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Celebrating 50,000 Page Views!!
2007-09-15 13:44:00 Yesterday there was another milest6one here at Politics Plus. We topped 50,000 page views. Unlike visits, I can't find and thank the guilty party, so instead, I'll just thank you all. More About: Views , Page
The LIEberman Poll
2007-09-15 13:30:00 In a recent poll of his constituents, Joe LIEberman would lose, if they could have a do-over. This portends well for getting rid of him in the 2008 elections. Perhaps the other Bush-Dog Democrats should take note. QUESTION: For whom did you vote for in the 2006 race for U.S. Senate, Ned Lamont, the Democrat, Alan Schlesinger, the Republican, or Joe Lieberman , an Independent? More About: Poll
Webb: Will Support for Troops Handcuff Bush?
2007-09-15 13:15:00 WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 — Now that President Bush and Gen. David H. Petraeus have charted their course for the Iraq war, Democrats in the Senate say one of their proposals aimed at shifting the president’s strategy is finally close to winning enough Republican support for a real chance at being approved. It would require that troops spend as much time at home as on their most recent tours overseas More About: Support , Webb , Troops
Fred Thompson: Compassionate Conservative?
2007-09-15 13:01:00 As Fred D. Thompson moves around the country delivering his folksy stump speech, he routinely makes his way through a laundry list of top concerns: national security, immigration reform, federalism and activist judges, among others. But he seems most energized when he discusses the ballooning cost of entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare, and what he calls a need for more More About: Fred Thompson , Conservative , Compassionate
Bush Loses Major Coalition Partner
2007-09-15 12:52:00 In his Iraq speech last night, President Bush took a moment to thank “the 36 nations who have troops on the ground in Iraq.” TPMmuckraker’s Spencer Ackerman has been counting coalition members with troops on the ground and has been able to find only 34 — many of whom have just a minor presence in Iraq. In his search, Ackerman discovered that the total is about to drop to 33: Next month, Iceland More About: Partner , Coalition , Major
Open Thread: Sat., 9/15/2007
2007-09-15 11:55:00 Today's question; Do you have friends attending today's major demonstrations? OR... What's new? Today in history: On Sept. 15, 1963, four black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at a Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, in the deadliest act of the civil rights era. Today's humor: (received from a friend in email) More About: Open , Thread
Potomac Pinocchio is 7 Cans Short of a 6 Pack
2007-09-14 14:55:00 I don't know what he put in his Kool-Aid, but Bush's speech last night bore no resemblance to reality. ...Trying to secure more time to allow his strategy to work, Bush -- in a televised prime-time address -- embraced recommendations by his top commander in Iraq for a limited withdrawal of about 20,000 troops by July. But Bush also made clear his view that the United States would require a major More About: Short , Pack , Potomac
Bush Has left the $US Hanging
2007-09-14 13:50:00 The days of the dollar as the world's “reserve currency” may be drawing to a close. In August, foreign central banks and governments dumped a whopping 3.8% of their holdings of US debt. Rising unemployment and the ongoing housing slump have triggered fears of a recession sending wary foreign investors running for the exits. China, Japan and Taiwan have been leading the sell off which has caused More About: Bush , Left
Why Are Taxpayers Funding Neil Bush?
2007-09-14 13:31:00 So here's a tidy little racket: After being installed president thanks to a voting fracas in a state conveniently governed by your brother, cook up a national educational curriculum and place at its center the standardized test. Give the curriculum a name with a wink and a nudge, like, oh, "No Child Left Behind." Then, funnel taxpayer money to equipping schools with a gimmicky learning device More About: Bush , Neil , Funding
ABC to Air Anti-Sicko Program
2007-09-14 13:21:00 Now that disgraceful Path to 9/11 is apparently dying a lingering death, ABC/Disney seems to feel that they had to come up with another political/corporate bogus infomercial. Tomorrow night, ABC's 20/20 will air a "special" on healthcare "anchored" by John Stossel (a sort of Geraldo starter-kit kind of guy). He's a real "still fighting communism" wingnut who has decided to take on Michael Moore More About: Program , Sicko , Anti , Gram
Open Thread: Fri., 7/14/2007
2007-09-14 11:59:00 I caught up yesterday. Sorry I was in many of your blogs for less time than love is in an illegal religious right church GOP meeting, but I was way behind. If you're passing through early, and my lead post for the day is not yet up, please come back. It will be a major post on Bush's speech. Today's question: In light of this horrendous deception, do you think Congress might actually grow a More About: Open , Thread
Action Alert: Watch John Edwards Tonight
2007-09-13 19:53:00 Tonight, after President Bush makes yet another argument for continuing the war in Iraq, John Edwards will speak directly to the American people in a nationwide address on MSNBC. John will challenge the President's remarks with a strong call to the nation to end the war now. Buying this kind of airtime is expensive, but we believe that President Bush's address must be countered with a strong More About: Watch , Action
Petraeus: Time for the Truth
2007-09-13 15:45:00 If you think that, because I questioned the wisdom of the title, venue, and timing of the MoveOn ad yesterday, I was defending Petraeus , please think again. First, he perjured himself before Congress. On at least three occasions that I counted during the Petraeus/Crocker hearings, Gen. Petraeus flatly stated that the U.S. is not providing weapons to the Sunni tribal fighters who, over the past More About: Truth , Time , Ruth , The Truth
Bush Sweetheart: 9/13/2007 - John Boehner
2007-09-13 15:14:00 Only a true Bush Sweetheart could care so little for our troops as to say that the deaths of 3776 of them is a small price to pay for Bush's war for oil and conquest. More About: John , John Boehner , Thea
No Charges for Supporters of Bush Terrorism
2007-09-13 15:08:00 The Justice Department notified Chiquita Brands International yesterday that it will not seek to criminally charge its former top executive and other former high-ranking officers over the company's payment of bribes to a Colombian organization on the State Department's list of terrorist groups. The multibillion-dollar banana company pleaded guilty earlier this year to making $1.7 million in More About: Bush , Terrorism , Supporters , Char
The Great Presidential Mashup
2007-09-13 14:48:00 On Sept. 12, Slate co-sponsored the first-ever online-only presidential mashup with Yahoo! and the Huffington Post. Armed with your questions, Charlie Rose asked the top Democratic presidential candidates about their views on health care, Iraq, education, and other issues. Their video responses, which will be posted on Yahoo! shortly, will be coded and at your disposal—allowing you to create More About: Presidential , Great , Mashup , Resident , The G
What Dems Need to Say Before Bush's Speech
2007-09-13 14:42:00 General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker have now reported to Congress on the situation in Iraq. President Bush will address the nation tomorrow night [now tonight] on television. But we already know in advance what he's going to say -- that he is in favor of American forces in Iraq going through a gradual drawdown of the "surge," which will end in the summer of 2008. This will leave us right in More About: Speech
Iraqi Oil Compromise in Collapse
2007-09-13 14:22:00 BAGHDAD, Sept. 12 — A carefully constructed compromise on a draft law governing Iraq’s rich oil fields, agreed to in February after months of arduous talks among Iraqi political groups, appears to have collapsed. The apparent breakdown comes just as Congress and the White House are struggling to find evidence that there is progress toward reconciliation and a functioning government here. Senior More About: Collapse , Coll
GOP: Drop the Family Values Charade
2007-09-13 14:15:00 WASHINGTON — The sorry episode of U.S. Sen. Larry Craig in a Minneapolis airport bathroom may serve one useful purpose: It ought to be the last stop on the Hypocrisy Express. No matter what happens with Craig's longshot effort to get his guilty plea reversed, his behavior should put an end to the values charade plaguing Republicans. It's not just Craig's 15 minutes of infamy. The hypocrisy More About: Family , Values , The Family , Drop , Char
Senate Halts NAFTA Trucks Pilot Program
2007-09-13 14:08:00 Statement of Robert Shull, Deputy Director for Auto Safety and Regulatory Policy at Public Citizen The Senate ’s sound rejection Tuesday night of the Bush administration’s dangerous North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) trucks “demonstration project” sent a clear signal that public safety is a priority on Capitol Hill. Congress has made itself clear: The Bush administration must put the More About: Trucks , Program , Pilot , Nate
Clinton Still Wants Hsu Donors' Money
2007-09-13 14:02:00 Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) left open the possibility yesterday that her presidential campaign may get new donations from the 260 people whose contributions are being returned because they were raised by Norman Hsu, the political donor whose business dealings are being examined by law enforcement agencies on both coasts. "I believe that the vast majority of those 200-plus donors are More About: Money , Dono , Linton
Open Thread: Thu., 9/13/2007
2007-09-13 12:48:00 The night before last I sprained my left forearm and wrist in my sleep. As yesterday progressed the pain kept getting worse. I tried visiting blogs, but only made it to one before3 I felt too distracted to continue. I'll try to do better today, if I have any endurance left after posting and replying to comments here. Today's question: Do you expect anything new in Crawford Caligula's More About: Open , Thread
How About the Ad from MoveOn.org?
More articles from this author:2007-09-12 16:00:00 MoveOn.org, the liberal group that enraged Republicans this week by alleging that Gen. David Petraeus was “cooking the books” with regard to the situation in Iraq, is asking its members to engage in a grassroots effort to help bring U.S. troops home. In an e-mail to supporters, the group said Petraeus “misled the country” in his testimony before the House on Monday. MoveOn wants its members to More About: Moveon 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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