“Benchmarks,” schmechmarks, she got the message. Even if she is signing on to the Dem plan that has Levin, Reed and Clinton begging Bush to pwease, oh pwetty pwease, tell us your plan, Mr. Pwesident. Yeesh, they just don't make Democratic hawks like they used to. The truth is that Hillary Clinton got spanked last [...]
Lamont Gets Lucky
Okay, so maybe not just lucky. Ned Lamont has leveraged his own political acumen and progressive positions against Joe Lieberman's abysmally non-progressive record into a cha-ching Monday. Now, I must admit I don't know anything about Connecticut politics, but even I know what this one means. George Jepsen talked to Steve Clemons on the phone [...]
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Net Neutrality Fight
Net Neutrality Fight Mr. \”Bridge to Nowhere\” Stevens holds the Internet in his hands. Feeling nervous yet? I was going to lay this out in my own inimitable way. However, then I saw what Matt Stoller wrote about the issue. What he said! Ok, it's March, 2008. You go to your computer and open your [...]
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Democrats Make a Move on Iraq
UPDATE: Phased pull-out of Iraq picking up steam. The wingnuts are restless on Iraq. Have you seen them? All the wingnut posts on Murtha's appearance on “Meet the Press,” that is. Somebody needs to hand Michelle Malkin a bib. The WSJ is freaked. John Fund is in a suicidal swoon. Wait until they hear that [...]
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Foreign Policy Discussion on War and Terrorism
Foreign Policy Discussion on War and Terrorism “When you think about Zarqawi's death … Al Qaeda in Iraq was a very small group of people. But they did a disproportionately large amount of damage because they were doing the suicide operations.” – Peter Bergen, New America Foundation (lecture) Someone needs to tell Bush's boy Brit [...]
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Of Cowards and the Clueless
Maybe they just heard about this poll from Fox! Between Tony Snow saying “It's a number,” and Karl Rove's chickenhawk proclamations of stay the course, you really have to wonder what the Administration knows about the military, war or what will actually help the situation in Iraq. Today on Fox “News” Sunday, Chris Wallace gave [...]
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Murtha Goes After Rove
UPDATE: C&L now has the video. If it's an election season it must be time for Karl Rove to deliver the latest Republican salvo of insanity. We all know, as Andrew Card said long ago, that you don't break out a new marketing plan in August. But the Republicans are in so much trouble they [...]
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Liberal Lunacy on the ‘War on Terror’
Liberal Lunacy on the “War on Terror” UPDATE: A father wants answers. Newly released under FOIA, a redated report on Abu Ghraib raises more questions.. There are so many things wrong with Peter Beinart's recent ramblings about Truman giving terrorists hell that it's hard to know where to start. However, this past Wednesday, I was [...]
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Stay at Home Moms Don’t Matter to Ryan Lizza
Stay at Home Moms Don't Matter to Ryan Lizza UPDATE: Unleashing the wrath of stay-at-home moms. “Liberal bloggers descend on Las Vegas for some heavy petting.” I can't believe I actually have to write this post. The above was the subheading in the email The New Republic sent out to subscribers, of which I am [...]
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HAMDANIYA: Chain of Command Breakdown
HAMDANIYA: A Father's Rage UPDATE: Marine Times cofirms what I learned yesterday from Jodka's attorney: shackles are off. “… very disappointing turn of events. The upper strata has turned their backs on my son.” – PFC Jodka's father Where does the buck stop? According to PFC Jodka's attorney, the young Marine is “100% innocent” and [...]
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Marines are Innocent Until Proven Guilty
One has to wonder how far we've fallen as a country. We engage in day long debates about the purpose of the Iraq war, then the Congress is spirited off to an ostentatious presidential picnic, while at least one Marine lies in what is being described as severe confinement without even being charged with a [...]
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Ann Coulter Says Kill John Murtha
Known as the Frag Grenade. What do Republicans think dissenting veterans deserve? They should be murdered by their own. Via Peter Daou we get the latest installment of the stick shiksa's insanity. Only this time, not only did Ann enunciate how Republicans really feel about veterans, but she also gave us the bottom line when [...]
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What Iraq War?
What Iraq War? “It's a number,” said Tony Snow today, when speaking about the 2,500 U.S. soldiers who have died in Iraq. Really? Because when you go to The Wall in Washington, D.C., there aren't numbers on it, there are names. When people leave momentos and flags and flowers to honor the dead, they reference [...]
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Amnesty for Terrorists – Picnic for Republicans
Amnesty for Terrorists – Picnic for Republicans –updated– 6:30 pm: EDT THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush attend Congressional Picnic The White House | Washington, DC (source) George W. Bush and the Republicans are so desperate to get security in Iraq they've decided that giving amnesty to insurgents who attacked and killed our troops is the [...]
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Wingnuts Unwound
Wingnuts Unwound I've been reading Eric Boehlert's Lapdogs, which I basically blew through during every spare second I've had while traveling lately. It truly is an amazing compilation of what we face today in the media, as Republicans are given the catbird seat by everyone. It's the reason stick Shiksa Ann Coulter is running a [...]
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The Idiots Among Us
The Moose is an ass. To their credit, Joe Biden and Joe Lieberman are two additional high-profile Democrats who have put country before partisanship when it comes to foreign policy…And, of course, Joe Lieberman refuses to waver. While many politicians claim not to be guided by polls, Joe truly puts principle first. He is a [...]
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REPUBLICANS: Playing Politics with War
UPDATE: Alert the media! The Republicans have a new strategy on Iraq: strong, steady and WRONG. Look mom and dad, we can “stay the course” forever! Yippee!!! God forbid we admit our mistakes and correct our course, because that's what grown ups do; especially when you're in charge of sending people into war and you've [...]
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Dear Michelle Malkin and Hot Air –updated–
Dear Michelle Malkin and Hot Air –updated– UPDATE II: Bryan Preston is his name and he is Hot Air. Reader Ryan suggested I make sure everyone knows his name, not just his blog address. This is particularly true since Bryan has proven he is willing to use the troops and edit the truth to prop [...]
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Russ Feingold on the Attack –updated–
Russ Feingold on the Attack –updated– (posted from Washington, D.C., 10:30 a.m. eastern time) Senator Feingold on the attack. I wanted to post this quickly before I headed off to my final meetings, because I won't have time between the foreign policy lecture at the New American Foundation on Winning the Un-War: A New Strategy [...]
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War Theater for Bush
War Theater for Bush (posted from Washington, D.C., 8:23 a.m. eastern time) Very busy morning for me, as I take in some meetings, then I'm off to a foreign policy lecture at the New American Foundation on Winning the Un-War: A New Strategy for the War on Terrorism. Looking forward to that very much. Afterwards, [...]
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