Blitzer Dismantles Rep. Boustany’s Assertions Of Progress In Iraq Appearing on CNN’s Late Edition this morning, Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA), who recently returned from Iraq, asserted “some major improvements” are being witnessed in Iraq. Echoing claims made by Gen. David Petraeus, Boustany said “sectarian deaths are down.” Host Wolf Blitzer corrected Boustany’s assertion, citing Iraqi […]
In Book, Bush Peeks Ahead to His Legacy Mr. Bush acknowledged one major failing of the early occupation of Iraq when he said of disbanding the Saddam Hussein-era military, "The policy was to keep the army intact; didn’t happen." But when Mr. Draper pointed out that Mr. Bush’s former Iraq administrator, L. Paul Bremer III, […]
… who said this? President Bush will be viewed as a far-sighted leader who confronted the key test of the 21st century. He will be judged as a man of moral clarity who put America on wartime footing in the dangerous struggle against radical Islamic terrorism. Following the horrors of 9/11, this president changed […]
Ted Haggard’s Plea for Money Reproved: His "overseers have invalidated his money plea… Why did Larry Craig resign? Were he innocent, would he have plead guilty in Minnesota? Would he have resigned? I don’t think so. While I don’t disagree with all the political analysis, my own included, I find it impossible to believe that […]
Pentagon ‘three-day blitz’ plan for Iran The Pentagon has drawn up plans for massive airstrikes against 1,200 targets in Iran, designed to annihilate the Iranians’ military capability in three days, according to a national security expert. Alexis Debat, director of terrorism and national security at the Nixon Center, said last week that US […]
Just for a little break, look at this complex but damning story. Dr. James Holsinger is President Bush’s nominee for Surgeon General. Like many of Bush’s nominees, this man is a radical christian with enough crackpot views to disqualify him from even being considered for the job. But now, it seems, he’s a crook too: […]
A masterful con job A couple of days ago, the NYT reported that the White House "is growing more confident that it can beat back efforts by Congressional Democrats to shift course in Iraq." It’s not because conditions in Iraq have improved, and it’s not because the president’s policy is producing results, but because the […]
Senator Craig Announces Resignation Sen. Larry E. Craig, the Idaho Republican caught in a police crackdown on sexual solicitation in an airport men’s room, today announced his resignation from the Senate, effective Sept. 30, succumbing to an erosion of support in his home state and from members of his own party. In a brief public […]
“The stakes in Iraq are too high and the consequences too grave for our security here at home to allow politics to harm the mission of our men and women in uniform” … George W. Bush, August 31, 2007 Congress asked for this assessment and members of Congress should withhold judgment until they have heard […]