Archive for 'Donkeys'

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Strange Bedfellows

Despite much controversy over the decision to invite Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak at Columbia, give credit to the institution’s president for pulling no punches:
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the stage at Columbia University on Monday to a blistering reception from the president of the school, who said the hard-line leader behaved like “a petty […]

47 Comments » - Posted in Donkeys, Iran, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, NY Times/Media Watch, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Thursday, September 13th, 2007

The President Makes His Pitch

From tonight’s speech:
Gen. Petraeus believes we have now reached the point where we can maintain our security gains with fewer American forces. He has recommended that we not replace about 2,200 Marines scheduled to leave Anbar province later this month. In addition, he says it will soon be possible to bring home an Army combat […]

26 Comments » - Posted in POTUS, Donkeys, Iraq by Mark

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Sunday, September 9th, 2007

Showdown

The big day is tomorrow, as General Petraeus begins his testimony:
The top American commander in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus, has recommended that decisions on the contentious issue of reducing the main body of the American troops in Iraq be put off for six months, American officials said Sunday.

General Petraeus, whose long-awaited testimony before Congress […]

2 Comments » - Posted in POTUS, Elephants, Donkeys, Iraq, NY Times/Media Watch by Mark

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Thursday, September 6th, 2007

“The Lunatics Are Running The Asylum” Department

I have commented before on the absolutely disgustingly large proportion of ‘progressives’ who are infantile enough to believe that 9/11 was an inside job. Being at “Ground Zero”, so to speak, here in Austin, I see it almost daily (I’m quite serious). I think many of my readers who maybe aren’t exposed to […]

7 Comments » - Posted in POTUS, Donkeys, Radical Islam / GWOT, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Is The War Lost? Yes, If You’re A Democrat…

Oh, there I go again. Only it’s not me, it’s the Democrats themselves, according to the latest Zogby Poll:
A majority of Americans - 54% - believe the United States has not lost the war in Iraq, but there is dramatic disagreement on the question between Democrats and Republicans, a new UPI/Zogby Interactive poll shows. […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Elephants, Donkeys, Iraq by Mark

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Monday, August 27th, 2007

So Gonzales Is Out…

…and good riddance, I might say. A flurry of second-term departures have come too late for my taste: Rumsfeld, Rove, and now Gonzales. In truth, Cheney should have joined them, and it should have been a coordinated changing of the guards prior to the 2006 election when it might have made a difference.
Why? […]

45 Comments » - Posted in Domestic Affairs, POTUS, Donkeys by Mark

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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

In Iraq, The Glass Is Always Half Empty…

…when you’re a Democrat:
Democratic leaders in Congress had planned to use August recess to raise the heat on Republicans to break with President Bush on the Iraq war. Instead, Democrats have been forced to recalibrate their own message in the face of recent positive signs on the security front, increasingly focusing their criticisms on what […]

22 Comments » - Posted in Elephants, Donkeys, Iraq by Mark

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Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

Dirty Harry The Self-Indulgent

One of the signs of either (a) the delusional true believer, or (b) the complete hack is the unwillingness to accept reality as it is. Many have accused our Commander-in-Chief of this flaw, but it certainly applies to his opponents. Witness the reaction from the lefty blogosphere’s leading lights to the latest Republican […]

15 Comments » - Posted in Harry Reid, Elephants, Donkeys, Iraq, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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Sunday, July 15th, 2007

Bush Successful? Believe It…

George W. Bush, a successful president? So says William Kristol, and he’s right, in at least one area:
Let’s step back from the unnecessary mistakes and the self-inflicted wounds that have characterized the Bush administration. Let’s look at the broad forest rather than the often unlovely trees. What do we see? First, no second terrorist attack […]

16 Comments » - Posted in Domestic Affairs, POTUS, Donkeys, Foreign Affairs by Mark

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Thursday, July 12th, 2007

What In The World Are We Going To Do About Iraq?

I ask the question with a considerable amount of foreboding; as you all know, I supported the war, I support the surge, and I think we have to prepare to be in Iraq for a good long while - years, in fact. Nevertheless, the political will is crumbling by the day, and today’s Interim […]

19 Comments » - Posted in Donkeys, Elephants, Iraq, Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, Election 2008 by Mark

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Thursday, June 28th, 2007

The Need To Call Out The Lunatics Has Never Been Stronger…

…and that’s a bipartisan statement.  In the wake of the second and probably final defeat of the immigration bill, it’s worth reflecting on the shameful tactics used, mostly by opponents of the bill, including ludicrous assertions that Bush was trying to give up sovereignty of this country to Mexico, and the tried and true “I […]

20 Comments » - Posted in Domestic Affairs, Elephants, Donkeys, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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Thursday, June 21st, 2007

America - The Land Of The Free And The Home Of The Discontented

Ever since Katrina, President Bush has been a bottom-dweller, popularity-wise, and a Newsweek poll out today confirms he is outperforming of late:
In the new poll, conducted Monday and Tuesday nights, President Bush’s approval rating has reached a record low. Only 26 percent of Americans, just over one in four, approve of the job the 43rd […]

50 Comments » - Posted in Domestic Affairs, POTUS, Elephants, Donkeys by Mark

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Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

We’ll Mark You Down As “Not A Fan”

George Will on Harry Reid’s transparently phony excuse for pulling the immigration bill:
Harry Reid, the Senate’s majority leader and resident Uriah Heep, affected ‘umble and syrupy sadness about the Senate’s inability to pass the immigration bill that he pulled from the floor last Thursday evening for a transparently meretricious reason. Saying the Senate’s time was […]

5 Comments » - Posted in Domestic Affairs, Harry Reid, Donkeys, Iraq, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

Of Course, You Know, This Means War

War! War! That will be the topic de jure, of course, in tonight’s Democratic debate. CNN has a preview:
What will New Hampshire voters be listening for when 18 presidential hopefuls square off Sunday and Tuesday in presidential debates? It depends on whom you ask, but on one issue, there is widespread agreement: People […]

4 Comments » - Posted in Elephants, Donkeys, Iraq by Mark

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Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Bush Promises To Veto New House Plan

The Democrats are still trying to find a way to placate the left without seeming unwilling to support the troops, and their latest proposal would pony up half of the needed war appropriations now and half in July, provided certain benchmarks are met.  Bush is not having any of it:
President Bush would veto the new […]

No Comments » - Posted in POTUS, Donkeys, Iraq by Mark

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Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

That Just About Sums It Up

From President Bush’s address tonight:
Here’s why the bill Congress passed is unacceptable. First, the bill would mandate a rigid and artificial deadline for American troops to begin withdrawing from Iraq. That withdrawal could start as early as July 1st, and it would have to start no later than October 1st regardless of the situation on […]

17 Comments » - Posted in POTUS, Donkeys, Iraq, Election 2008 by Mark

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Saturday, April 21st, 2007

Is Partition The Answer?

There of those of us who still believe in the idea of a united, democratic Iraq, though our hopes have been dashed time and time again and the remnants are fading.  I never thought the idea of a partitioned Iraq was worth fighting and dying over.  You can understand, then, my disappointment that it has come […]

22 Comments » - Posted in Harry Reid, POTUS, Elephants, Donkeys, Iraq by Mark

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Sunday, April 8th, 2007

Senator Levin: We Will Not Stop Funding The War

A Democratic senator with big-time influence and authority is quite publicly sending a message to Harry Reid and other Democrats who have thrown their lot in with the Nutroots®, and the message is this: we won’t stop funding for the war.
The Senate will not stop paying for the Iraq war nor relent from insisting that […]

9 Comments » - Posted in Harry Reid, POTUS, Donkeys, Iraq, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Are Pigs Flying?

The Wall Street Journal editorial board praises…Charlie Rangel??!!?? On trade???!!!???
Believe it:
How’s that bipartisan thing going in Washington? Not very well, despite those January promises. But Congress and the White House still have a chance to work together on something important–namely trade. The outcome may hang on who runs trade policy in the House: Charlie Rangel, […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Domestic Affairs, POTUS, Elephants, Donkeys, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

Making The Right Enemies

I’ve been very vocal in my praise of Mitch McConnell’s performance in the minority, and this only raises my estimation:
A tip for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell: The liberal blogosphere wants you out in ‘08.
They despise your loyalty to President Bush. They loathe your support of his Iraq war plan and your ability to block […]

6 Comments » - Posted in Elephants, Donkeys, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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