Senate Passes War-Spending Bill

What a surprise. Even when I'm on vacation Congress acts as I predicted. Congress has continued their descent into the history books as a do-nothing Congress. The Senate has now passed a bill that would fund the troops, but also set a date for withdrawal.

What makes these Senators think that the president will not veto this bill while still in the hands of the messenger boy? Do they have the 2/3 to back this up (NO)?

First of all, it is simply a dumb idea to have a "withdrawal date." All that this date would do is tell insurgents when to attack. As I have said before, I believe that cutting the funding would be the absolute worst thing to do, we need to finish this war with our boots on the ground.

However, if Congress does not want this war to go on any further they need to cut the funding all together, they have the power to do so. If they want to stop the war, they can do it. But they just keep playing "cover my ass" politics. So when the 2008 elections roll around they can say they "tried." They don't want our troops to retreat, they just don't want to agree with the Republicans.

Walter Reed problems continue...

Today the Army's Chief Medical Officer resigned. What is going on here? Do they think that resigning is going to fix the horrific problems at Walter Reed?

How about they spend a little less time playing "cover our ass" politics and help the men and women who were scarred for life fighting for OUR freedoms. For once I would like to read a headline about Walter Reed that has to do with improvements to the hospital, and not another pointless resignation.

Yes, the hospital was horrifically managed, but does quitting really make it any better? These guys are in the ARMY, and they are quitting? How about owning up to their mistakes, fixing them, and then quitting? These high ranking Army personnel are only able to have their posts because of the sacrifices from the men and women who they are now neglecting. These problems can't be fixed when no one is in office.

President Gingrich...

Huh? The Wall Street Journal (the least accessible website on earth) had a story today about former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and his comeback.

First of all wsj.com is terrible, every newspaper on earth allows you to read their stories online, but not the wsj...

Anyhow, I think Mr. Gingrich is smart in not coming out and saying that he is running for president 2 years before the election. He will announce that he is running a year from now, the popularity of his "comeback" (he might wear #45 for all I know) will rocket him to the top of the polls. The presidential race is essentially a popularity contest, and most people who launch early become stale, so props to Gingrich for knowing that.

You might think his campaign has begun with stories about his infidelity during the time of President Clinton's impeachment making headlines recently (I hear the sounds of the Clinton crap machine churning).

Obama's investments...Thanks Mrs. Clinton

An article in The New York Times discusses how Sen. Obama invested in companies (in 2005) owned by some of his supporters. Obama's people said that he had no knowledge of this, and when he found out he sold the stocks for a $13,000 loss.

I just love this time of year. Usually we find out some dumb things about candidates in the pre-election years. But when a Clinton comes into the mix we are assured that we will find out some really stupid things about their opponents.

This was in 2005, two years ago. HE SOLD THE STOCKS FOR A LOSS when he found out where his financial advisers put the money. Which no longer makes this a story. This is right up there with the parking tickets...

Do you hear news stories about stupid things Mrs. Clinton has done (it would be pretty damn easy wouldn't it)? NO, that should speak volumes about her opponents.

Thanks again Hillary, I can't wait to find out some meaningless fact about Sen. Obama in the coming days. Maybe look into shavings products that he may have used, maybe one of them is bad for the environment.

Obama's parking tickets...thanks Hillary!

FOX NEWS (of course) today reported that Sen. Obama had 15 outstanding parking tickets that he was cited with while attending law school at Harvard in the late 1980s. He paid them this past January, just before he announced his candidacy for president.


Who cares, this is news?


This is not news, this is just humorous!


"Obama received 17 parking tickets in Cambridge between 1988 and 1991, mostly for parking in a bus stop, parking without a resident permit and failing to pay the meter, records from the Cambridge Traffic, Parking and Transportation office show."

He consistantly parked in a bus stop? Was it unmarked...?


Anyways, Hillary Clinton, thank you for this latest bit of information!

Democrats to end the war?

A story in the New York Times outlines the Democrats plan for withdrawal out of Iraq by 2008. "Mr. Obey said the Democratic leadership’s plan “will set a timeline for bringing the United States’ participation in Iraq’s civil war to an orderly and responsible close.”"

I'm sorry but making a timeline for an orderly close to a civil war is impossible. If we give a timeline all it will do is serve as an attack date for terrorists. The day after Americans leave...ATTACK!

What a terrible plan. The Democrats continue to make it look like they are working day and night at ending the war. Unfortunately it is merely a front to appease the voters who put them in office.

Walter Reed

The horrific conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center are unimaginable. Everyday I read a new story about neglect, unlivable conditions, and privatization in this medical center.

This is the main medical center for our troops who were badly injured defending our freedoms. They should all be given castles with people to wait on their every need, without these people you and I would be fighting off terrorists with broom sticks. Not only are these wounded soldiers scarred (and maimed) for life, their own government is giving them horrific conditions to heal in.

There is simply no excuse for anything that is happening there.

Today President Bush ordered a bipartisan committee to analyze the conditions at Walter Reed. (How come when a group of politicians need to be trusted they make sure it is a bipartisan committee? (Because a group of partisan politicians can't be trust, even though in every election we elect our representatives through partisan politics, it doesn't make sense, but thats a whole different post all together)).

Not only should these wounded soldiers be treated like gold, they should all be given a million dollars. I hate that everything you read these days is bashing President Bush, but on this issue I must jump in the fray. President Bush needs to not only get a bipartisan commission looking into this, the problems need to be fixed, and people need to be fired.

It is obvious that the president and his close circle are the few who believe in sending out our brave men and women into a shower of bullets. But when they come back home for treatment they get treated like this, it is ridiculous.

I would say write your congressman (or woman), but that won't do anything. Pressure from media exposure will, and these problems will be fixed very soon (with the help of bipartisanship).