Slick Hilly: Is She Really the President America Needs?

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Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) began her 2008 campaign by announcing a Presidential Exploratory Committee on January 20, 2007. Even after her defeat in Iowa’s primary, she ran her campaign as though she were already the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party. She then proceeded to lose 12 straight contests in a row, and [...]

In Anything, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Politics, President 2008 March 28, 2008

Troop ‘Surge’ Debated Among Generals, Failing In The Streets

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Two great pieces in the Washington Post and New York Times today about the troop surge in Iraq. The first about the level of disagreement among the top generals about the right course to take and the other about how the ’surge’ has ultimately failed.
Washington Post: Among Top Officials, “Surge Has Sparked Dissent, Infighting
New York [...]

In Iraq September 9, 2007

The Definition of “Progress”

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“Progress” as defined by Dictionary.com:
1. a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage
2. advancement in general
3. continuous improvement
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George W. Bush on Iraq:
7/17/07: “We can report that satisfactory progress is being made…”
Mid 2006: “Progress will be steady…”
Nov. 2005: “Iraqis are making inspiring progress.”
Oct. 2005: “Iraq has made incredible political progress.”
April 2005: “We’re making good [...]

In Iraq, Politics, W. July 19, 2007

How To Make An Angry American

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courtesy of digg.com and liveleak.com

In Iraq, Politics, The Dick: Cheney, W. July 17, 2007

Against The Grain of Reason

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“About this much thought goes into my decisions.”
While Al Gore’s seething indictment of the Bush Administration, The Assault On Reason, continues its assault on the New York Times Best Seller’s List, President Bush has been busy vindicating its title. No longer worried about his perpetually falling approval rating (mainly because its so far down, there [...]

In Iran, Iraq, Politics, The Dick: Cheney, W. July 17, 2007