After a slow start, the Democratic-led Congress has started to gain traction on its domestic agenda.
The passage of the student loan bill on Friday is the fourth measure headed to President Bush’s desk from the Democrats’ “Six in ’06” … Read more »
Last week, Florida’s Brevard County met Lukas, who is alive thanks to the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), the program congressional conservatives want Bush to veto.
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“If I didn’t think we could succeed, I wouldn’t have our troops there.” Thus spoke President Bush in Australia about Iraq and Afghanistan. It is not a reassuring thought.
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Four years ago the Bush administration, exploiting the political bounce it got from the illusion of success in Iraq, pushed a cut in capital-gains and dividend taxes through Congress.
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Today, Gen. David Petraeus begins his much-anticipated report to Congress on progress in Iraq. His appearance marks the most high-profile appearance of a war general on Capitol Hill since Gen. William Westmoreland testified on April 28th, 1967, that America was … Read more »
Those familiar old Army recruiting posters showing Uncle Sam pointing his finger and saying he “needs you” need repainting… Read more »
The war in Iraq has gone on so long that perhaps President Bush has forgotten the price our troops paid the last time he taunted our adversaries to bring it on.
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The Civil Rights Division under President Bush has seen the erosion of rights and been corrupted with politicization.
Gen. David Petraeus has a history of making overoptimistic assessments of progress in Iraq that happen to be convenient for his political masters.
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It is time for decision on the Iraq debacle. The White House is demanding more money to keep the troops in Iraq. The Bush folks have shown their public relations mastery by rolling out a disingenuous campaign to claim “progress” … Read more »
