Harry\’s Huddle People need to quit referring to Joe Lieberman as a \”Democratic hawk.\” He\’s simply a stubborn jackass who can\’t admit the plan for Iraq is wrong. Period. Just because you won\’t turn away from a war dragging your country down doesn\’t make you a \”hawk.\” It just makes you dumber than dirt. James [...]
Disgruntled America
Disgruntled America There\’s this poll out today showing that the majority of Americans think Mr. Bush\’s leadership on Iraq just plain stinks, with 53% wanting a deadline for troop withdrawal from Iraq. But an article earlier this morning on WashingtonPost.com offered a cold reality for Democrats as well, especially those leading us in Congress. With [...]
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A Case for Withdrawal from Iraq
A Case for Withdrawal from Iraq –bumped– guest post by Mash The Bush Administration has been very successful in controlling the debate on the Iraq war. In a remarkable bit of political jujitsu the Administration pivoted from the findings of the Iraq Study Group that the United States should withdraw from Iraq to a debate [...]
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Record Defense Spending, Less Security
Record Defense Spending, Less Security Expert guest post by Charles V. Peña Straus Military Reform Project Adviser As many have expected, President George W. Bush has asked Congress for an additional $93 billion in supplemental funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for this fiscal year, on top of the $70 billion already approved. [...]
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Al Gore is a Winner
Classic. He started talking then the orchestra interrupted. The announcement that was never going to come was on everyone\’s mind. It still is. Al Gore\’s exciting win at the Oscars was such a feel good moment. I hope a lot of people head over to Climate Crisis tonight. Then, of course, came Scorsese. But it [...]
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The New Sunni-Shiite Cold War
The New Sunni-Shiite Cold War VIDEO of Hersh on Iran We can only hope it\’s a cold war. Think Iraq, only imagine the religious, tribal and sectarian carnage expanded throughout the Middle East. Got that picture? Welcome to Mr. Bush\’s long-term plan for the Middle East, pitting Sunnis and Shia in the hopes of allying [...]
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And the Winner is…
As far as I\’m concerned, movies are America. I\’ve made no secret about it. I love them and simply cannot imagine life without them. Even when they\’re bad it\’s always fun to watch them. My life today would be so different if I hadn\’t discovered the movies when I was young. They\’ve been a passion [...]
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Bush and al-Hakim: Master Slave Dialectic
Bush and al-Hakim: Master Slave Dialectic guest post by Mash Iraq is being torn apart while George W Bush and Abdul Aziz al-Hakim enable each other. As the Hadley memo points out, Mr. Bush is counting on Mr. Hakim to deliver an Iraq that can \”govern itself, sustain itself, and defend itself.\” Mr. Hakim, for [...]
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Fear & Loathing in the Las Vegas Political Jungle
Fear & Loathing in the Las Vegas Political Jungle –updated– a guest post by citizen activist and Nevadan, veteran Johnathan L. Abbinett FoxAttacksBEWARE! There’s danger and political duplicity in the desert. There is a new urban jungle political war being waged in Nevada, largely in Las Vegas and Clark County and political animals of every [...]
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Dick Cheney’s Nerve
Dick Cheney\’s Nerve It takes some nerve to call Speaker Pelosi out, especially after the carnage Mr. Cheney leaves behind him. But that\’s what he did this week. Vice President Cheney refused to back down yesterday from his assertion that the Democratic approach to Iraq would \”validate the al-Qaeda strategy,\” as he continued a transpacific [...]
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What the Dems Said this Week
What the Dems Said this Week –updated– The Democrats had a lot to say this week, though conservatives have only the Obama – Hillary feud on their minds. And speaking of conservatives, I almost forgot… I don\’t listen to Hannity radio very often, but today I listened in because I knew he\’d likely cover the [...]
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The New Republic Gasps for Relevancy
The New Republic Gasps for Relevancy Drowned out by new media. As goes Joe, so goes the New Republic. When I read this earlier today, the inevitability of it seemed to be lost on everyone associated with TNR. Not that I\’m happy about anyone in the political biz losing steam or their jobs, but I [...]
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Malkin Gets a Show
Malkin Gets a Show –updated below– Michelle Malkin and the female version of Alan Colmes, Kirsten Powers, though she\’s a lot better looking, are teaming up on FNC to target the blogosphere. Fox News Channel is testing another pilot on Sunday that will air following its experiment in news satire, \”The ½ Hour News Hour.\” [...]
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Hillary Hit Piece
This picture is complimentary compared to the shot on the flyer. So, after the Carson City forum, I went out to my car and what did I behold? A flyer adorning my windshield ushering in the swiftboating season, targeting none other than Hillary Clinton. Of course, as goes with all hit pieces there is no [...]
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Senate Democrats to Pull the Trigger
Senate Democrats to Pull the Trigger This story just broke. Determined to challenge President Bush, Senate Democrats are drafting legislation to limit the mission of U.S. troops in Iraq, effectively revoking the broad authority Congress granted in 2002, officials said Thursday. While these officials said the precise wording of the measure remains unsettled, one draft [...]
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How Bad is the Nevada Democratic Party?
How Bad is the Nevada Democratic Party? Read this. It was a comment to this post, which obviously deserves the full frontal treatment and requires no explanation at all. Neither does this post. Mind you, this is a group who couldn\’t even beat Jim Gibbons, you know, the guy now targeted by the F.B.I., but [...]
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Good Riddance
Good Riddance –updated below– cross-posted on Huffington Post As we saw before the Senate went on recess, having Reid as the majority leader doesn\’t mean much when it\’s this slim of a majority. It also doesn\’t count when you have a Senate that doesn\’t have the spine to actually debate, but instead gets caught up [...]
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Are Nevada Democrats Nuts?
Are Nevada Democrats Nuts? –updated below– If Fox \”News\” is the Nevada Dems idea of a good media partner for the \’08 debate season then the west will never go Democratic. Fox \”News\” will make sure of it. Dick Morris makes attacking Hillary his mission. He\’s reportedly doing a documentary on Hillary in order to [...]
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Fox ‘News’ and the ’08 Democrats
Fox \’News\’ and the \’08 Democrats VIDEO: Sliming a Democrat, all in a day\’s work for Brit. It\’s amazing what can happen in 24 hours. I go to Carson City to cover an \’08 forum and all hell breaks loose between Hillary and Barack. There\’s also that little item that\’s been on simmer for months. [...]
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Democratic Forum Liveblogging – Final
Democratic Forum Liveblogging – Final –photo update below– Coverage sponsored by AFSCME Liveblogging… warts and all… Joe Biden is up. You\’ve got to make Iraq the world\’s problem not just ours. … If we don\’t get it right we\’re going to be shackled for a very long time to come. … You need a federal [...]
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