, with 46 senators voting to keep it going, and 53 against, well short of the 60 needed to keep going. This was the second time in as many months that the bill, which would have given a path to citizenship to the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants, was declared dead. But this time it looked like it [...]

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Sobering Thoughts

I’m a bit more optimistic than Carl, but we do have a problem.  Sadly, it’s a growing problem.  And it needs to be fixed.  That could be a tough task…

Decay

…We used to be the bastion of advanced technology, in research and development, in pure science for science sake. Now we can’t even keep the lights on. Particularly since the turn of the decade, it seems as though America doesn’t do anything anymore. We don’t innovate. We don’t lead. We don’t implement. We don’t discover.  This is far deadlier to our society than one might think: without the competitive advantage we’ve taken in the 20th Century, America would be a second rate agrarian society. Think the Soviet Union, only without [...]

Tags: Blackout, Internet

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Your Money

Don’t know how things are for you, but it seems EVERYTHING is costing more these days, from utilities to food to fun. Overall, how’s it going?

The Bush Economy

Ever hear from your conservative friends about how well the economy is doing because of the Bush tax cuts? Putting aside the issue of income inequality, which means our economy is doing well for a smaller and smaller percentage of Americans, we now find that the economy is hardly growing at all. In fact, factor in inflation and the economy may very well be at a standstill or actually experiencing negative growth: "WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy limped ahead at just a 0.7 percent pace in the first quarter, the [...]

Tags: Economy, Bush Administration, Income Inequality

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