I urge Alaskans not to form conclusions based upon incomplete and sometimes incorrect reports in the media. The legal process should be allowed to proceed so that all the facts can be established and the truth determined. - Ted Stevens (R-Ak)So, I noticed that there was no claim of innocence in there. Usually, when the proverbial sh*t hits the proverbial fan, politicians start yelling about their innocence. Don't they?
Paul offered this proposal back in October 2001, arguing that it would allow “Congress to authorize the President to specifically target Bin Laden and his associates using non-government armed forces. Since it is nearly impossible for U.S. intelligence teams to get close to Bin Laden, the marque and reprisal approach creates an incentive for people in Afghanistan or elsewhere to turn him over to the [United States].”I love Ron Paul - I really do. The guy speaks his mind and does not care about the polls, the critics, the blogosphere, etc. I think that is why he is SO popular with younger
The Specter inquiry poses a potential political problem for the GOP and future nominees because Democrats are increasingly complaining that the Supreme Court moved quicker and more dramatically than advertised to overturn or chip away at prior decisions.Indeed. One would assume that the judges who sit on the highest court in the land would "respect legal precedents".
Specter, the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, who served as chairman during the hearings, said he wants to examine whether Roberts and Alito have "lived up" to their assurances that they would respect legal precedents.
Because the president will be under the effects of anesthesia, he has elected to implement Section 3 of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, making Cheney acting president until Bush indicates he is prepared to reassume his authority.All other members of the 'Axis-Of-Evil' had better watch their asses. I'm looking in your direction, Iran...
Nobody's suggesting that kindergartners are going to be getting information about sex in the way that we think about it. If they ask a teacher 'where do babies come from,' that providing information that the fact is that it's not a stork is probably not an unhealthy thing. Although again, that's going to be determined on a case by case basis by local communities and local school boards.Wow, he almost sounds like a Libertarian with the 'ocal communities and school boards comment. Nice.
"I believe a gift of that Almighty to all is freedom," Bush said. How completely correct and how outrageously wrong he is. God does give us freedom. But that gift of freedom is not a freedom based on a form of government - it is the freedom to live as individuals with total, complete, and utter free will. It is the freedom to choose or to reject God, the freedom to choose or to reject God's gifts. THAT is God's gift of freedom. To confuse that gift with a form of government reflects both theological and political naivety.Great thoughts.
Hopefully.
[Hillary Clinton] wants to be commander in chief. But she's just not as vocal a women's advocate as I want to see. John is. And then she says, or maybe her supporters say, "Support me because I'm a woman," and I want to say to her, "Well, then support me because I'm a woman." The question is not so much how she campaigns -- that's theater. The question is, what does her campaign tell you about how she'll govern? And I'm not convinced she'd be as good an advocate for women. She needs a rationale greater for her campaign than I've heard. When she announced her candidacy she said, "I'm in it to win it." What is that? That's not a rationale.Zing.
Rudy Giuliani :: 21%That's not very good news if you are the GOP leadership...
Fred Thompson :: 19%
John McCain :: 15%
Mitt Romney :: 11%
None Of The Above :: 23%
The amendment will look just as bad at 3 a.m. as it does at 3 p.m. The Democrats' all-night debate is nothing more than a publicity stunt -- as Democrats have freely admitted. - Senator Jon Kyl (R-Az)Equal time:
We're going to continue working on this until we get a vote on this amendment. It's unfortunate that President Bush has proven, beyond any doubt, that he won't listen to the Congress or the American people unless he's forced to, and that's what this amendment does. - Senator Harry Reid (D-Nv), Senate Majority LeaderCan't we all just get along?
This is a real outrage. The Hollywood left is redefining the most basic institution in human history, and our two U.S. Senators won’t do anything about it.So, in that one quote - which I pulled straight from his 2004 campaign website - whom did Vitter offend? People in Hollywood. Homosexuals. Residents of Massachusetts. And, I guess, 'liberal obstructionsists'... whomever they are.
We need a U.S. Senator who will stand up for Louisiana values, not Massachusetts’s values. I am the only Senate Candidate to coauthor the Federal Marriage Amendment; the only one fighting for its passage. I am the only candidate proposing changes to the senate rules to stop liberal obstructionists from preventing an up or down vote on issues like this, judges, energy, and on and on.
Politics cannot solve these issues. It is ridiculous to even be discussing them. There isn't any bill that is going to get parents to turn off computers and there shouldn't be any such bill even if it would work. This is not the work of government. It is the work of families, it is the work of houses of worship - it is the stuff of faith.But more than any of these matters what an ad like this suggests is that a vote for Mitt Romney is a vote for an America where heaven and earth are a bit closer together.
An ad like this seduces Christian voters in particular into thinking that to vote for Romney is usher in the kind of America that is kinder and calmer and cleaner than the one that currently exists. But that is a cheap out. That isn't ever going to happen through politics. It will only happen through faith - through the tough, hard, every day work of faith...loving neighbors, being self sacrificial, living as Jesus taught his followers to live.
Yes. I'd even give that one an 'AMEN!'.
This is what I've been screaming about ever since I started to get politically minded - way back when I was a big listener of the Howard Stern Show. Stern and his band of misfits were simply getting pummeled by the FCC. Fine after fine - and the only apparent reason for the fines were complaints from right-wing outfits designed to push a religious agenda, and censor anything that was deemed 'indecent'.
Mr. Romney feels that porn and violent video games are the reason that our country is effed-up. Well, I have news for you Mitt: 1) you can't blame those things (TV, movies, the Internets) - you have to blame the PARENTS and 2) our country is pretty great, if you can get past the Iraq stuff and the policies of torture and nation building and..........
But I digress...
Mr. Romney, taking those 'negative' images off of kids' computers and TV screens will not restore the nation to the age of the Beaver. [wow, that sentence sounds a lot worse out loud] REAL parenting will do the trick. Instead of trying to take things away from people - as others in your party would do - I think that you should try giving people help. Help teach that young parent what NOT to let their child watch or listen to - but don't mandate it by making it a law.
That's just f**ked-up.
Head Nod: David Kuo
Sign me up. I'd much rather pay a higher electric bill than shell out $3.00+ per gallon at Sheetz.
God intended a father to perform two primary functions in his responsibilities for his family: provision and protection.Rrrright.
One of the lowest rated cable outlets in existence LOGO serves exclusively the communities of people who identify themselves by the type of perverse sexual activity they engage in. "Man/boy lovers", "butch/girly girl amores", "I like to go both ways," and the "I look like a girl but am I" crowds all make their way to LOGO-TV for some daily affirmations where they are told repeatedly, "do whatever you can imagine, and ignore the prudes who say otherwise."Um. Yeah.
Homosexual behavior and Christianity do not mix. From the standpoint of theory, theology, doctrine, and practice the two are totally and completely incompatible; as are adultery, pornography, bestiality, pedophilia, pre-marital sex, incest, cross dressing, multiple partner orgies and the list goes on. So the candidates can not have it both ways.Man. Can he hear himself think? Does he actually read what he writes?
The nominee also expressed views on several health issues that contradict positions taken by the Bush administration. Holsinger said that abstinence education should be only one part of sexual education for teenagers; that consumer advertising of prescription drugs should be banned; and that he was open to restricting junk food ads that target children and limiting the sale of junk food in schools.AND...
Holsinger vowed he would step down from his post if he experienced inappropriate political pressure and that he would first try to arrive at a consensus on the issue at hand. But he added: “Quite candidly, if I were unable to do that and I was being overridden, if necessary I would resign.”Well, that's definitely some good news.
All of the things that people like myself were predicting would happen if we went into Iraq are exactly the sort of things that the president and the small group of people who have sort of rallied around him are saying will happen if we leave. We were saying that Iran would be empowered. We were saying that international terrorism would be empowered. We were saying the reputation of the United States would be diminished around the world and we were saying the region would become more unstable.Indeed.
Barry Lynn, executive director of religious watchdog group Americans United for Separation of Church and State, said the protest showed the intolerance of the "religious right.""I don't think the Senate should open with prayers, but if it's going to happen, the invocations ought to reflect the diversity of the American people," Lynn said in a statement.
Indeed.
It's simply unfortunate that these fanatics who believe in Jesus Christ - a man who preached love and tolerance above all else - give other Christians a bad name. Seriously, there are times when I hear a regular Christian person speak about their religion and think to myself, "Hmm. I wonder if they are a right-wing-nut-job?"
The way that I see this issue is that in our country, people are free to worship (or not worship) as they choose. If the Senate - or any other government body - is going to open each day with a prayer or meditation, then a diverse group of faiths and beliefs should be included. However, I think the best way to deal with this issue is to do what the Constitution says - separate church and State.
Call me 'old fashioned'...
Oh, and if you want some fair & balanced reporting on this story, check this out.
Ugh.
Catching Osama bin Laden and other leaders of al Qaeda is something the United States government has already made a top priority. If Senator Dorgan truly supported our efforts to fight al Qaeda he would not support withdrawing from Iraq, a key battleground against al Qaeda and in the War on Terror.And that has what to do with the subject at hand? In fact, if we had focused ALL of our resources on capturing ObL in the first place - Iraq would not even be an issue.
After the forum, Fox News microphones picked up Clinton and Edwards discussing their desire to limit future joint appearances to exclude some rivals lower in the crowded field. "We should try to have a more serious and a smaller group," Edwards said.Clinton agreed. "We've got to cut the number. ... They're not serious," she said, then thanked Obama and Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich as they walked by. Turning back to Edwards, she added that she thought their campaigns had already tried to limit the debates and "we've gotta get back to it." - AP
Video here.
Unbelievable. So much for the democratic process taking place. Seriously, I understand that each of these candidates wants to win. From the biggeeez like Barack and Hillary - down to the UBER-underdogs like Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel - these cats will say and do just about anything to get voters' attention. But the great thing about the primary process is that each party can whittle down the competition through things like debates. Hillary and Edwards are essentially saying that they are the ONLY two viable candidates.
Oh, is that why Edwards is trailing Obama and Hillary's camp is worried about Obama?
Ugh.
I never liked Hillary to begin with, and Edwards just lost a ton of points in my book. Meanwhile, the simple fact that Barack Obama doesn't mind being seen with candidates like Dennis Kucinich speaks volumes about Obama's character.
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The most famous symbol of this wartime conservation ethos was the victory garden. Originally promoted by the Wilson administration to combat the food shortages of World War I, household and communal kitchen gardens had been revived by the early New Deal as a subsistence strategy for the unemployed. After Pearl Harbor, a groundswell of popular enthusiasm swept aside the skepticism of some Department of Agriculture officials and made the victory garden the centerpiece of the national "Food Fights for Freedom" campaign.By 1943, beans and carrots were growing on the former White House lawn, and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and nearly 20 million other victory gardeners were producing 30 to 40 percent of the nation's vegetables--freeing the nation's farmers, in turn, to help feed Britain and Russia. In The Garden Is Political, a 1942 volume of popular verse, poet John Malcolm Brinnin acclaimed these "acres of internationalism" taking root in U.S. cities. Although suburban and rural gardens were larger and usually more productive, some of the most dedicated gardeners were inner-city children. With the participation of the Boy Scouts, trade unions, and settlement houses, thousands of ugly, trash-strewn vacant lots in major industrial cities were turned into neighborhood gardens that gave tenement kids the pride of being self-sufficient urban farmers. In Chicago, 400,000 schoolchildren enlisted in the "Clean Up for Victory" campaign, which salvaged scrap for industry and cleared lots for gardens.
It seems to me that when people - on BOTH sides of the proverbial aisle - talk about supporting the troops, and then drive away in a mammoth SUV that guzzles fossil fuels, isn't that being a bit hypocritical? After September 11, 2001, when president Bush told Americans to continue to go about our lives normally, I think he did the military - and our country in general - a great disservice. Americans SHOULD be sacrificing more than the lives of our men and women in uniform.
We should be planting victory gardens. We should be carpooling. We should be recycling anything and everything that we can. We should be trading in those obnoxious SUVs for smaller more fuel-efficient vehicles - or better yet riding a bike.
If you hate Al Gore and hated An Inconvenient Truth even more then don't think of doing these things as saving Mother Earth. Think of it as saving the life of a person who is stationed in Afghanistan or Iraq.
Hell - just take a moment and THINK.
Head Nod: Andrew Sullivan
The undercover operation involved an application from a fake construction company, supposedly based in West Virginia, that the investigators had incorporated even though it had no offices, Internet site or employees. Its only asset was a postal box.Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) officials did not visit the company or try to interview its executives in person. Instead, within 28 days, they mailed the license to the West Virginia postal box, the report says.
So basically, any ol' terrorist could purchase a PO box (in my neighborhood, that costs about $5.00 per year) and have some radioactive nastiness shipped to it.
I certainly hope that someone from the NRC gets canned over this report.
We don't have any specific information about an imminent or near-term attack on the homeland. We're looking at the strategic picture over the next six months to a year. We're evaluating where that is.Right. So, you are sending everyone into panic-mode for what reason then?
Predictably, the chatter has been about how this will impact the race. Will it help him get votes? Will it raise his profile? Why is he doing this? Is it genuine? Is he a hypocrite because of his wealth?
Who cares? It does not matter. It doesn't matter if he gets a hair weave on the plane and if he decides to but a new Jaguar. What matters - what matters A LOT - is that he is doing it.
Indeed.
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We need to get out of the combat business and into the support business. We've got to get the Iraq Study Group report off the shelf and use it for something other than a bookend.Support. Indeed. You know, getting our troops supplies and equipment they need - like armored vehicles equipped for withstanding roadside IEDs for example...
Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a proposal to give American troops in Iraq more rest from battle, as Democrats renewed their attempts to change President George W. Bush's Iraq policy.Seven Republicans joined 48 Democrats and one independent to vote for a plan by Virginia Sen. James Webb to insure that U.S. troops, many of whom have endured multiple deployments to Iraq, get adequate time at home between tours of duty.
But that was still four votes short of the 60 needed on the motion, a procedural hurdle erected by Republicans.
Do I really need to re-hash the story about the guy who's being called out for his FIFTH tour? We need to give our fighting men & women a break.
C'mon Republicans! Wake UP!
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