Where’s Jenna? Where’s Barbara?

11:50 pm EST August 31st, 2006 | News | 62 Comments

Jim Webb’s son has been called up for duty in Iraq.

Topic: Iraq

The Real Michael Steele: Iraq

9:35 pm EST August 31st, 2006 | Republicans | 3 Comments

If you check out Michael Steele’s website, you’ll note the section called “On the Issues“.

He does not mention Iraq.

Ben Cardin says we need to bring the troops home.

Kweisi Mfume clearly states that George Bush is wrong on Iraq.

But Michael Steele just doesn’t bother with it. It’s clearly not an important issue to him. He’s just plotting to come to Washington to be another right-wing rubberstamp on the Bush agenda anyway.

Topic: 2006 Election, Black Conservatives, Maryland, Michael Steele

President Bush Once Again Tells Us About The Progress In Iraq

8:07 pm EST August 31st, 2006 | News | 1 Comment

Topic: George W. Bush, Iraq

Chuckwagon: RI Pick Up More Of A Sure Thing

6:24 pm EST August 31st, 2006 | Uncategorized | 6 Comments

Thank you Rhode Island Republicans for purging your party.

If the September 12 primary were held today, 51 percent say they will vote for Steve Laffey, 34 percent support Senator Chafee, and 15 percent are undecided. A BGRS survey of Republican voters conducted in June had Laffey at 39 percent and Chafee at 36 percent. Chafee’s base is virtually unchanged since the June survey, while the number of Laffey supporters has grown 12 percentage points.

While he is ahead of both Republicans in the polls, Rasmussen shows that the election would be solid for Sheldon Whitehouse with Steve Laffey as the GOP nominee.

Go Laffey!

Topic: 2006 Election

The War In America

5:11 pm EST August 31st, 2006 | Uncategorized | 34 Comments

What we’re up against

Topic: Religious Right

Republican Bigot Eruption: Conrad Burns Can’t Help Himself

2:35 pm EST August 31st, 2006 | Republicans | 9 Comments

Cons breathe hate as easily as they breathe hate, embattled Senator Conrad Burns is no exception.

Republican Sen. Conrad Burns, whose recent comments have stirred controversy, says the United States is up against a faceless enemy of terrorists who “drive taxi cabs in the daytime and kill at night.”

Thankfully, Montana has other choices like Jon Tester.

There They Go Again

1:43 am EST August 31st, 2006 | Democrats, Politics, Republicans, Terrorism | 29 Comments

If you wanted even more proof that the GOP is desperate and that their rhetorical well is as dry as the Sahara, look no further.

President Bush and his surrogates are launching a new campaign
intended to rebuild support for the war in Iraq by accusing the
opposition of aiming to appease terrorists and cut off funding for
troops on the battlefield, charges that many Democrats say distort
their stated positions.

With an appearance before the American
Legion in Salt Lake City today, Bush will begin a series of speeches
over 20 days centered on the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001,
attacks. But he and his top lieutenants have foreshadowed in recent
days the thrust of the effort to put Democrats on the defensive with
rhetoric that has further inflamed an already emotional debate.

The only way the line of attack works is for Democrats to use the same idiotic responses they’ve used since 2001 – either not responding at all or just parroting the right. Neither works. Americans are looking for backbone, and while the Republicans stand only for disaster, death and continued mayhem and insecurity – they’re standing for something.

Democrats, at long last must stand firm. They must not allow Republicans to continue the appeasement of terrorists and the unnecessary unwarranted killings of our troops in a flawed, failed, and ill-fated Iraqi engagement. Democrats must at long last fully engage the Republican party on the central issue of national security and educate America that the party that led us through the greatest war man has ever known is the party that is more interested in killing, capturing and punishing America’s true enemies than in conducting a all-hat and no cattle photo op policy that is getting people murdered.

Terror is the central issue of our time. Five years ago Al Qaeda attacked us in New York City, Washington D.C, and Pennsylvania. To this day, that mass murder remains unavenged thanks to Republican dithering and appeasement of Al Qaeda and Bin Laden. The Republican party fought John Kerry with more vigor and vitality than they attack Al Qaeda.

They use rhetoric and win elections but do nothing to lead and govern. Democrats wish to defend, secure and unite Americans. The clear choice must be made or we are doomed to continued Republican led "heck of a job", "bring ‘em on" failures.

Topic: 2006 Election, 9/11, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Iraq, Liberals

Olbermann: The Man

12:17 am EST August 31st, 2006 | News | 38 Comments

It’s kind of sad that it takes a journalist to clearly point out the truth in the words and deeds of odious people like Donald Rumsfeld, but I’m glad someone is doing it.

Topic: Iraq

Cons To Fox: More Hate Please

4:45 pm EST August 30th, 2006 | News | 5 Comments

Conservatives are just outraged that the recently released Fox News reporters aren’t joining them in their crusade against the Muslim hordes.

Lie By Lie

2:48 pm EST August 30th, 2006 | News | 86 Comments

Some Republicans are so tied in to the Bush cult, they will never admit that they lie as they breathe — but Mother Jones magazine has compiled each incident of deception regarding the idiotic invasion of Iraq.

Topic: Iraq