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Poll: Bush's Rating on Iraq at All-Time Low 2006-12-19 09:11:25 How low will he go? (photo credit — CBS News)
It seems that polls on President Bush's job handling of Iraq
are comparable to rushing touchdown records at the NFL — constantly being broken.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Support for President Bush's management of the Iraq war has dropped to an all-time low even as his overall approval remains tepid but steady, according to a CNN poll released Monday.
The survey, conducted Friday through Sunday by Opinion Research Corp., found support for Bush's handling of the Iraq conflict has decreased to 28 percent from 34 percent in a poll taken October 13-15.
In the same CNN poll, President Bush's overall approval rating dropped one point to 36 percent. His overall disapproval rating increased five points from 57 to 62 percent. Opposition to the war polled at 67 percent with 54 percent supporting an immediate withdrawal or out within one year.
A recent CBS News poll put Bush's disapproval on Iraq at 75 percent with only Read more:Rating
Road to the White House "08 for 12/18/06 2006-12-19 08:53:45 "One of these guys is not like the others." (photo credit — Northern Fence)
HRC on "Troop Surges" and Possible '08 Bid Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) told The Today Show that she opposes a "troop surge" in Iraq, a plan pushed by Senator John McCain (R-Arizona). Also, she stated that she will make her decision for a potential 2008 presidential run sometime after the New Year.
NEW YORK — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she would not support a short-term increase in U.S. troop presence in Iraq unless it was part of a more comprehensive plan to stabilize the country.
Clinton also offered the broadest indication yet that she was close to a decision on whether to enter the 2008 Democratic presidential field.
The junior senator is on a bour tour with the release of her book, It Takes a Village.
More: Clinton tops McCain, ties Rudy in poll.
Vilsack Showcases Sense of Humor on The Daily Show The nationally-unknown Democratic govern Read more:White
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Reid Inserted Pork in Final Hours of 109th Congress 2006-12-19 02:05:25 Honest leadership, open government for the next Congress
. (photo credit — Associated Press/USA Today)
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) broke a campaign promise before the Democrats officially take over both chambers of Congress.
"Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, who has pledged to stop 'dead-of-night legislating,' did a little of his own in the final hours of this year's congressional session.
"Reid slipped two home state projects into the last major bill Congress passed last week: a transfer of federal land in Nevada to state and private control that's almost two-thirds the size of Rhode Island; and a $4 million grant for a hospice. Neither had been approved by any congressional committee.
"Reid said the land measure will help Las Vegas and other cities in his state grow and the hospice money rights a flawed Medicare ruling. One senator and some government watchdog groups criticized the actions, pointing to promises by Re Read more:Final
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Road to the White House "08 for 12/17/06 2006-12-18 06:59:11 Newsweek cover: "The Race is On." (photo credit — Newsweek)
Jonathan Alter, writing for Newsweek, takes a look at presidential hopefuls, Senators Hillary Clinton (D-New York) and Barack Obama (D-Illinois). [Source: 2008 Presidential Campaign Blog]
Rumor: Warner Rethinking '08 Hotline asked if Governor Mark Warner (D-Virginia) is reconsidering a run for the presidency, Political Insider chimed in that yes, in fact, Governor Warner has been rethinking his previous decision for "several weeks now."
Romney on Abortion: For It, Before He Was Against It Statements made by a spokesman for the Commonwealth PAC are in direct contradiction to previously stated support for a woman's right to choose, among other "changing views," by Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts). [Source: eyeon2008.com]
Huckabee Tests the Fundraising Waters Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) hosted a fundraiser in Little Rock, Arkansas that collected $500,000 for his Hop Read more:White
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The Mystery of Jamil Hussein Solved 2006-12-18 00:51:25 The Amazing Adventures of "Journalist" Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin may not have to travel to Iraq — afterall.
NEW YORK Has the mysterious and much-disputed Associated Press source in Iraq, a police captain named Jamil Hussein
— finally been found? His existence has been challenged in the past three weeks from the U.S. military, some Iraqi officials and conservative bloggers in the U.S.
A blogger named Marc Danziger who has followed the debate claimed late Saturday that he believes he has positively identified the captain at the Yarmouk police station, just as the AP had claimed, although (if this checks out) his first name may be spelled Jamail, not Jamil.
Though far from definitive proof, it was strong enough to cause at least one conservative blogger to wonder if those who had mocked the AP might have to eat “a huge shinola sandwich.”
Just Thursday, Eason Jordan, the former CNN news chief now launching a Web site called IraqSlogger, had earne Read more:Mystery
Counterinsurgency Manual "At Odds" with U.S. Tactics in Iraq 2006-12-17 08:36:48 (photo credit — World Bank)
The 282-page field manual for counterinsurgency, "approved for public release" with "unlimited" distribution, is "at odds" with current U.S. tactics in Iraq
, reports the Los Angeles Times.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military's new counterinsurgency doctrine takes issue with some key strategies that American commanders in Iraq continue to use, most notably the practice of concentrating combat forces in massive bases rather than dispersing them among the population.
Among the examples is the use of special forces in Iraq.
Most special operations forces in Iraq spend the bulk of their time and resources trying to kill or capture Al Qaeda members and insurgents. But the manual says the best use of those troops is not hunting enemies but training Iraqi security forces or police.
Two years ago, word leaked that the U.S. was building a series of "enduring bases" throughout Iraq, "designed to last for years
Richardson to Blast McCain's Hail Mary in Iraq 2006-12-17 02:30:08 McCain
: More troops in Iraq
. (photo credit — 173rd Airborne, my uncle's former unit while serving in Vietnam)
CNN reports that Governor Bill Richardson
(D-New Mexico) "will denounce" Senator John McCain's (R-Arizona) troop "surge" plan of 30,000 more U.S. forces to be sent into Iraq. Both men are potential 2008 presidential candidates.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will denounce Sen. John McCain's, R-Arizona, suggestion that more U.S. troops are needed in Iraq when he appears Saturday at a New Hampshire Democratic Party event, his campaign said.
Richardson is actively exploring a run for the Democratic presidential nomination, while McCain is considering a run for the Republican presidential nomination. Richardson and McCain have said they will announce their plans early in the coming year.
McCain has recently pushed for an escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq; an option the Pentagon and White House are leaning towards Read more:Blast
Edwards Expected to Announce "08 Bid 2006-12-16 22:35:20 Officials say an announcement from the former North Carolina senator is coming by the end of the year. (photo credit — Low Culture)
Senator John Edwards
(D-North Carolina) is expected to announce his candidacy for president between the Christmas and New Year's holidays from the New Orleans area hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina.
WASHINGTON - Former Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards intends to enter the 2008 race for the White House, two Democratic officials said Saturday.
Edwards, who represented North Carolina in the Senate for six years, plans to make the campaign announcement late this month from the New Orleans neighborhood hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina last year and slow to recover from the storm.
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Road to the White House "08 for 12/16/06 2006-12-16 11:20:27 There's a lot of shame to clean off.
Edwards: "Two" Becomes "One" Senator John Edwards (D-North Carolina), the '04 vice presidential candidate, is shifting from his famous "Two Americas" platform on economic inequity to a much broader array of reforms and policies in his "One America" campaign.
And so while he hasn't officially announced he's back in the race for president, the Edwards who very much appears headed for another run will come to the campaign with a retooled agenda - unabashedly progressive - that includes what may be the largest package of social services reforms since Lyndon Johnson's "War on Poverty."
"What you're seeing now is a process that started in 2004, when he put on his own clothes, basically, and said, 'I'm going to win or lose as John Edwards,'" said his wife, Elizabeth, who is recovering well from her recent bout with breast cancer. "In that case it was ' Read more:White
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Bayh Will Not Run in "08 2006-12-16 07:30:15 Just two weeks ago, Senator Evan Bayh (D-Indiana) formed an exploratory committee for a possible '08 bid. CBS now reports that the midwestern senator may will not run. (photo credit — DLC)
Senator Evan Bayh (D-Indiana) might be is out before ever getting in. CBS News reports that rumors are abound that Senator Bayh is bowing out of the race for the Democratic nomination for president in 2008.
(CBS) There has been intense speculation among Democrats Friday night that Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh will not seek his party's nomination for president in 2008, CBS News has learned. Bayh’s office has not yet responded to requests for comment.
The speculation comes less than two weeks after Bayh hired campaign staff and announced plans to form a fundraising committee for a potential presidential bid.
Bayh had amassed funds second only to Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York).
Related Piggybacking on the "America's Pastor" moniker CNN gave Rick Warren, CBS c
JCS Splits with White House, Oppose "Surge Option" 2006-12-19 18:36:47 So much for all that "listening to the generals" talk. The Washington Post reports that the Joint Chiefs of Staff are in "unanimous disagreement" with the WhiteHouse
on the "surge option;" a plan originally floated by Senator John McCain (R-Arizona).
The Bush administration is split over the idea of a surge in troops to Iraq, with White House officials aggressively promoting the concept over the unanimous disagreement of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to U.S. officials familiar with the intense debate.
Sending 15,000 to 30,000 more troops for a mission of possibly six to eight months is one of the central proposals on the table of the White House policy review to reverse the steady deterioration in Iraq. The option is being discussed as an element in a range of bigger packages, the officials said.
But the Joint Chiefs think the White House, after a month of talks, still does not have a defined mission and is latching on to the surge idea in part bec Read more:Splits
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Pelosi Fills Important Posts 2006-12-19 15:56:32 Pelosi
's Posse: Speaker-elect fills key roles in Democratic leadership. (photo credit — Washington Post)
Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco, Calif.) named lawmakers to top posts, according to an e-mail just received. The e-mail, in full, is below. (No link yet.)
Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi announced today that she has nominated the Assistant to the Speaker, the Chair of the Democratic Congressional Committee, and the Chairs of three House Committees.
* Congressman Xavier Becerra of California as Assistant to the Speaker * Congressman Chris Van Hollen of Maryland as Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee * Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald of California as Chairwoman of the House Administration Committee * Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio as Chairwoman of the Committee on Standards of
AP: Cheney to be Called as Defense Witness for Libby 2006-12-19 21:28:04 Vice President Dick Cheney
will testify on behalf of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby
. (photo credit — AMERICAblog)
Raw Story has the goods.
The Associated Press is reporting that Vice President Dick Cheney will be called as a witness for the defense in the case against former chief of staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
"We're calling the vice president," the news agency quotes attorney Ted Wells as saying in court. Wells represents Libby, who is charged with perjury and obstruction of justice.
The charges stem from an investigation by Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald into how the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame came to be revealed in the press. The undercover operative's name appeared in a column by conservative columnist Robert Novak just one week after a New York Times column by her husband, ambassador Joseph Wilson, criticized the Bush Administration's handling of pre-war intelligence on Iraq.
Famed reporters Judith Miller and Tim Russ Read more:Defense
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Denver's Bid for "08 DNC Convention Hits Snag 2006-12-19 20:33:04 New York City and Denver
duke it out for the right to hose the '08 Convention
.
Denver's bid for the 2008 Democratic National Convention in jeopardy?
Denver's bid to host the 2008 Democratic National Convention hit a serious snag Monday after a union leader refused to sign a no-strike pledge, with a decision due anytime.
City and union officials confirmed Monday that Jim Taylor, head of the local stagehands union, is refusing to sign a mandatory agreement with national Democrats pledging not to strike if the convention comes to Denver.
Debbie Willhite, executive director of the host committee, said not having full union support is "probably a deal breaker" for the DNC.
This is a huge setback for Denver's chances. Last week, the New York Times reported that the DNC was close to making a decision "no later than Monday." Well, Monday has come and gone. It is quite plausible that the DNC was set on Denver but the refusal to commit to a no-strike pledge
Bush to Expand Size of Military 2006-12-20 01:23:23 On this, the 1,325th day since the declaration, "mission accomplished" in Iraq. (photo credit — TIME Magazine)
President Bush plans to expand the size of the military, the Washington Post reports. No specifics on numbers were discussed but the president acknowledged that the U.S. military is heavily strained.
President Bush said today that he plans to expand the size of the U.S. military to meet the challenges of a long-term global war against terrorists, a response to warnings that sustained deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan have stretched the armed forces to near the breaking point.
In an interview with The Washington Post, Bush said he has instructed newly sworn-in Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to report back to him with a plan to increase ground forces. The president gave no estimates about how many troops may be added but indicated that he agreed with suggestions in the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill that the current military is stretched too thin to cope with Read more:Expand
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Iraq V.P.: Bush "Brainwashed" Blair on Timetable 2006-12-20 10:19:17 "Yo! Blair
! Here boy!" (photo credit — BBC)
BBC:
Iraq
's vice-president claims Tony Blair was "brainwashed" by President Bush into not setting a timetable for troop withdrawal from Iraq.
Tareq al-Hashemi suggested Mr Blair had supported his idea of announcing a timetable, but then changed his mind after talking to Mr Bush.
The two leaders discussed the issue about three months ago, after which the PM was to raise the issue with Mr Bush.
The US president has so far refused to set a timetable for troop withdrawals.
Speaking in New York, Mr Hashemi said Mr Blair had been convinced by his proposal for a timetable for withdrawal.
He told the Council on Foreign Relations: "It is quite unfortunate that your president made a sort of blackmail out of Mr Blair."
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Road to the White House "08 for 12/19/06 2006-12-20 09:21:41 A blue America. Looks good to me. (photo credit — Topplebush)
Daschle: Obama's "Unlimited Potential," Obama Decision on '08 this Weekend It should come as no surprise that the former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) says Illinois Senator Barack Obama has "unlimited potential" since many of Daschle's staffers have moved on to Obama.
However, the junior Illinois senator is in Honolulu and sources say he will decide whether or not to run for president this weekend with an announcement to come upon his return to the continental U.S.
Gilmore Launches Exploratory Committee, Attacks Romney Jim Gilmore, the former RNC chair and governor of Virginia, announced his exploratory committee to examine a possible run for the Republican nomination. Gilmore said he felt compelled to jump into the fray because the "field lacked a 'committed conservative' capable of making a credible campaign" for the presidency.
“A Read more:White
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Schlussel: Obama bin Laden 2006-12-20 07:47:00 Senator Barack Obama
, Democrat of the Holy Land, says Schlussel. (photo credit — BBC)
Shorter Debbie Schlussel: "It is not what religion you believe that counts. It is what others think you believe that really matters. Oh, and Obama is a traitorous Muslim that is unfit for office."
And while Obama may not identify as a Muslim, that's not how the Arab and Muslim Streets see it. In Arab culture and under Islamic law, if your father is a Muslim, so are you. And once a Muslim, always a Muslim. You cannot go back. In Islamic eyes, Obama is certainly a Muslim. He may think he's a Christian, but they do not.
That's one of the most ridiculously absurd things ever said.
NO WAY, JOSE . . . Or, is that, HUSSEIN?
I regret to inform you that you're not Ann Coulter and you never will be so cut the over-the-top crap for the sake of being over-the-top.
So, even if he identifies strongly as a Christian, and even if he despised the behavior of his father (as Obama said
The Billion Dollar Race? 2006-12-20 11:00:31 Benjis: Candidates will need lots of them to remain viable contenders.
The Washington Times reports that the chairman of the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) warns that $1 billion may be spent by both parties in the hunt to succeed President George W. Bush for the presidency.
The chairman of the Federal Election Commission yesterday predicted that 2008 will produce the first $1 billion presidential race and that the $500 million that each party's candidate will need to compete will severely limit the field of contenders.
"The 2008 presidential election will be the longest and most expensive in United States history," FEC Chairman Michael E. Toner told The Washington Times.
"The nominee of each major party is likely to opt out of the public-financing system for the first time ever for the general election," Mr. Toner said.
[…]
Mr. Toner said that nominees will seek to raise up to $500 million for their campaigns and that the "entry level" Read more:Dollar
Al-Qaeda's Propagandist: Debbie Schlussel 2006-12-20 23:33:58 David Neiwert breaks down the recent bigoted attempt to attack Democratic Senator Barack Obama from Illinois. Neiwert pulls out a key quote from Debbie
Schlussel that completely mischaracterizes the "war on terror" as a "fight against Islam." As he writes, Schlussel and her ilk are providing fodder for al-Qaeda
to recruit young men to fight the West.
Two problems: Schlussel, who in most regards is a second-tier right-wing pundit anyway, represents a formulation we've seen increasingly (including during Roy Moore's tantrum over Keith Ellison) saying not that we are at war with terrorists or Al Qaeda, but that we are at war with Islam itself.
What these right-wingers fail to remember is they are playing directly into Osama bin Laden's hands. [original emphasis]
America's right-wing: Winning the "war on terror" for Osama bin Laden since 2001.
Updated 12/20/06, 2:38pm: In a related story, Rep. Virgil Goode (R-Virginia) recently stated after
1994 2006-12-21 18:32:02 1994. The senatorial campaign by Mitt Romney, the Republican Governor of Massachusetts, is quickly overshadowing his potential ‘08 bid for the presidency in these early days on the (pre)campaign trail.
Heading into the fray as a Republican governor from one of the most liberal states in the Union, Romney has an uphill battle ahead of him. Six weeks after the “thumpin’” Republicans received at the polls in the midterm elections, Governor Romney’s past is coming back to haunt him.
In 1994, he proclaimed to be to-the-left of Ted Kennedy on gay rights, including anti-discriminatory laws and the “don’t ask, don’t tell policy” of the military. (Flip-flopped.) As late as 2002, he voiced “strong support for a woman’s right to choose.” (Flip-flopped.) Abstinence, emergency contraception and stem cell research — not the same anymore. Heck, he even had illegal immigrants tending to his yard. (He says he believed they we
GOP Rep.: Christianity in Iraq Solution to Violence 2006-12-22 05:11:11
King Bush presses forward toward the Oily Lands. (photo credit — BlueNC)
Republican Congressman channeling Ann Coulter?
Coulter, 9/12/01:
We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity
. [emphasis added]
Rep. Robin Hayes (R-North Carolina), 12/20/06:
“Stability in Iraq
,” Rep. Robin Hayes (R-NC) allegedly claimed, “ultimately depends on spreading the message of Jesus Christ, the message of peace on earth, good will towards men. Everything depends on everyone learning about the birth of the Savior.”
OK, not completely, but you get the point.
The quote, as Raw Story notes, has circulated the liberal blogosphere but no word on its authenticity.
LiberalNC posting at BlueNC says:
With this kind of talk Hayes just plays into the hands of Al-Qaeda by confirming what their leaders have always been saying: those American soldiers are just modern Crusaders. He is thereby strengthening the beliefs of terrorists that want to kill Read more:Solution
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Yeager: Hunter is the Right Stuff 2006-12-22 21:56:24 [Cross-posted at The Right
’s Field]
Chuck Yeager, the primary basis for Tom Wolfe's book The Right Stuff, has endorsed the candidacy of California Rep. Duncan Hunter
.
Hunter's campaign has not generated much buzz since he announced the launching of his exploratory committee in October. In fact, Rep. Hunter placed last in a recent KCCI poll conducted by Research 2000 from December 18 through December 20 in Iowa of 400 likely Republican caucus voters.
The California lawmaker received zero points in the poll and placed behind two senators that lost re-election campaigns — Rick Santorum (PA), lost in a landslide, and George Allen (VA) — and one outgoing governor that recently said "No tengo futuro" (Jeb Bush, FL).
Although Hunter, a staunch opponent of immigration, literally couldn't do worse, could have whatever support he may enjoy undercut by Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colorado) as the two duke it out for the Bill Cutting vote. However, a possible Tancredo candidacy, stran
Selective Service to "Test Draft Machinery" 2006-12-23 02:36:45 Associated Press reports, via Raw Story:
The SelectiveService
—the federal agency that would be integral to any draft effort by the Bush administration—will perform tests on its system equipment, the Associated Press is reporting.
Selective Service “is planning a comprehensive test of the military draft machinery, which hasn’t been run since 1998,” writes Kasie Hunt. “The agency is not gearing up for a draft,” an agency official told Hunt, and “the test itself would not likely occur until 2009.”
The article explained what a test would encompass.
The “readiness exercise” would test the system that randomly chooses draftees by birth date and its network of appeal boards that decide how to deal with conscientious objectors and others who want to delay reporting for duty, Campbell said.
Selective Service System officials, however, felt the need to calm fears of a possible draft looming in the future. The message on the front page of Read more:Draft
N.H. Unconvinced by Romney 2006-12-23 01:31:34 [Cross-posted at The Right’s Field]
Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
faced tough questions about his evolving views on several hot button issues during a "friendly holiday get-together" in New Hampshire. Apparently some partygoers left unconvinced of the potential 2008 hopeful's qualifications as a conservative.
"When I first heard his answer about his journey of becoming prolife, I began to feel better about the questions being asked of him lately," said Shannon McGinley of Bedford, N.H. "After talking with him in person, though, it is hard to figure out what he does believe" [emphasis added]
Leaving potential voters with the idea that "it is hard to figure out what he does believe" is not a good way to win votes in the primary.
Looking to ease conservative fears on issues of abortion, stem cell research, same-sex marriage and gay adoption, Romney defended himself, saying:
… he has always believed that marriage "is a relationship between a man and a woma
Road to the White House "08 for 12/22/06 2006-12-23 09:32:41 TPMCafe Election Central on ‘08 Campaign Hirings
For the real big political junkies, TPMCafe Election Central breaks down the ‘08 hopefuls and their staffs. Think of it as offseason roster moves in professional sports. [Source: Coyote Gulch]
Romney to Kick-Off ‘08 Campaign Next Month
Massachusetts Governor, Republican Mitt Romney, will file papers to create an exploratory committee on January 2, followed by an official announcement six days later. An aide said that Romney’s time frame for a decision was dependent on the actions of the presumptive nominee, Senator John McCain.
More: Fundraising consultant bails on Romney ‘08; first-hand reactions to Romney in New Hampshire
Iowa Caucus Poll Conducted This Month
Jonathan Singer has the notes on the Democratic candidates. Senators John Edwards, of North Carolina, and Barack Obama, of Illinois, tied for first with 22 percent. Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack received only 12 percent, followed by New York Senator Hill Read more:White
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Graham Criticizes GOP Rep. on Anti-Muslim Letter 2006-12-25 02:12:49 Senator Lindsey Graham
(R-South Carolina) holds many political views oppposed to mine. His attempt to pull a fast one on the Supreme Court this summer with fellow GOP Senator Jon Kyl (R-Arizona) was infuriating. (In fact, falsifying a debate on the Senate floor under any normal Congress would have had repercussions.)
This Sunday, the South Carolina Republican criticized Virginia Republican Congressman Virgil Goode for the bigoted letter he wrote that said he “feared” more Muslim
s would be elected to Congress. Minnesota Democrat Keith Ellison became the first Muslim elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November and said he intends to take the oath of office on the Koran, the holy book for Islam.
In that letter, written to Rep. Goode’s constituents, the lawmaker wrote that, “if American citizens don’t wake up and adopt the Virgil Goode position on immigration there will likely be many more Muslims elected to office demanding the use of the Koran.& Read more:Letter
GOP Rep. Caught Lying About Quote on Castro 2006-12-25 01:12:50 GOP Congresswoman says something that isn’t really “out there.” GOP Congresswoman lies about it. Evidence shows GOP Congresswoman lied about it. GOP Congresswoman admits to lying about it.
MIAMI (AP) - A Florida congresswoman acknowledged Saturday calling for Fidel Castro
’s assassination after earlier claiming a video clip of her making the comments was fake.
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami, said she has not seen the unedited footage of her interview, which appears in a 28-second clip on the Internet by the makers of a new British documentary, “638 Ways to Kill Castro.”
In it, Ros-Lehtinen says: “I welcome the opportunity of having anyone assassinate Fidel Castro and any leader who is oppressing the people.”
Earlier this month, the Havana-born lawmaker said filmmakers spliced clips together to make the sound bite. On Saturday, she backed away from that statement.
Seriously, this wasn’t something even worth lying about. Fidel Castr Read more:Caught
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Kristol: Permanent Escalation of U.S. Forces 2006-12-25 04:45:24
(photo credit — Desert Rat Democrat)
Bill Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard, argued on FOX News Sunday that any “surge” of American combat forces in Iraq should be permanent.
Kristol’s advice stands in complete opposition to the current American sentiment.
CNN (12/15–12/17):
Oppose: 67 percent; Support: 31 percent
Immediate Pullout: 21 percent; Out by December ‘07: 33 percent; As Long as Needed: 32 percent; Send More: 11 percent
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg (12/8–12/12):
Fixed Timetable for Withdrawal: 52 percent; Send More: 12 percent
ABC News/Washington Post (12/7–12/11):
Decreased: 52 percent; Increased: 17 percent
CBS News (12/8–12/10):
Remove All: 25 percent; Decrease: 34 percent; Increase: 18 percent
Poll after poll show that Americans are diametrically opposed to an increase of combat forces in Iraq. The military has performed extremely well, especially so, considering civilians leaders botched this war from the beginni Read more:Escalation
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