Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. keep building.

He really is that stupid.

They punch you in the face and then start crying because their fist hurts.

Republicans got rid of McCarthy. Democrats chose not to save him.

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

The real work of an opposition party is to oppose.

Stamping your little feets and demanding that they see how important you are? Not working anymore.

We will not go back.

The rest of the comments were smacking Boebert like she was a piñata.

’Where will you hide, Roberts, the laws all being flat?’

Baby steps, because the Republican Party is full of angry babies.

The only way through is to slog through the muck one step at at time.

if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.

Find someone who loves you the way trump and maga love traitors.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires Republicans to act in good faith.

When I was faster i was always behind.

You come for women, you’re gonna get your ass kicked.

People are weird.

You would normally have to try pretty hard to self-incriminate this badly.

When you’re in more danger from the IDF than from Russian shelling, that’s really bad.

Republicans in disarray!

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

Conservatism: there are people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

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Another One Bites the Dust

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Another myth put to bed:

Two years after the Sept. 11 attacks, no memorial service, cable-news talkfest or university seminar seemed to have been complete without someone emerging from the woodwork to wonder darkly why the CIA ever financed Usama bin Laden “in the first place.”

Everyone from Washington Post reporters to Michael Moore seems to buy some version of this.

It is time to lay to rest the nagging doubt held by many Americans that our government was somehow responsible for fostering bin Laden. It’s not true and it leaves the false impression that we brought the Sept. 11 attacks down on ourselves. While it is impossible to prove a negative, all available evidence suggests that bin Laden was never funded, trained or armed by the CIA.

Bin Laden himself has repeatedly denied that he received any American support.

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Mind Numbing

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If you ever wondered why people right of center hate the NY Times, read this idiotic editorial and you will understand. While agreeing that the French plan for Iraq made no sense, and that Bush was right to reject turning things over to the governing council immediately, the Times staff still insists on turning things over to the UN. Despite agreeing with Bush that turning things over to the governing council and letting the UN sort things out is a bad idea. But power should be turned over to the governing council, even though the Times says it is bad idea. You get the point, right? Bush will never please the NY Times or the French. Why even bother.

BTW- If I hear the ‘there is no plan’ mantra one more time I am going to explode. There clearly is a plan in place- the left just does not like it. Claiming that the ‘administration is finding almost nothing as easy as it had hoped’ passes for big thinking at the Times.

Also- I have looked high and low for the 87 billion supplemental spending bill and can not find the actual contents anywhere.

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Context Regarding the Iraq Expense

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Larry Lindsey’s op-ed in USA Today is a must read:

A year ago, while I was serving as President Bush’s White House economic adviser, I caused quite a controversy when I said that our objective in Iraq would be well worth spending 1% to 2% of America’s gross domestic product. At the time, the president had not made any decisions about war with Iraq, so putting any price tag on the mission

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This Won’t Be The Last

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While Democrats are giddily fawning all over their very model of a modern Major General, Wesley Clark, they would be wise to listen to the remarks of other military men:

Retired General H. Hugh Shelton, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 9/11, shared his recollection of that day and his views of the war against terrorism with the Foothill College Celebrity Forum audience at Flint Center, Sept. 11 and 12.

His review of that historic event and his 38 years in the military kept the audience’s rapt attention throughout. But it was his answer to a question from the audience at the end that shocked his listeners.

“What do you think of General Wesley Clark and would you support him as a presidential candidate,” was the question put to him by moderator Dick Henning, assuming that all military men stood in support of each other. General Shelton took a drink of water and Henning said, “I noticed you took a drink on that one!”

“That question makes me wish it were vodka,” said Shelton. “I’ve known Wes for a long time. I will tell you the reason he came out of Europe early had to do with integrity and character issues, things that are very near and dear to my heart. I’m not going to say whether I’m a Republican or a Democrat. I’ll just say Wes won’t get my vote.”

Ouch. Character issues with a Clinton lackey- who would have thunk it? Guess it is time to start a smear campaign on Hugh Shelton- you know, he hasn’t been the same since he fell off that ladder. Be the first to spot the Democrat’s smear machine kick into high gear.

(via RealPolitik)

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Kevin Drum is the first out of the gate in what knew would be the lefty race to smear Shelton since he dared to say something negative about Clark:

If Shelton wants to say why he doesn’t like Clark, fine. Go ahead and say it. But to make a weasely accusation like this and then pretend to a faux nobility by not going into details is just plain cowardly, and Shelton should be ashamed of himself.

Gen. Shelton- weasel and a coward. Heh. From Shelton’s bio:

Honored with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award the United States Congress can bestow, Shelton has been internationally recognized for his public service and, in 2001, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.

Among his many military awards, he has received four Defense Distinguished Service Medals, two Army Distinguished Service Medals, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal for Valor and the Purple Heart. He has been decorated by 15 foreign governments. Highlights of his civilian awards include North Carolina’s highest Award for Public Service, the Eisenhower Award from the Business Executives for National Security, the American Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award, Intrepid Freedom Award, and recognition as National Father of the Year, among others.

I hope enough people goad Gen. Shelton and others into dropping the bombs on Clark- the way the left has rushed to embrace Clark, sight unseen, it could leave them in the dark on security issues for another 50 years.

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Apparently more than just Kevin think Shelton should back up his charges (I would like him to as well, if only to watch the fall-out). I still object to him being called a weasel and a coward.

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