Posts Tagged ‘patriotism’

Bush vetoes the Iraqi pullout bill ( and restores the Constitution )

May 2nd, 2007 | 4 Comments

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 just because a few loonies [...]

Harry Reid only believes the story he wants to believe ( and puts words in people’s mouths, and lies )

April 27th, 2007 | 1 Comment

Got this from Milblogs: BASH: The phrase “the war is lost” really touched a nerve. Do you stand by that — that — that comment? REID: General Petraeus has said that only 20 percent of the war can be won militarily. He’s the man on the ground there now. He said 80 percent of the [...]

My 2006 election day prediction

November 7th, 2006 | 22 Comments

I am basing this not on polls, because polls are just as often wrong as they are right.  I am basing this on things that matter, that are really happening.  The stock market has moved up strongly today.  Wall Street LOVES a useless split House.  When there’s no chance of significant legislation being produced for [...]

ACLU endorses the Patriot Act?

October 30th, 2006 | No Comments

Well, not exactly.  But they did drop a lawsuit against it citing "improvements to the law".  Here’s the ONLY part that was changed that appease the ACLU: The lawsuit, filed in July 2003 on behalf of the Muslim Community Association of Ann Arbor, Mich., and five other nonprofit groups, was the first legal challenge to [...]