Archive | September, 2007
Military Deaths At Lowest Point in 14 Months
Sorry for the lack of posting over the last few days. I’ve been on the road without constant access to internet access. Anyway, this is definitely good news. US military losses in Iraq for September stood at 70 on Sunday, the lowest monthly figure since July last year, according to an AFP tally based on [...]
Reuters Reporter Uses Himself as A Source
27. September 2007
And it’s not an unimportant story, either. He claims, quoting himself as a source, that U.S. troops opened fire on innocent civilians. His using himself as a source is the only evidence he provides of the incident. By Noor Mohammad Sherzai BATI KOT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – U.S. troops opened fire on civilians near the eastern [...]
No Leading Democrat Willing to Commit to Withdrawal by 2013
27. September 2007
Now, would this be retreating on retreating? Of the Democratic frontrunners for the nomination, not a single one was willing to commit withdrawing troops from Iraq…by 2013. HANOVER, N.H. – The leading Democratic White House hopefuls conceded Wednesday night they cannot guarantee to pull all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of the [...]
Shuster Apologizes
26. September 2007
Maybe he’ll think next time before jumping on the Republican/war bashing bandwagon…nah.
Dems on How to Fix Climate Change: Raise Taxes!
26. September 2007
Which is pretty much their solution across the board. How do you fight global warming? Apparently by raising taxes. WASHINGTON — Dealing with global warming will be painful, says one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress. To back up his claim he is proposing a recipe many people won’t like _ a 50-cent gasoline [...]
Reporter’s “Gotcha” on Republican Blows Up in His Face?; Fake, But Accurate
26. September 2007
He thought he was clever, too, which would make this ever the more sweet. David Shuster of MSNBC was filling in for Tucker Carlson when he decided to play a grotesque game of “Gotcha” with Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in order to make a political point. SHUSTER: Let’s talk about the public trust. You represent [...]
Senate Passes Non-Binding Resolution to Do Something We Have No Control Over
26. September 2007
One day Joe Biden woke up and thought “Hey, let’s partition Iraq! What I great idea!”, and 74 other SenatorsLemmings followed suit. The Senate has passed a non-binding resolution calling for the partitioning of Iraq into 3 regions. Additionally it calls upon the UNSC to come together and agree on a future in Iraq, which [...]
House Joins Senate in Condemning MoveOn Ad; Notable Nays Added
26. September 2007
Good. The final vote was 341-79 in favor of the resolution condemning MoveOn’s ad. Both houses of Congress have now condemned the despicable ad with the headline “General Petraeus or General Betray Us?”. Some Notable Nays: Waxman, Kucinich, Nadler, Abercrombie, Ackerman, Conyers, Hastings, Jackson-Lee.
Here We Go Again…Rice Mentions Zarqawi, Grant in Same Paragraph
26. September 2007
Oy. Here’s what Condi said: He was diabolically brilliant. I think he was an outstanding organizer, I think he had a kind of strategic sense, and I don’t think the follow-on leadership has been quite as good. So when you hear people say, “You know, well, if you kill one of them, they’ll just replace [...]
Quote of the Month
26. September 2007
Yes, the month. Via Don Surber. “The world does not have to prove to Iran that Iran is building a nuclear bomb. Iran has to convince the world that it is not striving towards such a bomb.” — Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany.
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