The more things change the more they stay the same.
Gates says we have to stop the Taliban in Afghanistan or they will be a problem elsewhere.
Kennedy/Johnson/Nixon say we have to stop the Communists in Vietnam or they will be a problem elsewhere.
Same thing just different bogeyman
Please remember this is the real reason we are in Afghanistan.
And here is an analysis of how powerless our President and all of us are to change the road we are on by the “Father of Reaganomics”.


















Weird to be agreeing with Representative Baird of late after disagreeing on most everything he did over the last few years.
His remarks on the Palestinian situation, his vote on the health care bill and now expressing his criticism of the Vietnam-like escalation of our troop level in Afghanistan indicate he truly does stand up for what he believes rather than tow the party line:
Baird expresses skepticism over Obama’s plan for Afghanistan
But his remarks concerning the Schiavo affair, his Bankruptcy Bill vote and his flip-flop on Iraq will not soon be forgotten nor forgiven.