HAD ENOUGH? Donate Today! –updated– *** Ned Lamont pledges to match your donation dollar for dollar until the primary. Give what you can. *** Don't you just love the graphic from Jesus' General? I know I do and you know why, too. But seriously, are you sick of the rubber stamp Republican Congress? Have you [...]
What About the Lebanese Christians?
What About the Lebanese Christians? –updated– Today, 10,000 Arab-Americans united in Dearborn, Michigan in support of the Lebanese. One Arab-American blog has the action, but beware, because the pictures of dead children are gruesome. But President George W. Bush is not sending Secretary Rice to the Middle East until next week. Why? There's only one [...]
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STEM CELL VETO: Bush is NOT Pro Life
–updated– George W. Bush talking about the “right to life” is like saying Bill Kristol is right on Iran. (Did we not learn anything in Iraq?) But today our president tried to push the “pro life” propaganda while vetoing the very first bill of his presidency. A bill that would have brought hope to millions; [...]
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LEBANON: Katrina-Style Response
LEBANON: Katrina-Style Response –updated– What's going on in Lebanon? Last night, Anderson Cooper talked about French ships coming in to rescue people, as well as Greeks and the Swedes transporting people out, with Americans being taken out by these foreign ships, too. Where was our government? The response is just now beginning. Americans are writing [...]
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RALPH REED CONCEDES DEFEAT
Boo-hoo and buh-bye. Former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed conceded defeat about 9:50 p.m. in Georgia’s Republican primary for lieutenant governor. “Tonight my candidacy for lieutenant governor comes to an end,” he said. Ralph Reed concedes defeat
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Middle East Crisis Tonight
–updated– Tuning in to “Scarborough Country” these days is a mistake. The only man on the show making any sense is Patrick J. Buchanan. The grown ups have flown the coop. The other thing that's happened is that Iraq is no longer in the picture. Couple that with carpe diem WWIII, IV and V talk [...]
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U.S. Ships at Hell’s Gate
–updated below– Today during the press briefing, Tony Snow said he preferred to “kick the can” down the road on the whole Israeli – Hezbollah thing. We now have the definitive Bush strategy for the Middle East. As for when Condi will show up, well, a week or so, you know, no hurry. As I [...]
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John O’Neill’s New Group
John O'Neill's New Group UPDATE: James Boyce of the Patriot Project weighs in. Good morning. Had your daily grope yet? What is it with these conservatives? We've got Bush groping Chancellor Merkel, with one of O'Neill's mouthpieces going after me, but missing by a mile. Conservatives just can't stand strong women, I guess. Oh, but [...]
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Bush Gropes Germany’s Merkel
cross-posted at Huffington Post President Bush took time out from the G-8 Summit to grope German Chancellor Angela Merkel. I'm not kidding. It boggles the mind. (Update: John at C&L has the video up.) Via Mash (by the way, great get!), we get photos via a friend of his in Germany. Mash debuted his guest [...]
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PATRIOT PROJECT: John O’Neil Threatens Lawsuit
PATRIOT PROJECT: John O'Neil Threatens Lawsuit –updated– Talk about a way to get attention. John O'Neill, yes, that one, the guy who lied and said he served in the same boat with John Kerry, but was nowhere near John Kerry during Vietnam. O'Neill and some unknown organization \”Democracy Project\” are making tut-tut sounds that they're [...]
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BUSH: Syria Can Save the Middle East
–updated– UPDATE: A couple of sites for you: Blogging Beirut; and Israellycool” is “liveblogging the war.” Please, if you know of other blogs in the current war region, please let me know in the comments. … Oh, and by the way, this is just nuts…. as is this piece from The New Republic, which also [...]
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While the Middle East Burns
“Our message to Israel is to defend yourself, but be mindful of the consequences,” Bush said at the joint press conference with Blair. “We're urging restraint.” – Bloomberg Does anyone doubt why the Middle East is in flames? Thanks to Pamela at Democratic Daily for sending these to me. By the way, anyone else have [...]
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SACRED COW: Bush’s Religion Collides with American Interests
SACRED COW: Bush's Religion Collides with American Interests (see note below) “Obviously Iran is involved…” – Secretary Condoleezza Rice on “This Week.” Today on “This Week,” Secretary Rice said it is “grotesque” to say that the war in Iraq has made the situation in the Middle East worse. Well, excuse me if I find it [...]
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Newt’s WWIII Call to Action
Newt's WWIII Call to Action Newt's idea of a campaign poster. The jerk from Georgia is at it again and it just doesn't get more nakedly political than this. Former Speaker Newt Gingrich says we're in WWIII. Yes, it's bad, but not bad enough to do anything about it now. No, Bush should wait until [...]
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What About the Israelis
UPDATE II (11:01 p.m.): Robin Wright writes: Hasan Nasrallah is exactly where he always wanted to be. And Israeli Prime Minister Olmert helped put him there. That is, long after he joined Hezbollah, after the Israelis invaded Lebanon so long ago. Lessons learned: 0. UPDATE (10:25 p.m. PDT): Read this earlier. Cujo359 in the comments [...]
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Saturday Middle East Kaboom Edition
–updates below– Hey, baby, we know how you feel! Good morning, enjoy your coffee? According to CNN, Israel has struck the Lebanese side of the Syria-Lebanese border, with strikes continuing in Beirut. Here, let me clean that up for you… Oh, why bother, because Israel is still pushing the obvious, without any facts to back [...]
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MIDDLE EAST ON FIRE: It Began with Iraq
All out war has been declared. You don't know
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Baghdad Collapsing
To say this day has been busy is an understatement. Not long ago, I did an interview with a reporter from the San Francisco Chronicle on the Lamont – Lieberman race. Of course, the inevitable subject of Iraq came up, with me saying the race goes way beyond the war in Iraq, which I then [...]
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The Burning Bush
The Burning Bush–updated– UPDATE II (1:00 p.m.): This is an open thread on the Israeli – Hezbollah escalation. It will be easier to discuss for now if everything is in one place. I wanted to share something after seeing a CNN update with Jamie McIntyre. First, the State Department spokesperson captured by CNN didn't give [...]
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