Archive for the ‘Iraq’ Category
Farewell to George W. Bush
No one is perfect. That is true for your spouse, your children, your mom, and (look in the mirror) even yourself.
While we readily recognize and accept the flaws and frailties of those closest to us, somehow we expect that the person we elect to be president of the United States will live up to all our grandiose expectations and we are shocked when we discover that he is a mere mortal.
That said, I say goodbye to President George W. Bush with a lot of mixed emotions. Read the rest of this entry »
Geriatric Generals
The last thing we need is 535 ‘generals’ in Congress telling our troops how to win this fight. Sen. James Inhofe, R.-Okla.
Sen. John Warner’s call for a symbolic troop reduction in Iraq is an indication that perhaps we should consider a mandatory retirement age for members of Congress. Read the rest of this entry »
Shocked, not Awed
For those wondering how Democrat leaders manage to keep straight faces when calling for a retreat in Iraq after the recent progress in the region, I offer Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin as “Exhibit 1.”In an appearance on “Meet the Press,” Feingold said he was “shocked” by the president’s response to the calls for a surrender – he calls it a withdrawal – “in light of the November election.” Read the rest of this entry »
How Does this Congress plan to win the War on Terror?
How does this Congress plan to win the war on terror? Pork – pure unadulterated pork!
The “Anna Nicole Resolution”
The nation’s senators have spent weeks debating a resolution to condemn President Bush’s plan to send more troops to Iraq. Lawmakers in the House of Representatives now are spending a week on the same useless activity. This could best be described as the “Anna Nicole Resolution.” It is a sexy piece of legislation that has no real meaning, like the life of the infamous gold-digger centerfold, who died last week an untimely death.What a spectacle! What a waste of airtime and newsprint!Congressional resolutions have no force of law. Most resolutions are for things like expressing condolences or to praise the work of an organization or civic leader. These things are rarely mentioned by the news media and are completed in a perfunctory fashion. It’s a pleasant little diversion for our lawmakers that takes up little time and does no harm.
This is not the case with the Iraq resolution, which empowers our enemies, undermines our military leaders and destroys the morale of the men and women we have sent into harm’s way. Read the rest of this entry »
