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Yes!

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

Yesterday, Rep. David Obey (D-WI), chair of the House Appropriations Committee, laid down a marker. At a news conference, he said the following:
“I would be more than willing to report out a supplemental meeting the President’s request if that request were made in support of a change in policy that would do three things.– “Establish […]

This isn’t Viet Nam.

Monday, October 1st, 2007

I’ve had the great good fortune to grow up and live through the last half of the 20th century and now part of the 21st.
That means that I’ve seen, and taken part in the discussion about, both Vietnam and present day Iraq. I participated in neither, in the sense of being part of the U.S. […]

Duty & Honor

Sunday, September 9th, 2007

It’s been said that courage is is doing your duty despite being afraid.
Cowardice, by the same token, is dereliction of duty out of fear.
By those definitions what is about to transpire in Congress over the next several weeks is cowardice.
Before I explain that, let’s get a few things straight:

When the White House asks for […]

Desperate. Cheats.

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

You have to hand it to ‘em. Bush, Cheney & Co. really want to stay in Iraq, no matter what. The desperation is palpable.
It’s not bad enough we have a parade of Republican (and blue-dog Democratic) lawmakers running over to Iraq for anywhere from 14 hours to a couple of days, only to return with […]