This is my prediction for Tuesday’s election — the Republican Party will lose control of the White House and lose more seats in Congress. Why? Because they abused their power at the expense of the common good and Americans are furious about the outcomes: 1) Failure to protect the United States from the terroristic acts [...]
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The Republicans will lose on November 4
Posted in Civic Life, Iraq War, Osama Bin Laden, War on Terror, tagged Bail out, Election 2008, National Debt, Republican Party, Voting Information on 1 November 2008 | 1 Comment »
And, why aren’t they impeached yet?
Posted in Civic Life, Iraq War, tagged Bush Administration, Bush's War, Frontline, Impeachment, Iraq War on 25 March 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I watched the first of the two-part Frontline series, Bush’s War, last night. I greatly appreciate everyone who produced this series because it puts the last six years in context, digging below the surface of a number of headlines many of us remember about the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Here’s what stands out to me [...]
Who’s funding the Kurdish militia?
Posted in Iraq War, tagged Kurds, Saddam Hussein, Turkey on 22 October 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Who’s funding the Kurdish militia that’s attacking Turkey? Remember when Saddam Hussein was found in a hole way back before he was publicly hanged using a garish KKK-styled noose? Well, a story ran over Reuters — when he was discovered — about a Kurdish tribe that had captured him and put him there. The U.S. [...]
What does $190 Billion really look like?
Posted in Iraq War, tagged , Iraq, Minnesota Budget, Solar, Tuition, War Spending on 2 October 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited President Bush’s ATM (formerly known as U.S. Congress) on Sept. 26, and asked for a speedy approval of his requested withdrawal of $190 Billion from the national treasury to be spent on our nation’s occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan. In this post, we’ll explore “What else can $190 Billion buy [...]
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