The Senate Intelligence Committee voted yesterday to include the previously secret advice given Bush as to the probable consequence of our invading Iraq! This information is part of the 229 Page report from the Senate Intelligence Committee and the vote by committee members still had 5 GOP members voting to keep this advice from the public. The formerly classified intelligence given to Bush said al-Qaeda would see U.S. Military action as an opportunity to increase its operations a...
That National Guard is in trouble. They do not have the resources, especially equipment, to handle multiple disasters. Most Guard Units have only 30% of the equipment and much of what they have needs replacement! In fact most state guard units would have to draw on guard units from other states just to deal with a single disaster. Gen Blum said the situation in the Guard is more dangerous than al Qaeda. In addition for the first time 52% of employers said they would not hire Gu...
BAGHDAD - Outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair, whose premiership has been dominated by his unpopular decision to join the Iraq war, arrived here on a farewell visit Saturday, and three mortar shells or rockets slammed into the compound where he met with Iraq's leaders. BAGHDAD - The American military widened the search for three missing U.S. soldiers, detaining nine people in a raid Saturday about 25 miles northwest of where the Americans were captured last weekend. The U.S. comm...
Again last night the GOP Presidential candidates fell all over themselves trying to prove they are GOOD CONSERVATIVES. Why do they not understand they are not trying to lead the GOP but the nation? Anyone that looks at what the MAJORITY of Americans want from their government will see that the majority DO NOT want a Conservative Agenda. We need candidates from BOTH parties that have an agenda that draws from all sides and support policies that are CENTRIST. As a moderate Republican ...
The price of gas is not something that can be ignored. The explanation from Big Oil is just not acceptable. They claim the spring maintenance is the reason for the highest gas prices ever in this Country. At the same time oil company profits continue to set new records. With the obscene profits oil companies have received they have not built ANY new refineries in 20 years to deal with the supply issue they claim is why prices are high. It is time to simply tax away the increasing pr...
It is not possible to look at Fox or the GOP candidates without them bringing up Ronald Reagan. Let me state that I voted for Reagan and I did NOT vote for Carter or Kennedy. My objective is to look at WHAT has the Reagan Presidency meant to you and I today? Reagan was a great communicator and presented a very positive image of America to the world. I believe that was his greatest attribute. However when I ask what of that remains today I have to say, regrettably, NOTHING. Eve...
I decided to tape the Republican Presidential debate so I would be able to watch it at my leisure. It was clear each of the candidates did their best to show how they supported what they believe were the conservative principals of Reagan. They moved from issue to issue and expressed a position that generally is the foundation of the conservative Republican agenda. If these10 men were attempting to become the head of the Republican National Committee I believe they would represent som...
Bush again got his way and I think it is clear Congress will again give Bush his way in Iraq. The next funding bill may contain some non binding language about what the Iraqi Government should do but will have no impact on the outcome of the Iraq war. In August we will have the final input as to the impact of the Surge. I believe that evaluation will show that the Civil War and the operations of al Qaeda will be at a level that will clearly show the added U.S. Troops has not brough...
I served 30 years as a member of first the Regular Army and then the Army Reserve. I met some of the most dedicated people in my life in the military. Almost to a person they accepted the tasks given them even when those tasks caused great hardship to them and their families. From everything I have read and scene on TV today, our military has never been more committed to protecting our great country. That is what makes what we have done to them so hard to accept. We sent them into com...
In 2005 President Bush made a big deal for the need to reform Social Security and then proposed a change that would make the problem of paying the promised benefits to the 78 Million Baby Boomers more not loess of a problem. Now for the second year in a row the Medicare Trustees have issued a warning that the REAL problem is with Medicare. This finding by the Medicare trustees will require Bush to submit a proposal to Congress to deal with the impending problem with Medicare funding...
This week two of the Bush appointees have shown how inept they have proven to be. The Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and the president of the World Bank Paul Wolfowitz. Each time the President goes on TV and tells us that his appointees, that have failed to perform their job, have his FULL CONFIDENCE the President shows his incompetence. In addition to these two we have Harriet Myers that Bush tried to get on the Supreme Court. We have Mike Brown from FEMA. David Safavian the corrup...
The U.S. Military WON the war that Congress authorized to remove Saddam and destroy his military. Our troops did an outstanding job and there is no doubt that we won that war. The second war in Iraq began to develop the day after Saddam fell with the riots and has been getting worse ever since. Our removal of the control exercised by Saddam was NOT replaced with a level of force that was able to prevent the factions that hate each other in Iraq from organizing and fighting for contro...
Bush and Cheney filed their 2006 Federal Income Taxes which are available on the Web. They have not only taken care of their wealthy supporters but themselves as well. Cheney is the Bigger Winner. With an income of $1,801,272 in 2006, Cheney paid only 22.9% ($413, 326) in Federal income Taxes. In 2001 Cheney paid 38% of his income in Federal income tax. Nice tax cut from 38% to 23% from ther Bush tax cuts! Bush paid 24.3 % ($ 186,378) with an income of $765,801 These a...
George W. Bush is again threatening to Veto a new bill that would allow Federal Funding of Stem Cell Research. He argues that we can not destroy human life. What the President does not seem to get is the frozen stem cells that are left over from in-vitro fertilization will be destroyed as medical waste. The choice is not between life and destruction of these cells. The choice is destruction by incineration as medical waste or destruction to seek cures for disease. The Bush answer will d...
The White House has violated two laws by using non-government e-mail accounts to transect government business. Twenty-two Top White House Officials, including Karl Rove, were regularly using RNC e-mail accounts they established and conducted federal government business using these RNC accounts the White House admitted. The RNC deleted their e-mail every 30 days which violated the law that REQUIRES all government e-mails to be preserved. This was not an accident because these 22 White Hous...