Posted by Moonage on 09 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: International Issues, International Politics, National Security
A lot is being made of the Straight of Hormuz incident between the US and Iran a few days ago. The US claims it was harassed and provoked, the Iranians said originally it never happened. You be the judge, here IS the incident as provided by The Pentagon:
Now that the whole world can see it, [...]
Posted by Moonage on 26 Nov 2007 | Tagged as: 2008 Presidential Race, Energy Policy, National Security, Oil Policy, Oil Supply, Politics
Mike Huckabee had this to say in what I think is a response to the gang-rape victim in Saudi Arabia:
Every time we put our credit card in the gas pump, we’re paying so that the Saudis get rich — filthy, obscenely rich, and that money then ends up going to funding madrassas,” schools “that train [...]
Posted by Moonage on 31 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: Idiot of the day, National Security, Political Correctness
There’s a lot being said over waterboarding. Michael Mukasey’s nomination is said to be “drowning” over this one single issue. Joe Biden and Patrick Leahy, who are prone to oppose just about anything for the sake of politics, are “concerned” that Mukasey, rather than completely cowering and denouncing PC-torture-procedure-of-the-day, stated he’d rather look at each [...]
Posted by Moonage on 16 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: National Security
When Jose Padilla was arrested in 2002, every conspiracy theorist and Bush-hater went ballistic. Big Brother had finally arrived according to them. This particular post sums it up best to me:
The case of Jose Padilla is one of the most despicable and outright un-American travesties the U.S. Government has perpetrated for a long time. It [...]
Posted by Moonage on 03 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: National Security
Not too terribly long ago, we had a major todo over warrantless wiretaps. First there was a lot of rhetoric circling around this “abuse of the Constitution”. In March, 2006, Russ Feingold decided to make it political. He offered a bill to the Senate to censure the President over the use of [...]
Posted by Moonage on 12 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Fed Policy, International Issues, National Security
Michael Chertoff created a buzz, and has done a weak job dealing with it. Basically he insinuated there’s a growing threat from Al Qaeda due to increased chatter. What he has not done is say there is an increased threat from Al Qaeda due to increased chatter. He upped that concern by [...]
Posted by Moonage on 16 May 2007 | Tagged as: 2006 US Senate Races, 2008 Presidential Race, National Politics, National Security, Politics, Polls, The Media
The new, kinder, gentler, Nancy Pelosi led Congress.
When the new Democrat controlled Congress took over in January, they got a reprieve, with about a 15% jump in approval ratings just for being there. Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid of the Senate came in with guns firing. They passed all kinds of major legislation [...]
Posted by Moonage on 08 May 2007 | Tagged as: National Politics, National Security
On CNN:
SEBELIUS: Well, states all over the country are not only missing personnel, National Guard troops are — about 40 percent of the troops on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan — but we’re missing the equipment. When the troops get deployed, the equipment goes with them. So, here in Kansas, about 50 percent of [...]
Posted by Moonage on 04 May 2007 | Tagged as: Energy Policy, Fed Policy, Government, Idiot of the day, National Debt, National Politics, National Security, Politics
Here’s their message:
Letter to House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture
Dear Member,
Tomorrow you will have a hearing on the nation€™s current rural broadband programs. The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is responsible for the Rural Broadband Loan Program, which subsidizes broadband service in rural areas. RUS has spent more [...]
Posted by Moonage on 02 May 2007 | Tagged as: 2008 Presidential Race, Legislative Process, National Security, Political Correctness, Politics, Polls
Yesterday Bush vetoed the Iraqi pullout bill. In that bill, it had emergency spending for the military as well. That was both expected politically, and I expected it for bigger reasons. Spending will be done one way or another until a proper funding bill is presented. The war won’t stop [...]
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