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Tuesday, January 16, 2007

FROM THE GOP WEB SITE.........MADE ME LAUGH

Speaking of earmarks ... Democrats are having their own problems cleaning up bad spending habits, and that's after only a few days in power. Yesterday on the Senate floor, Majority Leader Harry Reid was caught pulling out every stop to kill his own party's plan for earmark reform. ...



The ethics reform offered by Senate Democrats contained none of these tougher earmark provisions. So Senate Republicans, led by South Carolina's Jim DeMint, cheekily took the identical language of the House earmark bill and offered it as an amendment to the Senate version. Numerous Democrats instantly denounced it, apparently unaware (or unconcerned) that the language had been sponsored by Ms. Pelosi.



Democrat Dick Durbin then moved to table the amendment, though he lost by 51 to 46. Of the 46 Senators who voted to banish Ms. Pelosi's reform, 38 of them were her fellow Democrats. ...



[S]enate sources told us that Mr. Reid was considering filing for cloture on the entire ethics bill, thereby foreclosing a vote on the current DeMint amendment. If he prevails, voters will know just much "fiscal discipline" to expect from the new majority.

Friday, January 12, 2007

A NEW DIRECTION? LOL

"Who pays the price? I'm not going to pay a personal price," Boxer said. "My kids are too old, and my grandchild is too young."

Then, to Rice: "You're not going to pay a particular price, as I understand it, with an immediate family."

Breathtaking.

Simply breathtaking.

We scarcely know where to begin.

The junior senator from California ap parently believes that an accom plished, seasoned diplomat, a renowned scholar and an adviser to two presidents like Condoleezza Rice is not fully qualified to make policy at the highest levels of the American government because she is a single, childless woman.

THE ABOVE IS BOXER ATTACKING RICE DURING HEARING

THEN THERE IS PELOSI WHO EXEMPTS AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE....WHEN OTHER SMALLER ISLANDS ARE INCLUDED......GOOD IT BE THE STARKIST TUNA THAT GETS DELIVERED TO SAN FRANCISCO FROM SAMOA?

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM LET'S ASK CHARLEY

AND THEN THERE IS GEOFF EARLE'S ARTICLE ON RANGEL

January 12, 2007 -- WASHINGTON - Powerhouse New York Rep. Charles Rangel is butting heads with fellow Democrat Nancy Pelosi just a week into the new Congress controlled by their party, The Post has learned.


NEXT...........Ted Kennedy (abc news)ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: MoveOn.org, a liberal advocacy organization, announced this morning that they are backing a bill by Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., to prohibit the Bush Administration from using federal funds to increase U.S. troops in Iraq beyond the levels there on Jan. 1 of this year without specific congressional approval.

"Senator Kennedy is providing the leadership on Iraq that the American people asked for in November," said Tom Matzzie, MoveOn's Washington Director.


YA, THIS IS A NEW DIRECTION..........AND IT WILL TAKE THE COUNTRY DOWN REAL FAST!

These liberals are nasty, show no respect, and let politics and the Cindy Sheehans of the world dictate their policy.....

ACTUALLY IT IS THESE ACTIONS AND BEHAVIORS THAT WILL MAKE 08 GREAT FOR THE REPUBLICANS.

A 'SNIP' from an Opinion Piece at Investors Daily, "War In Context"

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"The other camp, which seems to include most Democrats and some poll-haunted Republicans, talks as if defeat would be a major blow to Bush but not to America. It roots against the president, treating failure in Iraq as a suitable price to pay for political victory.


They rationalize their cynicism with naivete, arguing against the evidence that Iraq would be less violent and strife-torn if the U.S. were gone. Our hope is that the more they argue with the president, the more the public will see through them."





I am very discouraged at the American public's lack of support for the war on terrorism..........also at the lack of GOP support for the fight of our lives....... The political game has been the focus - with a majority so willing to wave the white flag.

What will it take to wake up America to the importance of defeating and conquering terroristic peoples? Hint: Not the likes of Pelosi, Reid, Voinovich (just to name a few).........Losin Iraq to neighboring countries who support terroristic acts against the United States.....is an open invitation to terrorists wishing to do us harm......

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Unimpressed with Bush -

I was unimpressed with Bush's speech to the American people last evening. I don't feel he rallied the masses to win this war. He kept hammering the "democracy" line; a line which I find totally unbelievable, because how can a people who don't understand what a democracy is - or a people whose religion does not permit democracy - attain it? They can't.

I have linked Senator Graham and Leiberman's letter to the president. Now this is commitment - and language that I totally stand behind. I also like the way they crossed party lines, came together, and took a stand. They just don't criticize but they offer a solution and an explanation that is believable.


January 8, 2007
President George W. Bush
The White House
1600Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President,

For the sake of our own national security we must have a successful outcome to our commitments in Iraq. The choices facing the United States in devising a new strategy for victory are difficult but necessary. We hope that of all the options available, the option of losing will betaken off the table by all concerned.

That is why we will continue to push for and support policies to achieve a stable and free Iraq at peace with its neighbors and the international community.

One proposal that we are convinced will not achieve a successful outcome in Iraq is withdrawing American troops. We will vigorously oppose any plans to do this.

If the United States were to withdraw or redeploy from the battle, we would leave Iraq in shambles. A misguided and short-sighted withdrawal or redeployment plan would in all probability trigger a full-blown civil war encompassing the large parts of Iraq that are currently stable. In contrast, seeing our mission through to success would strengthen moderate forces in both Iraq and the region.

A withdrawal or redeployment could lead to a wider regional conflict involving neighboring nations including Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Turkey. It could create a new safe haven for terrorist groups capable of striking the United States and our allies. It could embolden extremists in the region who view the United States as a paper tiger unwilling to make the necessary and worthwhile efforts to help the Iraqis secure a peaceful, free and productive nation.

Our strategy in Iraq is not working. We recognize that fact.

However, withdrawing from the fight is not a sound, long-term policy for the national security of the United States. Withdrawing from the fight is a recipe for defeat. It should not be adopted.

Now is the time for bold and decisive leadership to chart a new course forward in Iraq. It should be a course that leads toward a stable, secure Iraq which is at peace with its neighbors, an ally in the war against extremists, respectful of the lives and rights of all of its citizens, and with security forces for defending the independence of Iraq.

Some of the necessary changes, including new leadership in both the civilian and military leadership, have already been made. We applaud your efforts to strengthen our leadership team in Iraq. We also strongly encourage you to send additional American troops to Iraq to improve the security situation on the ground. For far too long we have not had enough troops in Iraq to provide security. It is time to correct this mistake.

A comprehensive new policy must also include clearly defining the mission of our troops and increasing the political and economic aid to and pressure on the Iraqi government to make the necessary political and economic changes. We firmly believe we and the Iraqi people can succeed if we adopt the right policy.

Over the coming weeks, Democrats and Republicans should be united around the fact that what happens in Iraq is directly tied to the future security of our nation. We should all strive to achieve a successful outcome which protects our national security for years to come.


Sincerely,

Joe Lieberman
United States Senator

Lindsey O. Graham
United States Senator



WAY TO GO YOU TWO!

Senators Can't Ask Questions Unless they are in the MAJORITY?

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told CBS' "The Early Show" that since the new Democratic-led Congress convened last week, "questions are now being asked of this administration that haven't been asked for almost four years."


HMMMMMMMMMMM...JUST WONDERING WHY IT TOOK THEM 4 YEARS TO ASK THE QUESTIONS?

Friday, January 05, 2007

HANG THE CREEP AND KILL THOSE BASTARDS: WE MIGHT WIN

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President Bush said Saddam Hussein could have been hanged in a "more dignified way" and one his closest Arab allies said on Friday a video of Shi'ite officials taunting him on the gallows was "barbaric."



Hello, he's being hung.........and we have to be politically correct?

That is why George Bush will not win this war.......

Not tough enough!

Sunday, December 31, 2006

BY NIRAJ WARIKOO

FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER for Detroit Free Press

""You can't back down. You can't chicken out. You can't be afraid. You got to have faith in Allah, and you've got to stand up and be a real Muslim," Detroit native Keith Ellison said to loud applause.

Many in the crowd replied "Allahu akbar" -- God is great......Ellison, a Minnesota Democrat elected to the U.S. House in November, has been the center of a national debate in recent weeks over Islam and its role in politics. "


"But Ellison, speaking at the annual convention of the Muslim American Society and the Islamic Circle of North America, said that Muslims can help teach America about justice and equal protection."


SHOULD BE AN INTERESTING 2007......


TEACH US WHAT? HATE, ............EQUAL PROTECTION? PERHAPS THEY SHOULD ASK THE JEWS ABOUT EQUAL PROTECTION.......JUSTICE? SUNNY OR SHIITE? ASK THE BUDDHISTS ABOUT THEIR JUDICIAL BELIEFS........AND WOMEN............EQUAL RIGHTS......NOT UNDER MOSLEM LAWS.........

Thursday, December 28, 2006

AND TO THINK....ALL THE MAN HAD TO DO WAS LET INSPECTORS INSPECT........BUT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Saddam's hanging is planned before the Eid religious holiday, which begins at sundown Saturday.

Hang down your head
poor boy your bound to die

AMEN!

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

MERRY CHRISTMAS





I AM AWAY FOR CHRISTMAS.........HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A HAPPY ONE.....

BACK IN 2007!


I KNOW MOST OF YOU WON'T MISS ME............