Leave it to the Carpetbagger blog to systematically rip apart the President’s arguments today about the cost of the Iraq War. Ouch!!
The financial costs of war
With increasing frequency, I’ve noticed that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton make a point of emphasizing the extraordinary financial costs associated with the war in Iraq. The message must be resonating with voters because this morning, the president offered a detailed response to the charge. Indeed, I’ve been listening to Bush’s speeches on Iraq since the [...]
Categories: Bush Administration · Iraq War
The dems are touting new poll numbers that, they say, spell bad news for the Maverick.
“It’s A Target-Rich Opportunity”
Howard Dean said that Democratic National Committee polling out today of voters in 17 unidentified swing states indicates that John McCain has damaged his maverick brand since 2000 by aligning with President Bush on the war and courting the right wing of the party. He also said that voters doubt [...]
Categories: 2008 Election · Democrats · McCain
They do seem to be spreading…
Retailers Post Weakest March Sales in 13 Years
A couple of days ago I noted here that most Americans are “glum” on economic progress in America. As a small business owner I keep my eye on the economic news and I have contended here long before the media began to speak more frankly about the economic state of our nation, that the economy sucks. [...]
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Because it just wouldn’t be right to ignore it, being from Arkansas and all…
Huckabee to follow in Robertson’s footsteps?
In 1988, TV preacher Pat Robertson launched a Republican presidential campaign predicated on a vaguely theocratic, right-wing platform. He actually fared well in a couple of contests — he even came in second in the Iowa caucuses, ahead of George H.W. Bush — before a poor showing on Super Tuesday forced him from the race. But [...]
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Actually, it’s more of a sucker punch. You know, the kind that sneaks up on you and leaves you breathless…
World Bank: rocketing food prices have put fight against poverty back 7 years.
Robert Zoellick, the Bank’s president, said that while consumers in rich countries were worried about the cost of filling the fuel tanks in their cars, people in poor countries were “struggling to fill their stomachs. And it’s getting more and more difficult every [...]
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But, honestly, pretty much what I expected. It’s going to be left to the next administration to wrap it up.
Bush Offers No Sign of Large Iraq Troop Withdrawals
President Bush said that significant progress had been made in Iraq, but he made no predictions about when troop levels could be reduced [...]
Categories: Bush Administration · Iraq War
Thus spake one who should know.
Bush’s Iraq ‘bluster’ wrong: Expert
Wow! Anthony Cordesman, one of Washington’s most-respected national-security experts, just let President Bush have it. He opened up a can of you-know-what on the commander-in-chief. In a new commentary on Gen. David Petraeus and Amb. Ryan Crocker’s testimony this week, he reads the riot act to Bush in [...]
Categories: Bush Administration · George W. Bush · Iraq War
The new numbers are out and they are ugly. VERY ugly.
AP poll: Bush public approval at new low
Public approval of President Bush has reached a new low in the Associated Press-Ipsos poll, driven by dissatisfaction with his handling of the economy. A survey released Thursday showed just 28 percent approve of the overall job he is doing. His previous record low [...]
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Don’t you feel as if the American public has started to tune out these military debriefings before Congress? Have you paid close attention this week? I’m betting you haven’t been glued to CSPAN. I know I haven’t. In my case, I was quite sure I wouldn’t learn anything new. That pretty much sums it up.
Two days of testimony, no closer to sanity on Iraq
General Petraeus, commander of US forces in Iraq, and US Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker just spent two days on the Hill testifying before various Congressional committees. The spinning and misdirection required by members of this administration to make their policies appear even minimally rational continues to astound, and this latest round of [...]
Categories: Bush Administration · Iraq War
Indeed, we may feel like we’re being tortured by the events around us. But, thankfully, it’s nothing compared to what’s been done with the approval of our leaders. ABC is naming names of those involved.
‘History will not judge this kindly’
Describing the Bush administration’s affinity for torture, Michael Stickings noted this morning, “[I]t’s not all about John Yoo. The U.S. didn’t just start torturing its detainees because a government lawyer said it was okay, or because some executive-branch extremist like David Addington determined that anything and everything was permissible in a time of war, or [...]
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Arkansas continued to be battered by strong storms today. Enough is enough! We have enough problems without mother nature piling on. Speaking of “piling on”, airline travelers are pretty much feeling that way these days. We really did manage to zigzag our way through a maze of flights over spring break, without feeling the impact of the latest round of cancellations. There was a great discussion of the problems with the airline industry on Morning Joe this morning, with the bottom line being that the airlines can’t charge enough to provide the service and safety people want because nobody will pay and they can’t afford to continue to operate with prices where they are, given the high fuel costs. In other words, there might have to be another government bailout coming. But the money for that…from where does it come? Taxpayers are feeling kind of tapped out right now.
Because of Congressional Oversight, F.A.A. is finally getting around to making sure airlines are complying with safety.
For some reason, it appears that the U.S. airlines didn’t feel compelled to follow safety guidelines for the past few years. The F.A.A. didn’t seem too concerned, until recently. It really is hard to grasp just how little concern the Bush administration has for the safety of Americans. Bush was aided and abetted by the GOP-led Congress that never [...]
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