Tag: Bush’s FUBAR War

Another BushCo Iraq War Lie — Mobile Bioweapons Labs Edition

Filed in National by on February 15, 2011 1 Comment

It is completely amazing to me that the British press is still working to figure out how we got duped into the Iraq war. Part of this, of course, is that there have been multiple official inquiries that have been revealing the timelines, the decisions taken and the ways that the world was suckered into […]

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Obama’s Promise

Filed in National by on October 26, 2009 21 Comments

I had the opportunity to listen to President Obama’s speech to Marines in Jacksonville FL on the way home, I was struck by this quote: And while I will never hesitate to use force to protect the American people or our vital interests, I also promise you this — and this is very important as […]

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The Iraq War is Coming to an End

Filed in National by on February 28, 2009 9 Comments

And today, as President Obama was outlining the thing that so many of us wanted for so many years, I missed most of the announcement to finish a deadline document. If you missed it too, here is the video of the complete address: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy […]

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February 20th, 2009 at 10:58PM

Filed in International by on February 20, 2009 9 Comments

That is the moment that Barack Obama disappointed me for the first time. “They’ve now embraced the Bush policy that you can create prisons outside the law,” said Jonathan Hafetz, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union who has represented several detainees. Donviti is coming on with “Obama is a politician” in 3…2…1…

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Terrorist Attacks on US Soil After 9/11

Filed in National by on February 8, 2009 31 Comments

The Republicans have said repeatedly that the US has not been attack by terrorists in 9/11. Here are some facts regarding terrorist attacks after 9/11. 2001-10–16: Anthrax mailings in US. (NY Times) 2002-07-04: Egyptian kills two Israelis at El Al ticket counter at the Los Angles International Airport. (NY Times) 2002 October: Beltway Sniper (NY […]

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A Fools Errand: Seeking Apologies

Filed in Delaware by on February 2, 2009 32 Comments

I have to hand it to Jason.  He has doggedly sought an apology from anyone that he thought that we were all due one from.  He wants an apology for the damage that was done to this country economically, environmentally, socially, politically, diplomatically and legally.  He has gotten no takers.  The best that he has […]

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The Bush Legacy: An Economic Crisis So Deep

Filed in National by on January 18, 2009 7 Comments

What’s better than reading Krugman twice a week or his blog, how about an open letter to President-Elect Obama with Krugman’s ideas on how to fix the economy, What Obama Must Do. But before you go and read Krugman’s letter, chew on this for a moment. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan […]

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Trillion Dollar War

Filed in National by on January 13, 2009 5 Comments
Trillion Dollar War

or, how Republicans screwed the pooch on their war estimates: Click anywhere directly on the graphic above to see the entire, utterly brilliant thing (it is huge). It tracks how Rumsfeld’s original 60 billion estimate in 2003 escalated to its current estimate of 3 trillion complete.

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Shudder Goes Through Bush White House

Filed in National by on January 9, 2009 12 Comments

Chuckie Taylor, not this one but the son of Charles Taylor former Liberian President, “has been sentenced by a US court to 97 years in prison for committing torture“. The case has been the first test of a 1994 US law allowing the prosecution of citizens who commit torture overseas. Oops, I don’t think Cheney […]

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What do Bush/Cheney and the Khmer Rouge share?

Filed in National by on December 28, 2008 1 Comment

Nicholas Kristof knows. You’ll have to read Kristof to find out. And you can go here, for more about Tuol Sleng, Pol Pot’s Abu Ghraib.

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So What?

Filed in National by on December 15, 2008 14 Comments

When reminded that al Qaeda wasn’t in Iraq until after we invaded Bush says, “So what?”  [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhHamDHk-B0[/youtube] BUSH: One of the major theaters against al Qaeda turns out to have been Iraq. This is where al Qaeda said they were going to take their stand. This is where al Qaeda was hoping to take- RADDATZ: […]

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Subject: Bush Library – updated information!

Filed in National by on December 13, 2008 15 Comments

From one of those joke emails that get sent around. Dear Fellow Constituent: The George W. Bush Presidential Library is now in the planning stages and accepting donations. The Library will include: The Hurricane Katrina Room, which is still under construction. The Alberto Gonzales Room, where you won’t be able to remember anything. The Texas […]

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Gutter Cleaning

Filed in National by on November 2, 2008 4 Comments
Gutter Cleaning

When I was cleaning the house this weekend, I found this button which I wore prior to March 2003. This was one of the main reason I was first interested in the candidacy of Barack Obama.

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