The other day Senator Ted Kennedy called Iraq, "George Bush's Vietnam. The very next day Al-Sadr, one of the leaders of the Iraqi insurgency said, "Iraq would turn into another Vietnam". I wonder where he got that from. It has been reported that the insurgents have been watching the news and have been keeping up with American politics, so it's no surprise that terrorists like Al-Sadr are encouraged by remarks by Kennedy and other democrats. So why do democrats do this? It's no secret d...
WASHINGTON - The economy grew at a solid 3.8 percent annual rate in the final quarter of 2004 — stronger than previously estimated_ and an encouraging sign that the business expansion was firmly entrenched at the start of the new year. Link I wonder if democrats still think we are in a depression?
And what is Kofi going to do if they don't? New York: The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, expects Syria to withdraw its 20,000 troops and intelligence agents from Lebanon before the country holds parliamentary elections in the northern spring, his spokesman said. Link
Wonder why the msm doesn't pick up on stories like these? WASHINGTON, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first substantial shift of public opinion in the Muslim world since the beginning of the United States' global war on terrorism, more people in the world's largest Muslim country now favor American efforts against terrorism than oppose them. This is just one of many dramatic findings of a new nationwide poll in Indonesia released today. "In a stunning turnaround of public opinion, s...
Once again, the democratic party just keeps giving and giving. One major reason his party lost the 2004 race to the "brain-dead" Republicans is that it has a "tendency to explain every issue in half an hour of detail," Dean told the semi-annual meeting of Democrats Abroad, which brought about 150 members from Canada and 30 other countries to the Toronto for two days. Link You have the leader of the DNC calling Americans "brain-dead". What I find really funny is they don't get...
Annan son received $300,000 in payments Kojo Annan, son of Kofi Annan, United Nations secretary-general, received at least $300,000 from Cotecna, a Swiss inspection company awarded a contract ultimately worth about $60m under the Iraqi oil-for-food contract. Link
INDIANAPOLIS -- Legislation that would require voters to show photo identification before casting ballots has touched off fierce debate in three states, with opponents complaining the measures represent a return to the days of poll taxes and Jim Crow. Lawmakers in Georgia and Indiana walked off the job to protest the proposals, which they say would deprive the poor, the elderly and minorities of the right to vote. Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, a Democrat, has already vetoed a similar measure...
INDIANAPOLIS -- Legislation that would require voters to show photo identification before casting ballots has touched off fierce debate in three states, with opponents complaining the measures represent a return to the days of poll taxes and Jim Crow. Lawmakers in Georgia and Indiana walked off the job to protest the proposals, which they say would deprive the poor, the elderly and minorities of the right to vote. Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, a Democrat, has already vetoed a similar measure...
Democrats doing what they do best, obstructing. The Bush administration's controversial choice for United Nations ambassador, John Bolton, will face tough questioning before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee next week, and at least two Democrats say they will oppose his nomination. Sen. Barbara Boxer (news, bio, voting record), D-Calif., said Thursday that she will vote no and predicted Bolton will "have trouble" getting any Democratic votes. She also said opponents "have a chan...
Interesting how the media goes crazy over Delay, but totally ignores any wrongdoing by democrats. Tell me how there is no bias in the media again. New York Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer, an outspoken advocate of campaign-finance reform, has been hit with one of the biggest fines ever imposed on a member of Congress by the Federal Election Commission — for violating campaign-finance laws. The FEC ruling, handed down in March, ordered Schumer's 1998 senatorial campaign to pay a ci...
If you listen to the liberals on this board, you would think we are in a depression. U.S. Economy: New Home Sales, Durables Orders Rose in February March 24 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. new home sales rose by the most in four years and prices jumped to a record in February as buyers raced to beat rising mortgage rates. Orders for big-ticket goods also increased during the month. Sales rose 9.4 percent to 1.226 million new houses at an annual rate and the median price increased 9.6 perce...
Even though the hearings for John Bolton hadn't even started yet, that didn't stop the AP and other "news" organizations from running these headlines. Undersecretary of State John R. Bolton faced tough questioning Monday from Senate Democrats on his nomination to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Republicans were looking for swift approval from the Foreign Relations Committee. http://www.smdailyjournal.org/article.cfm?issue=04-11-05&storyID=41732
And to think liberals want this system. Germany's unemployment rate rose to a postwar record in March, causing a political headache for the chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, ahead of crucial state elections. The number of people seeking jobs rose by 92,000 in March, adjusted for seasonal swings, the federal labour agency reported - the 14th successive monthly increase. The unemployment rate rose from 11.7% to 12%, with more than 5 million people out of work. Link
At least they are in England. If they stay there they will most likely be released because holding them will offend muslims in that country. WASHINGTON - Three men have been indicted on charges they plotted to attack financial institutions in New York, New Jersey and Washington. A four-count indictment unsealed Tuesday accuses Dhiran Barot, Nadeem Tarmohammed and Qaisar Shaffi of scouting the New York Stock Exchange and Citicorp Building in New York, the Prudential Building in Newa...
Link The hatred is amazing from the "tolerant" left.