Comments on: Senate Minority Leader on Bush Iraq Escalation: ‘I Intend To Support Him’ http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:23:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mitch McConnell - Should the U.S. deploy more troops to Iraq? http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-2/#comment-4697796 Mitch McConnell - Should the U.S. deploy more troops to Iraq? Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:56:06 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-4697796 [...] More Troops Posted on 1/7/2007 1:22 PM by brianrApprove (6) | Reject (0) | My vote: None  Think Progress McConnell makes it clear he will support a surge in troop levels if the President goes that [...] [...] More Troops Posted on 1/7/2007 1:22 PM by brianrApprove (6) | Reject (0) | My vote: None  Think Progress McConnell makes it clear he will support a surge in troop levels if the President goes that [...]

]]> By: 2 war vet http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-2/#comment-1410139 2 war vet Mon, 08 Jan 2007 20:10:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-1410139 <strong>McConnel is like the rest of the NEO-Cons in that they bit off more than they can chew when they illegally invaded Iraq. That country is not worth the death of one more serviceman or women! If they had known anything about middle east history, They would have known there are Saadam's everywhere. Tribalism is the scourge of the middle east. Now we have Shia against Sunni. Saudi Arabia backs Sunni, Iran backs Shia. What this Administration is worried about is OIL! They know we must stay in Iraq to continue getting oil from other middle east countries. With the foreign policy of Bushie turning most oil producing countries against us, He believes he must stay in Iraq, not for a Democracy but to keep his precious OIL. Bush-Cheney have to go, one way or another to save our great country. Take McConnel and McCain with them!!!!!!</strong> McConnel is like the rest of the NEO-Cons in that they bit off more than they can chew when they illegally invaded Iraq. That country is not worth the death of one more serviceman or women! If they had known anything about middle east history, They would have known there are Saadam’s everywhere. Tribalism is the scourge of the middle east. Now we have Shia against Sunni. Saudi Arabia backs Sunni, Iran backs Shia. What this Administration is worried about is OIL! They know we must stay in Iraq to continue getting oil from other middle east countries. With the foreign policy of Bushie turning most oil producing countries against us, He believes he must stay in Iraq, not for a Democracy but to keep his precious OIL. Bush-Cheney have to go, one way or another to save our great country. Take McConnel and McCain with them!!!!!!

]]> By: Andy in KY http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-2/#comment-1408281 Andy in KY Mon, 08 Jan 2007 17:50:02 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-1408281 All Democrats and indies in KY can't stand Mitch. He used to run on the platform of curbing and limiting lobbyists and special interests. Now he has done a complete 180 (and very proud of it) supporting and getting support from lobbyists, etc.. He represents nothing about Kentucky, he has completely lost touch. The major problem coming up in 08 (his re-election) is that there is no viable candidate. All of KY's politics is focused on replacing the lamest governor on the planet, and therefor ditching Mitch is on the back burner. National attention needs to be focused on him, so that Kentuckian voters will wake up and understand that Mitch is bad for KY and bad for the US. All Democrats and indies in KY can’t stand Mitch. He used to run on the platform of curbing and limiting lobbyists and special interests. Now he has done a complete 180 (and very proud of it) supporting and getting support from lobbyists, etc.. He represents nothing about Kentucky, he has completely lost touch.
The major problem coming up in 08 (his re-election) is that there is no viable candidate. All of KY’s politics is focused on replacing the lamest governor on the planet, and therefor ditching Mitch is on the back burner. National attention needs to be focused on him, so that Kentuckian voters will wake up and understand that Mitch is bad for KY and bad for the US.

]]> By: Upside00 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-2/#comment-1407882 Upside00 Mon, 08 Jan 2007 15:59:51 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-1407882 Vickie, I appreciate your situation with your son and hope he comes home safe.... and soon. You are being deluded if you really think that the majority of the Iraqis as well as our own troops want us there. Your son may be young and being fed information by his commanders and he is not able to see reality. <strong>And your comment about Vietnam is WRONG!!!</strong> I am a combat vet of Vietnam and I KNOW that the Vietnamese people only wanted us there because they had no commitment to stand on their own... just like in Iraq. And why do you think so many Iraq vetererans came home and ran for office as Democrats to stop this insanity? And both of these wars were illegal and immoral. And by supporting the NeoCons and Corporatists in thi , we are perpetuating it and putting your son and US lives as well as many Iraqis in Harm's Way for no reason. Vickie,

I appreciate your situation with your son and hope he comes home safe…. and soon.

You are being deluded if you really think that the majority of the Iraqis as well as our own troops want us there. Your son may be young and being fed information by his commanders and he is not able to see reality.

And your comment about Vietnam is WRONG!!! I am a combat vet of Vietnam and I KNOW that the Vietnamese people only wanted us there because they had no commitment to stand on their own… just like in Iraq. And why do you think so many Iraq vetererans came home and ran for office as Democrats to stop this insanity? And both of these wars were illegal and immoral. And by supporting the NeoCons and Corporatists in thi , we are perpetuating it and putting your son and US lives as well as many Iraqis in Harm’s Way for no reason.

]]> By: big papa http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-2/#comment-1407671 big papa Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:56:42 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-1407671 you don’t do anything but give your party a black eye and reinforce most conservative views of your party. Comment by Vickie #36 Vickie, Don't you DARE come on this board and try to chastise <strong>"THINKING PEOPLE"</strong> for using what <strong>God gave us</strong>... ...<strong>BRAINS!</strong> ...if you want to <strong>sacrifice your son for </strong>an <strong>illusion</strong> well that's your business... ...I share NOTHING in common with <strong>brain dead idiots </strong>who believe in people who are USING them... ...the <strong>criminal Bushite junta </strong>represents the corporate special interests (super rich global investors in arms, oil and natural gas and various sundry <strong>capitalist schemes to defraud the human race </strong>for the profit and <strong>perpetuation of dominance by mostly WASP male sociopaths</strong>...) ...I realize that having spent so much time in your youth learning that <strong>minorities and poor people are not as "valuable" as rich al Crackkers</strong>, and therefore you must <strong>sacrifice yourself </strong>(and offspring) to "<strong>King/Queen Blueblood rich leaders</strong>, God and country..." ...have been <strong>inculcated</strong> into that tiny space between your ears for so long that (like the traumatized Saddam-beaten Iraqis) you <strong>believe in everything state run tv tells you</strong>... ...you (and ALL who think like you are <strong>"CONNED'self-servatives"...</strong> ...<strong>FOOLS</strong> who believe in the hype that <strong>you too can one day be a slave-master...</strong> ...if you <strong>just play along</strong>... ...So <strong>save your (delusional) righteous indignation </strong>for those who give a da*n about anything you mindless Bush-worshipping TRAITORS have to say! you don’t do anything but give your party a black eye and reinforce most conservative views of your party.

Comment by Vickie #36

Vickie,

Don’t you DARE come on this board and try to chastise “THINKING PEOPLE” for using what God gave us…

…BRAINS!

…if you want to sacrifice your son for an illusion well that’s your business…

…I share NOTHING in common with brain dead idiots who believe in people who are USING them…

…the criminal Bushite junta represents the corporate special interests (super rich global investors in arms, oil and natural gas and various sundry capitalist schemes to defraud the human race for the profit and perpetuation of dominance by mostly WASP male sociopaths…)

…I realize that having spent so much time in your youth learning that minorities and poor people are not as “valuable” as rich al Crackkers, and therefore you must sacrifice yourself (and offspring) to “King/Queen Blueblood rich leaders, God and country…”

…have been inculcated into that tiny space between your ears for so long that (like the traumatized Saddam-beaten Iraqis) you believe in everything state run tv tells you…

…you (and ALL who think like you are “CONNED’self-servatives”…

…FOOLS who believe in the hype that you too can one day be a slave-master…

…if you just play along…

…So save your (delusional) righteous indignation for those who give a da*n about anything you mindless Bush-worshipping TRAITORS have to say!

]]> By: SheRa http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-2/#comment-1405684 SheRa Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:47:00 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-1405684 Dear Vickie, I wish your son the very best. Unfortunately, you are incorrect about the troops supporting Bush's decision to surge. Recent polls show that the majority of soldiers are AGAINST having more troops and that they themselves are desperate to return. Good sons have fought in bad wars from the dawn of time. It is not a reflection on the valor or the value of these brave young individuals. The cause of defending our country is a noble one, even if this war does nothing but undermine our national security, economy, position in the world, and ideals. I have nothing but respect for the young men and women who risk their lives for our country. But sadly, most of those who see what is happening up close are depressed, dismayed, and disillusioned by what they see. And many others have been corrupted by being put in brutal and dehumanizing positions, such as participating in torturing other, quite possibly innocent human beings at places like Guantanamo. It is a terrible crime to let our young people be killed in war. But it is another crime to have them be corrupted from their best selves by having them be put in that kind of soul-killing position. Dear Vickie,
I wish your son the very best. Unfortunately, you are incorrect about the troops supporting Bush’s decision to surge. Recent polls show that the majority of soldiers are AGAINST having more troops and that they themselves are desperate to return. Good sons have fought in bad wars from the dawn of time. It is not a reflection on the valor or the value of these brave young individuals. The cause of defending our country is a noble one, even if this war does nothing but undermine our national security, economy, position in the world, and ideals. I have nothing but respect for the young men and women who risk their lives for our country. But sadly, most of those who see what is happening up close are depressed, dismayed, and disillusioned by what they see. And many others have been corrupted by being put in brutal and dehumanizing positions, such as participating in torturing other, quite possibly innocent human beings at places like Guantanamo. It is a terrible crime to let our young people be killed in war. But it is another crime to have them be corrupted from their best selves by having them be put in that kind of soul-killing position.

]]> By: clarence the clairvoyant http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-2/#comment-1405618 clarence the clairvoyant Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:31:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-1405618 IF YOU LOVE HILLARY CLINTON AND WANT HER TO WIN KEEP POSTING Think tanks http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Think_tanks Think Tank Town - http://www.washingtonpost.com/ wp-dyn/ content/ linkset/ 2006/ 04/ 03/ LI2006040301493.html The Left Coaster: Matt Bai on the Center for American Progress http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/000699.php Study Finds First Drop in Think Tank Cites http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2897 Center for American Progress http://www.commondreams.org/news2003/1023-09.htm The Center for American Progress (CAP) describes itself as “a nonpartisan research and educational institute” aimed at “developing a long-term vision of a progressive America” and “providing a forum to generate new progressive ideas and policy proposals.” Robert Dreyfuss reports in the March 1, 2004 edition of The Nation: “The idea for the Center began with discussions in 2002 between [Morton] Halperin and George Soros, the billionaire investor. … Halperin, who heads the office of Soros’ Open Society Institute, brought [former Clinton chief of staff John] Podesta into the discussion, and beginning in late 2002 Halperin and Podesta circulated a series of papers to funders.” Soros and Halperin recruited Harold Ickes — chief fundraiser and former deputy chief of staff for the Clinton White House — to help organize the Center. It was launched on July 7, 2003 as the American Majority Institute. The name was changed to Center for American Progress (CAP) on September 1, 2003. The official purpose of the Center was to provide the left with something it supposedly lacked — a think tank of its own. Regarding the new think tank proposed by Soros and Halperin, Hillary Clinton told Matt Bai of The New York Times Magazine on October 12, 2003, “We need some new intellectual capital. There has to be some thought given as to how we build the 21st-century policies that reflect the Democrat Party’s values.” She later told The Nation’s Robert Dreyfuss, “We’ve had the challenge of filling a void on our side of the ledger for a long time, while the other side created an infrastructure that has come to dominate political discourse. The Center is a welcome effort to fill that void.” Persistent press leaks confirm that Hillary Clinton, and not Podesta, is ultimately in charge of CAP. “It’s the official Hillary Clinton think tank,” an inside source confided to Christian Bourge of United Press International. Robert Dreyfuss notes in The Nation, “In looking at Podesta’s center, there’s no escaping the imprint of the Clintons. It’s not completely wrong to see it as a shadow government, a kind of Clinton White-House-in-exile — or a White House staff in readiness for President Hillary Clinton.” Dreyfuss notes the abundance of Clintonites on the Center’s staff, among them Clinton’s national security speechwriter Robert Boorstin; Democratic Leadership Council staffer and former head of Clinton’s National Economic Council Gene Sperling; former senior advisor to Clinton’s Office of Management and Budget Matt Miller; and others. IF IT LOOKS LIKE A THINKTANK IF IT SMELLS LIKE A THINKTANK IF IT WALKS LIKE A THINKTANK IF IT TALKS LIKE A THINKTANK AND IF ALL THE PRESS CALLS IT WHAT IT IS IT MUST BE A THINKTANK DID I REVEAL SOMETHING UNKNOWN TO YOU TAU ? IF YOU WANT HILLARY CLINTON TO WIN IN 2008 KEEP POSTING BY ALL MEANS IF YOU DO NOT WANT HILLARY IN 2008 WHY HELP HER ? SIMPLE QUESTION IF YOU LOVE HILLARY CLINTON AND WANT HER TO WIN KEEP POSTING

Think tanks
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Think_tanks

Think Tank Town -
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ wp-dyn/ content/ linkset/ 2006/ 04/ 03/ LI2006040301493.html

The Left Coaster: Matt Bai on the Center for American Progress
http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/000699.php

Study Finds First Drop in Think Tank Cites
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2897

Center for American Progress
http://www.commondreams.org/news2003/1023-09.htm

The Center for American Progress (CAP) describes itself as “a nonpartisan research and educational institute” aimed at “developing a long-term vision of a progressive America” and “providing a forum to generate new progressive ideas and policy proposals.”

Robert Dreyfuss reports in the March 1, 2004 edition of The Nation: “The idea for the Center began with discussions in 2002 between [Morton] Halperin and George Soros, the billionaire investor. … Halperin, who heads the office of Soros’ Open Society Institute, brought [former Clinton chief of staff John] Podesta into the discussion, and beginning in late 2002 Halperin and Podesta circulated a series of papers to funders.”

Soros and Halperin recruited Harold Ickes — chief fundraiser and former deputy chief of staff for the Clinton White House — to help organize the Center. It was launched on July 7, 2003 as the American Majority Institute. The name was changed to Center for American Progress (CAP) on September 1, 2003. The official purpose of the Center was to provide the left with something it supposedly lacked — a think tank of its own.

Regarding the new think tank proposed by Soros and Halperin, Hillary Clinton told Matt Bai of The New York Times Magazine on October 12, 2003, “We need some new intellectual capital. There has to be some thought given as to how we build the 21st-century policies that reflect the Democrat Party’s values.” She later told The Nation’s Robert Dreyfuss, “We’ve had the challenge of filling a void on our side of the ledger for a long time, while the other side created an infrastructure that has come to dominate political discourse. The Center is a welcome effort to fill that void.”

Persistent press leaks confirm that Hillary Clinton, and not Podesta, is ultimately in charge of CAP. “It’s the official Hillary Clinton think tank,” an inside source confided to Christian Bourge of United Press International. Robert Dreyfuss notes in The Nation, “In looking at Podesta’s center, there’s no escaping the imprint of the Clintons. It’s not completely wrong to see it as a shadow government, a kind of Clinton White-House-in-exile — or a White House staff in readiness for President Hillary Clinton.” Dreyfuss notes the abundance of Clintonites on the Center’s staff, among them Clinton’s national security speechwriter Robert Boorstin; Democratic Leadership Council staffer and former head of Clinton’s National Economic Council Gene Sperling; former senior advisor to Clinton’s Office of Management and Budget Matt Miller; and others.

IF IT LOOKS LIKE A THINKTANK

IF IT SMELLS LIKE A THINKTANK

IF IT WALKS LIKE A THINKTANK

IF IT TALKS LIKE A THINKTANK

AND IF ALL THE PRESS CALLS IT WHAT IT IS

IT MUST BE A THINKTANK

DID I REVEAL SOMETHING UNKNOWN TO YOU TAU ?

IF YOU WANT HILLARY CLINTON TO WIN IN 2008 KEEP POSTING BY ALL MEANS

IF YOU DO NOT WANT HILLARY IN 2008 WHY HELP HER ?

SIMPLE QUESTION

]]> By: robert http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1405602 robert Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:28:22 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-1405602 Outraged in Louisville, 1) Did any Dems vote for the war? 2) Have Dems voted to continue to fund the war? 3) Have Dems voted for troop excelations in the past? If you answer to any or all of these then they own it too. The House and Senate were not 100% GOP controlled. Outraged in Louisville,

1) Did any Dems vote for the war?

2) Have Dems voted to continue to fund the war?

3) Have Dems voted for troop excelations in the past?

If you answer to any or all of these then they own it too. The House and Senate were not 100% GOP controlled.

]]> By: robert http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1405549 robert Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:12:38 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-1405549 Outraged in Louisville, But you also have to hold responsable all those tht have continued to support(fund) this war after ALL the intel came out. There is plenty of blame on both sides. Every time and Emergency Funding measure came up, every "Yeh" vote = acceptance and approval of the war. YEs, Bush is the "Ultimate" responsable party, but you have to hang all the enablers too. Outraged in Louisville, But you also have to hold responsable all those tht have continued to support(fund) this war after ALL the intel came out. There is plenty of blame on both sides.

Every time and Emergency Funding measure came up, every “Yeh” vote = acceptance and approval of the war.

YEs, Bush is the “Ultimate” responsable party, but you have to hang all the enablers too.

]]> By: daGUY http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1405411 daGUY Mon, 08 Jan 2007 03:24:39 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-1405411 I'd like to hear his explanation for why we should support this. The Administration has only been wrong about EVERY SINGLE DECISION they've made. Let's see...they said the war would last less than 6 months, the oil money would pay for the reconstruction, the Iraqis would greet us as liberators, the insurgency was in its last throes, etc...and that's just off the top of my head. WHY should ANYONE believe them now when they say a surge will improve the situation? They haven't even been correct ONCE, let alone enough to actually have a respectable track record! Imagine going to your job and botching every single project that your boss gives you. You'd be fired! Why doesn't this happen in politics?? I’d like to hear his explanation for why we should support this. The Administration has only been wrong about EVERY SINGLE DECISION they’ve made. Let’s see…they said the war would last less than 6 months, the oil money would pay for the reconstruction, the Iraqis would greet us as liberators, the insurgency was in its last throes, etc…and that’s just off the top of my head.

WHY should ANYONE believe them now when they say a surge will improve the situation? They haven’t even been correct ONCE, let alone enough to actually have a respectable track record!

Imagine going to your job and botching every single project that your boss gives you. You’d be fired! Why doesn’t this happen in politics??

]]> By: A Human Mind http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1405247 A Human Mind Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:30:51 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-1405247 Several suspicious and even dangerous statements have been made on this topic. If you have a credible source for these statements, please share them. <strong>Jeffery Stewart</strong> wants readers to believe that McConnell said: <blockquote>“Why not support him, he’s an idiot and I’m and idiot!” - Mitch McConnell</blockquote> <strong>gogreen</strong> said: <blockquote>the only goal was to create conditions in which American oil companies could gain control of Iraq’s petroleum reserves</blockquote> <strong>big papa</strong> said: <blockquote>B*tch McConnell would would clean Bushiva’s a*s (with his tongue)</blockquote> <strong>Jackie</strong> said: <blockquote>Now Bush and his team will still look for more to die as they drill to steal the oil from Iraq</blockquote> Jackie also said: <blockquote>Bush supporters are getting and we know elected officials will do anything for big bucks even let thousands of American soldiers die. </blockquote> Several suspicious and even dangerous statements have been made on this topic. If you have a credible source for these statements, please share them.

Jeffery Stewart wants readers to believe that McConnell said:

“Why not support him, he’s an idiot and I’m and idiot!” – Mitch McConnell

gogreen said:

the only goal was to create conditions in which American oil companies could gain control of Iraq’s petroleum reserves

big papa said:

B*tch McConnell would would clean Bushiva’s a*s (with his tongue)

Jackie said:

Now Bush and his team will still look for more to die as they drill to steal the oil from Iraq

Jackie also said:

Bush supporters are getting and we know elected officials will do anything for big bucks even let thousands of American soldiers die.

]]> By: A Human Mind http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1405224 A Human Mind Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:22:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-1405224 To big papa: when you said: <blockquote>his whole state should be “purged”</blockquote> were you suggesting mass murder? I hope not. Please check with your conscience and let's pray that you don't influence anyone to act so hatefully. To big papa: when you said:

his whole state should be “purged”

were you suggesting mass murder? I hope not. Please check with your conscience and let’s pray that you don’t influence anyone to act so hatefully.

]]> By: rogan http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1405214 rogan Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:19:24 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-1405214 Vickie, If you must know, the United States gave the South Vietnamese government resources to fight the war. Their politicians gave the resources to their cronies. America should never have been in Vietnam to begin with. As the latest polls have shown, the military is ready to come home in the next six months. Finally I would point out that real libertarians are antiwar. Go to the web site antiwar.com or lewrockwell.com to see for yourself. You cannot be anti-state and pro-war. Vickie,

If you must know, the United States gave the South Vietnamese government resources to fight the war. Their politicians gave the resources to their cronies. America should never have been in Vietnam to begin with.

As the latest polls have shown, the military is ready to come home in the next six months.

Finally I would point out that real libertarians are antiwar. Go to the web site antiwar.com or lewrockwell.com to see for yourself. You cannot be anti-state and pro-war.

]]> By: Wordsmith http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1404615 Wordsmith Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:31:34 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-1404615 Mitchell <em>totally</em>, <strong><em>TOTALLY</em></strong>, creeps me out - always has. {This is not to say he is.} He looks to me like a child molester, pedophilic, you name it - he's it - slimy.... .....Jezzus! Even looking at him, I feel the need to cleanse every cell of my body. Mitchell totally, TOTALLY, creeps me out – always has. {This is not to say he is.} He looks to me like a child molester, pedophilic, you name it – he’s it – slimy….

…..Jezzus! Even looking at him, I feel the need to cleanse every cell of my body.

]]> By: theswan http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1404486 theswan Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:40:37 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-1404486 Nice to see that he is the MINOR character he has truely been all along. Sicko. Nice to see that he is the MINOR character he has truely been all along.
Sicko.

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1404200 Marie Sun, 07 Jan 2007 23:08:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-1404200 Vicki, I hope your son remains safe in Iraq. One reason we are so opposed to Bush and Company is because they have put our youngest and best in an unnecessarily dangerous predicament. There are many, many reasons why we believe Bush is the worst president in our nation's history, and we believe he has made our country far less safe during his tenure, but unlike as in the time of the Viet Nam War, we do not harbor anything but hope and best wishes for our servicemen. Vicki,
I hope your son remains safe in Iraq.
One reason we are so opposed to Bush and Company is because they have put our youngest and best in an unnecessarily dangerous predicament.
There are many, many reasons why we believe Bush is the worst president in our nation’s history, and we believe he has made our country far less safe during his tenure, but unlike as in the time of the Viet Nam War, we do not harbor anything but hope and best wishes for our servicemen.

]]> By: Jay Randal http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1404172 Jay Randal Sun, 07 Jan 2007 23:03:41 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-1404172 Sen. McConnell is the most corrupt member of the Senate and must be forced to resign or voted out of office whenever he comes up for election! Sen. McConnell is the most corrupt member of the Senate and must be forced to resign or voted out of office whenever he comes up for election!

]]> By: SkippyFlipjack http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1404114 SkippyFlipjack Sun, 07 Jan 2007 22:48:32 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-1404114 <blockquote><strong>Hellinabucket wrote:</strong> Why did McConnell use this out of any other example of support. Senator Lieberman, for example, in the Democratic conference, believes that the surge is a good idea. Lieberman is an Independant and already has expressed his interest to side with Republicans on this issue. </blockquote> hellinabucket -- Lieberman is in the Democratic caucus, as McConnell notes -- if he wasn't, McConnell wouldn't be the *minority* leader.

Hellinabucket wrote: Why did McConnell use this out of any other example of support.

Senator Lieberman, for example, in the Democratic conference, believes that the surge is a good idea.

Lieberman is an Independant and already has expressed his interest to side with Republicans on this issue.

hellinabucket — Lieberman is in the Democratic caucus, as McConnell notes — if he wasn’t, McConnell wouldn’t be the *minority* leader.

]]> By: buzzbomb http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1404090 buzzbomb Sun, 07 Jan 2007 22:37:54 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-1404090 Vickie- the problem is there are NO good plans. Only a series bad alternatives. There is no way in hell, that me or anyone else is going to forget who put us in this terrible position. Supporting the troops also entails making damn sure the reason that they are putting their life on the line is a sound one. Not a pack of lies conncocted by Bush and the PNAC. Vickie- the problem is there are NO good plans. Only a series bad alternatives. There is no way in hell, that me or anyone else is going to forget who put us in this terrible position. Supporting the troops also entails making damn sure the reason that they are putting their life on the line is a sound one. Not a pack of lies conncocted by Bush and the PNAC.

]]> By: buzzbomb http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1404079 buzzbomb Sun, 07 Jan 2007 22:33:23 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/07/mcconnell-escalation/#comment-1404079 Could this weenie even tell one end of a rifle from the other? He probably would jump on a chair at the site of a mouse, yet this coward is willing to send more young people into the "make money for Bush's friends" meatgrinder. Coward. Could this weenie even tell one end of a rifle from the other? He probably would jump on a chair at the site of a mouse, yet this coward is willing to send more young people into the “make money for Bush’s friends” meatgrinder. Coward.

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