January 24th, 2007

...now browsing by day

 

Kerry’s Out

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

You can read all about it here.

I’m actually surprised. Though nobody gave Kerry a snowball’s chance in hell of garnering the Democratic nomination a second time for the Presidential race in 2008, I was sure that his pompous arrogance, his insistence that he deserved the Presidency, gosh-darn it!, would propel him to run regardless of what his advisors and friends said.

Oh, and as is the current popular thing to do amongst Democrats in DC, he renounced his vote to authorize the invasion of Iraq in 2002. How great to know that some of our elected officials will wholeheartedly support a war effort, only to retract their support at any time given the political atmosphere. Sure makes me feel really comfortable about our leaders in Washington.

Sen. Lieberman and Gen. Petraeus Hit The Nail On The Head

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

From General Petraeus’s confirmation hearing to be the new top dog in the Iraq Theater:

SEN. LIEBERMAN: You also said in response to a question from Senator McCain that adoption of a resolution of disapproval, which is contemplated by our colleagues and probably will be on the Senate floor — disapproval of the new way ahead in Iraq — would not, if I remember your words, have a beneficial effect on our troops in Iraq. But I want to ask you, what effect would Senate passage of a resolution of disapproval of this new way ahead that you embrace — what effect would it have on our enemies in Iraq?

GEN. PETRAEUS: Sir, as I stated in the opening statement, this is a test of wills, at the end of the day. And in that regard, speaking purely as a military commander, if confirmed — albeit one who, frankly, does understand enormously and treasures the value of free and open debate, free speech, who has put himself in harm’s way to protect those great features of our democracy — nonetheless, having said that, a commander in such an endeavor would obviously like the enemy to feel that there’s no hope.

SEN. LIEBERMAN: And a resolution — a Senate-passed resolution of disapproval for this new strategy in Iraq would give the enemy some encouragement, some feeling that — well, some clear expression that the American people were divided.

GEN. PETRAEUS: That’s correct, sir.

Shamelessly excerpted from a longer excerpt at RedState, go check it out.

Bush v. Reagan in Iowa

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

Do you see President George W. Bush as a conservative Republican in the mode of Ronald Reagan? (Republicans Only)
Yes 11%
No 77%
Undecided 12%

 Link