Lose your home, lose your vote. We’re getting back to the foundations of democracy. The founding fathers initially wanted to restrict the right to vote to white men who owned property.

Conservative activists are “preparing to do battle with allies of Sen. John McCain [R-AZ] in advance of September’s Republican National Convention, hoping to prevent his views on global warming, immigration, stem cell research and campaign finance from becoming enshrined in the party’s official declaration of principles.”

WTF? The Republican party has principles?!?! Since when?

What do you think? Join the discussion!

You would think someone born with a silver spur in his butt would have better manners, but nope! What a dope!

Retired General Jack Keane who developed the “Surge” with neo-conservative Fred Kagan and who is not a commander “on the ground”, believes “the momentum we have is not reversible”.
This would be good news for the majority Iraqis (who want the US to leave), the majority of Americans (who want the US to leave) and the majority of those serving there (who want the US to leave)

But may doesn’t mean will. In fact;

“Four of the five extra brigades sent to Iraq last year have left the country; the last unit is preparing to leave this month. The extra brigades increased U.S. troop levels to about 160,000 from 130,000. Even after five combat brigades leave, about 140,000 U.S. troops will remain in Iraq.”

…which is about four brigades more than were deployed ‘pre-surge’ and a sensible choice I’m sure given that Army Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin, the No. 2 commander in Iraq, said recently that “our progress is fragile, and we continue to work to make this progress irreversible” but the reductions being talked about here were pre-ordained in the surge-plan:

“Bringing security to Baghdad — the essential precondition for political compromise, national reconciliation and economic development — is possible only with a surge of at least 30,000 combat troops lasting 18 months or so. Any other option is likely to fail.” (Jack Keane/Fred Kagan Washington Post Op-ed, 12/27/07).

Bush will do nothing between now and January, regardless of the “success” of the ‘surge’.

This article’s lede is highly conjectural and quite meaningless.

July 7th, 2008 at 10:30 am

I love it!! Freedom Rebel = Freb! :-)

Freedom Rebel Says:
Good Morning Exit Stage Left :)

Good morning Freb…I hope all is well in your world :)

I spent my weekend painting and remodeling. So it was a good weekend, no complaints.

Thank you for asking :)

Good morning Freb…I hope all is well in your world :)

“But this is much more insidious because it could involve more people. In the days of COINTELPRO, they were watching only a few people. Now they could be watching everyone.”

I post, email and make phone calls under the assumption I’m being “watched”, listened to and monitored. To think otherwise would be a bit naive under the current repuke climate IMHO.

Good Morning Exit Stage Left :)
Sad but so true. It’s amazing how an administration such as ours could have done so much damage in so little time. Without the cooperation from all the other branches this would have not been easily accomplished. The Supreme Court’s future worries me also.

I post, email and make phone calls under the assumption I’m being “watched”, listened to and monitored. To think otherwise would be a bit naive under the current repuke climate IMHO.

Shutup, Trajan.

Good Morning McWars ;) Trolls coming out in full force the closer we get to the election.

O/T I hope you had a good weekend!

July 7th, 2008 at 10:04 am
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Depends which Shi’ites you mean – the Sadrists and the Dawaists and the Badrists all have differing views on the subject. Iraqi Shi’ites are not a monolith.

**Thanks FR for keeping a clear head. I am still so angry I am spinning. I am pretty sure that for long posts I have to compose in Word because my left arm and hand are still injored and it’s hard to type without making a lot of mistakes. I will email Faiz when I calm down and see if it makes a difference. I am glad you didn’t leave because I love your contributions. ;)

No problem. :) I hope your arm and hand heal soon, sorry to hear you are hurt.

The Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting has proposed that everyone buying health insurance get a refundable tax credit, $2,500 for individuals and $5,000 for families

[...]

The workers most inclined to make that transition will be younger, healthier ones who most likely will be able to buy a policy on the individual market for less than their tax credit, said Paul Fronstin..

To the degree that happens, the employer-based market will become less healthy as sicker, older workers stay with their employer-based coverage while more of the healthier workers move to the individual market.

[...]

Winners would be younger people who find a basic policy without many bells and whistles appealing.

http://www.ocala.com/article/20080706/APP/807060709

John McCains Health Plan: A Paradise for the Young, Healthy n’ Sassy. John McCain’s health plan is a boon to businesses who want another reason to throw out older employees.

Dear TP,

How dare you misinform the public! I shall correct your story:

“A suicide bomber has rammed a car full of explosives into the gates of the Indian embassy of no matter, killing 41 people and injuring 141 who are of no concern to no one as they reside nowhere.”

Get the facts straight!

Gotta go blow Rupert,

Fred Barnes
Supreme Idiot