Pelosi gives Silvestre Reyes his orders

"We have to consider the need for additional troops to be in Iraq, to take
out the militias and stabilize Iraq," the Texas Democrat said to the surprise of
many, "I would say 20,000 to 30,000."

Then came President Bush's expected announcement last week, virtually
matching Mr. Reyes' recommendation and argument word-for-word -- albeit the
president proposed only 21,500 troops.

Wouldn't you know, hours after Mr. Bush announced his proposal, Mr. Reyes told the El Paso Times that such a troop buildup was unthinkable.

"We don't have the capability to escalate even to this minimum level," he
said.

Cliff Palace, late afternoon. Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA.

Hagel, Snowe - New Progressive Caucus members?

From Wikipedia -

Congressional Progressive Caucus

Ideology
According to their website, the CPC advocates universal health care, fair trade agreements, living wage laws, the right of all workers to organize into labor unions and engage in strike actions and collective bargaining, the abolition of significant portions of the USA PATRIOT Act, the legalization of gay marriage, strict campaign finance reform laws, a complete pullout from the war in Iraq, a crackdown on corporate crime and what they see as corporate welfare, an increase in income tax on the wealthy, tax cuts for the poor, and an increase in welfare spending by the
federal government.


Supporting organizations
An array of national progressive organizations will work to support the efforts of the caucus, including the Institute for Policy Studies, The Nation Magazine, Moveon.org, National Priorities Project, Jobs with Justice Campaign, Peace Action, Americans
for Democratic Action, and Progressive Democrats of America. Also co-sponsoring the kickoff event were the NAACP, ACLU, Progressive Majority, League of United Latin American Citizens, Rainbow/Push Coalition, National Council of La Raza, Hip Hop Caucus, Human Rights Campaign, Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs, and the National Hip Hop Political Convention. The CPC has long maintained cordial ties with the Democratic Socialists of America, which hosted its website during the 1990s.

So, Hagel and Snowe have joined with a group like this that is anti-American, pro-racist, Socialist and likes really bad music. I did some work in Nebraska earlier this year and had the opportunity to speak with a lot of political people who are stunned at the arrogance and stupidity that Hagel is experiencing.

Other potential wusses;
Gordon Smith
Susan Collins
Norm Coleman
Sam Brownback
George Voinovich

May they all drive with Ted Kennedy or go camping with Barney Franks.

Other great posts concerning this

7.62mmJustice

My Vast Rightwing Conspiracy

The face of defeat or the look of love

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Biden, Hagel and Levin

Just like the flying Imams, they are seeing how far they can push and how much press they can get.

Another republican, Olympia Snowe is going to join the Democrats.

Can other losers like Voinivich and Smith be far behind?

Dems against surge or How to pander to a base of nuts

Hagel now working with the Progressives in Congress?

Thanks to Weapons of Mass Discussion

UPDATE:

Yep, sure 'nough, it is Chucky Cheese with the equally Levin and Biden.

Hagel denied that the sponsors were defeatist, or were trying to assign
blame to Bush, or had political motives, even though he and Biden are expected
to run for president.

"No one wants to see this country humiliated, defeated, or in any way lose
its purpose," he said. "There is no moral high ground that one group of senators
has over the others."

This guy thinks he is Presidential material? Is he going to pick Dennis "the menace" Kucinich to be his Veep or appoint him as the 1st head of the U.S. Peace Department?

Two peas in a pod.

After 175 years I guess their mission did change

IA World Headquarters staff on break, but still vigilant

Wonder why Justice wears a blindfold?

Attorney Found Naked In Courthouse With 14-Year-Old

Duke 88 strike again

There have been public calls to the authors to retract the ad or apologize for
it, as well as calls for action against them and attacks on their character. We
reject all of these. We think the ad's authors were right to give voice to the
students quoted, whose suffering is real. We also acknowledge the pain that has
been generated by what we believe is a misperception that the authors of the ad
prejudged the rape case.

Bullshit! This group of faculty at Duke University did prejudge. The group of 88 prejudged Duke and all of America. They used the Duke Lacrosse Team as whipping boys to further their argument that racial and sexual discrimination proudly exist at Duke and throughout the United States. Their personal and professional standing is predicated on this thesis. Now, donning their superhero capes of indignation, they say they were misjudged.

They must be very stupid to think we are that ignorant.

Protein Wisdom

Jeff Goldstein is back and this is just one reason I hope he is really back for good.

Point is, Campos’ entire piece is nothing but a showy attack on war supporters
like Bill Kristol and Glenn Reynolds (and to even a lesser extent, unmentioned
nobodies like me), and a paean to himself for his own presumed sagacity.
Never mind that Iraq hasn’t been decided, that Michael Yon is
calling it winnable, that the US has not lost a single ground battle,
etc. Campos can’t wait for such things. He appears correct, to the
untrained eye, right now, and so, like an excitable puppy proud of defeating his
first slipper, he has laid his tattered argument at our feet—while
simultaneously pissing all over the rug.

Liberals hate an attempted debate with Jeff because he understands their game, rhetoric and intellectual dishonesty. He says it is because he used to be one of them.

Add him to your blogroll. He slices and dices.

Benny Parsons - RIP

The gentle giant of NASCAR, Benny Parsons, passed away on Tuesday. BP was loved by everyone, even those he raced hard against.

"Parsons made 526 starts from 1964 until his 1988 retirement. He ended his
career with 283 top-10 finishes, led at least one lap in 192 races and finished
no lower than fifth in the points from 1972 to 1980."

He will be missed by a whole lot of people and he will be sorely missed by those who had the great privilege to know him.

Pittman, Ginn and Gonzalez

Three guys that do not know where their bread is buttered.

Going pro.

They are leaving their team in the lurch.

Some will hope they do well and make a lot of money.

I believe in loyalty.

They do not.

How sad is that?

Gonzalez is the biggest disappointment. I thought he was 300 Spartan material. He appeared to be #1 material. He wasn't and is not.

Sad.

They are all losers.

Maybe they hope to get an extra Hummer with their pay. May they get one, because that is all they have shown they are worth. Oh, and maybe an extra piece of bling.

I hate traitors.

I love Ohio. It is a good state.

China teens casual about one-night stands: poll

Well, I never was casual about them!

Jeez, kids these days

Crooked House

Beginning of the end

First White Castle in Ohio

A bag of sliders and your date is over.

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Stitching this nation back together

See how it's done right

seejanemom

Seamless Effort

Living on the hem of the hottest outfit in the free world, I have
access to so much more than "fly-over Joe". This is a privilege. This is a
curse. Participating in pro-American activities and giving the abundant Liberal
flotsam a healthy ration of first person comeuppance makes for an unusually
gratifying daily ritual. I take special pleasure in this because I know my
patriotic brethren across this country can't feel the electrifying hum of
Washington D.C., and it is easy to let the Lame Stream Media dictate fashionable
opinion.

Sometimes I take for granted the thrill of walking into a Capitol Hill
hot spot with Hunky Husband resplendent in full Officer kit, getting the stink
eye from the Liberati there assembled, and brazenly holding their glare as if to
say, "If I weren't wearing such great Choos, you and I would step outside and I
could help you wear one too." But that satisfaction comes very
dear.

The next 9-11 will be catastrophic, most likely involve a bio-agent,
and Hunky Husband quite literally works three doors down from the most powerful
man largest bullseye ever conceived. What I wouldn't give to be on my forty
acres with my goats, far far away from the stench of government.

For those who feel on the fringes of influence, powerless to change
anything but the channel, know that nothing could be a bigger myth. You are here
participating in the great equalizer--the New Media. And all the sound bytes in
the world cannot compete with the viral truth at your fingertips. If we allow
one day in November to make us believe that we are helpless, the unholy alliance
between the Jihadiis and the American Left will surely tear us to shreds.

Read. Think. Preach. Blog. Vote. Pray. Dedicated Patriots can do
those things from anywhere.

So let's quit whining and start stitching this
nation back together. '08 is just over the horizon and time's a wasting.

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When Republicans don't get it II

This is a list of the esteemed Senators who voted against Senator DeMint's earmark reform:

Akaka (D-HI)Baucus (D-MT)Bayh (D-IN)Bennett (R-UT)Biden (D-DE)Bingaman (D-NM)Boxer (D-CA)Brown (D-OH)Bunning (R-KY)Byrd (D-WV)Cardin (D-MD)Carper (D-DE)Casey (D-PA)Clinton (D-NY)Conrad (D-ND)Dodd (D-CT)
Domenici (R-NM)Dorgan (D-ND)Durbin (D-IL)Feinstein (D-CA)Hatch (R-UT)Kennedy (D-MA)Klobuchar (D-MN)Kohl (D-WI)Lautenberg (D-NJ)Leahy (D-VT)Levin (D-MI)Lincoln (D-AR)Lott (R-MS)McCaskill (D-MO)Menendez (D-NJ)Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)Nelson (D-NE)Pryor (D-AR)Reed (D-RI)Reid (D-NV)Rockefeller (D-WV)Salazar (D-CO)Sanders (I-VT)Schumer (D-NY)Smith (R-OR)Stabenow (D-MI)Voinovich (R-OH)Whitehouse (D-RI)Wyden (D-OR)

Please note the seven republicans that voted with Byrd, Kennedy, Levin, Reid, Schumer and others. As a Republican I don't think there is enough soap to wash this much closeness off.

I've already given Voinovich my displeasure. Have you shown yours?

When Republicans don't get it

It's bad enough to be subjected to the drivel coming out of Sherrod Brown, Kucinich, Tubbs Jones, Kaptur and Zack Space. Even Voinovich is warming up to another crying jag, but unfortunately we here in Ohio have been accustomed to this.

What is truly worrisome is the lack of vision or scope that resides in our nation's Capitol. Yes, there was that insightful statement about the tube type things in the Internet, but technology does move fast these days. No, I am worried when allies of freedom in Congress do not get it, just as I worry that the opponents of freedom don't get it. Also, in Congress.

Regula sees the only alternative to Bush’s plan as “just to walk away.” And if the
United States did that, he said, “it would destabilize that whole part
of the world, not just Iraq. You’d have a hotbed of terrorists taking
over the whole environment.” (emp. mine)

"destabilize that whole part of the world"? Wrong. Destabilize the world.

Radical Islam is a virus without a state. Khomeini stated that Iran was nothing and it could die if it furthered the worldwide Caliphate. “It doesn’t matter what the people think. The people are ignorant sheep.” stated Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi of his followers. Traditionally, political and societal viruses are contained by a host state. When that host state tries to export its virus another state can move to shove it back or kill it. Communism is a state hosted virus. Vietnam, as such, is an ignorant analogy to Iraq. Yes, Vietnam had foreign insurgents just as in Iraq, but those insurgents were from other communist countries, all with stated geopolitical goals. Islam is stateless. Radical Islam is not only stateless, it is anti state. There is no containment, only eradication.

A failure in Iraq will not destabilize a (whole) part of our world. It will destabilize the Arab world, Africa, Asia and Europe for sure, but it will also destabilize Russia, America and other areas with growing radical Islamic populations and with citizens without vision or scope of what this war is really about. This war is worldwide. Those are the stakes and proponents of worldwide freedom have to understand those stakes.

Opponents of freedom do not get it. They are too selfish to understand.

Bill Batchelder for Speaker - Ohio

I am in absolute agreement with Right Angle and Viking Spirit concerning Bill Batchelder being elected Speaker of the House for Ohio. Mr. Batchelder has maintained his integrity, honesty and intellectual inquisitiveness all of his adult life.

As a young man he attended Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware Ohio and took the conservative political point in a very liberal atmosphere. He did it with intelligence and good humor and won many people to his side and garnered the grudging admiration of many others, including professors. In the poisoned environment of Vietnam, rapidly changing morals and anti-American attitudes he took many a jab, some incredibly unfair, and bounced back to continue his march. As a very young man I saw it first hand.

Now, though not elected yet, Mr. Batchelder will lead in the House. Those that choose to follow will help maintain the Republican majority for years to come and hopefully will also bring Ohio back from the brink.

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