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Article by John on October 3rd, 2008 at 6:38 am Here is the best “straight talk” that came out of the debate. I doubt we will hear the hockey mom talk much or even see much of her anymore. Too bad, she is quite helpful to Obama’s polling numbers.
Article by missy on September 9th, 2008 at 12:18 pm This bumper sticker is on sale now at Cafe Press, with all proceeds to the Obama/Biden campaign: Cafe press gives substantial discounts on packs of 10 or 50. We cannot afford to lose this one – though that won’t stop the Dems from trying.
Article by missy on July 8th, 2008 at 2:35 pm Call or email your Senators on FISA. Now. The vote is tomorrow. I live in Washington and work in Oregon. I called Senators Cantwell, Murray, Smith and Wyden, and Harry Reid, Barack Obama, and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee for good measure. If you’re shy, here’s what I said: I’m calling to ask Sen. ___ to vote NO on the FISA bill. There is [...]
Article by missy on October 23rd, 2007 at 10:41 am From a recent Zogby poll, when asked the question “Who would you never vote for for President?” respondents answered: Unfortunately, I’ll have to vote for Hillary if she’s the nominee, because I could never vote for any of the Republicans on offer. In fact, the only Republican I think I could ever vote for in good conscience had his seat taken by Katherine [...]
Article by arnie98683 on October 1st, 2007 at 7:01 pm Senate Roll Call to Practically Give Bush Authority To Attack Iran By Calling Them a Terrorist Nation and Imposing Sanctions – The First Step Towards Another Bush War!!!!!!!! That dimwit Democratic leader of the Senate Harry Reid voted to give Bush the authority to attack Iran!!!! And, worst of all, frontrunner for the Democratic Presidential nomination Hillary Clinton voted for it!!!!!!! She obviously [...]
Article by John on August 25th, 2007 at 11:25 am Thanks to thehim for this analysis. Since Brian Baird is our U.S. Representative, I have pasted this post in its entirety. I recommend that you click on “thehim”s name and check out the site. Falling for the Spin? – posted by thehim I’m not going to speculate on why southwestern Washington Congressman Brian Baird is chugging the Bush Administration Kool-Aid right now. I understand the concerns over the growing humanitarian crisis, but believing that the way to stop it is to follow through on what created the humanitarian crisis in the first place is pretty horrendous logic. As Americans, we do tend to believe that we’re problem solvers and that our military is a jack-of-all-trades fixing machine that takes problems and turns them into solutions. Unfortunately, in reality, there are some things our military can not fix. Iraq and it’s current political stalemate is one of them. It’s very difficult to accept this, but it’s becoming more and more vital by the day that we do. I want to go through Baird’s op-ed and try to make this as clear as I can: The invasion of Iraq may be one of the worst foreign-policy mistakes in the history of our nation. As tragic and costly as that mistake has been, a precipitous or premature withdrawal of our forces now has the potential to turn the initial errors into an even greater problem just as success looks possible.
I have absolutely no idea where he gets the idea that success has started to look possible. What many in the Bush Administration wanted us to believe is that the recent escalation of troops would provide some kind of breathing room for the Iraqi government to reconcile their differences peacefully. By all measures, this is not happening. The Iraqi government has become more fractured. The Iraqi populace has become less stable. The numbers of displaced Iraqis continues to rise rapidly. And the number of our troops succumbing to violence keeps growing. As a Democrat who voted against the war from the outset and who has been frankly critical of the administration and the post-invasion strategy, I am convinced by the evidence that the situation has at long last begun to change substantially for the better.
If you’re interested in hearing the evidence, you’ll have to wait. While Baird repeats this claim that the situation has “begun to change substantially for the better,” he’s not too eager to share the evidence until a little later (you’ll see why). I believe Iraq could have a positive future.
I do too, but I’m convinced that Iraq will have a better chance at a positive future the sooner we get out of there. No one believes that bad things won’t happen after we leave. What those who support withdrawal are saying is that our presence there is only raising the temperature. It’s fueling extremism. While many of us may believe that there’s a light at the end of the tunnel for Iraq under our occupation, the Iraqis overwhelmingly don’t. And very few of them will sacrifice in order to reach that light as long as we’re there. Our diplomatic and military leaders in Iraq, their current strategy, and most importantly, our troops and the Iraqi people themselves, deserve our continued support and more time to succeed.
The Iraqi people certainly need our support. What we’re questioning is whether or not our military presence is the most effective way to support them. If the Iraqis feel that our presence is counterproductive, then it’s very possible that we’re not supporting the Iraqi people by supporting President Bush’s strategy.
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