Bookworm on Apr 19 2008 | Filed under: Congress, Hamas, Jimmy Carter
Congress isn’t actually doing anything beyond complaining about how upset it is, but I was very pleased nevertheless to see that two representatives have sponsored a bipartisan resolution specifically mentioning Carter in connection with Hamas and reiterating that Hamas is a dangerous terrorist organization that should be isolated, not courted. To date, it has 47 [...]
Bookworm on Apr 11 2008 | Filed under: Anti-war, Bush Derangement Syndrome, Congress, Democrats
Michael Yon, who appropriately boasts that he is probably the most experienced reporter in Iraq, reminds us that Congress must stop obsessing about the past in Iraq and must approach Iraq as a winnable situation. He begins by detailing the enormous strides — both practical and “hearts and mind” stuff — that Americans have [...]
Bookworm on Feb 09 2008 | Filed under: Congress
Here’s the mission:
UNIFY ALL PRO-VICTORY REPUBLICAN IRAQ VETERANS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS IN 2008
Whether Soldier, Sailor, Airman, or Marine, we all shared a common goal in Iraq: victory. As Republican candidates for Congress we share a vision for America’s future, her security, and that of future generations. We are unified in our commitment [...]
Bookworm on Nov 26 2007 | Filed under: Anti-war, Bush Derangement Syndrome, Congress, Democrats
I’m not giving away anything by quoting here the concluding paragraph from Noemie Emery’s long and fascinating article about the Democrats’ desperate and, at the moment, unsuccessful anti-Surge efforts in the last year. If you read only this paragraph, good as it is, you’ll have missed all of the really interesting stuff:
As they took control [...]
Bookworm on Nov 19 2007 | Filed under: Congress
Earmarks are ugly. Even described in assiduously neutral government language they sound like nasty end runs around review and fairness:
Earmarks are funds provided by the Congress for projects or programs where the congressional direction (in bill or report language) circumvents the merit-based or competitive allocation process, or specifies the location or recipient, or [...]
Bookworm on Nov 09 2007 | Filed under: Congress
For a lame duck President, Bush is still adept at getting what he wants:
The White House said it expects Michael Mukasey to be sworn in as attorney general Friday after the Senate confirmed the retired judge Thursday night.
Michael Mukasey will begin meeting with Justice Department staff right away, the White House says.
White House spokesman Tony [...]
Bookworm on Oct 23 2007 | Filed under: Congress, Immigration
I’ve got to run to a couple of meetings this morning, but wanted to alert you to the fact that Harry Reid is trying to get a cloture vote (that is, he’s trying to shut down debate) on the DREAM Act tomorrow. The DREAM Act is the one that mandate in-state tuition at State Colleges [...]
Bookworm on Oct 20 2007 | Filed under: Congress, Democrats, Media matters
Both the MSM and Democratic Senators are trying to co-opt the Rush Limbaugh letter story for Democratic ends. It’s worthwhile taking a step back, to the beginning of the entire affair, to understand just how egregiously they are undermining truth to create a new, Progressive reality for the American people. (I guess this [...]
Bookworm on Oct 12 2007 | Filed under: Anti-war, Congress, Democrats, World War II
During any other war, the following list that Vasko Kohlmayer complied would show treasonous conduct. In this War, it’s politics as usual:
• They have repeatedly conceded defeat in Iraq with Harry Reid claiming ‘this war is lost;’
• They purposefully downplay any and all American military successes;
• They have sought to portray our troops as [...]
Bookworm on Oct 04 2007 | Filed under: Congress, Democrats, Judges
Back in 1991, I was a good, unthinking liberal soldier. I was appropriately horrified when George Bush nominated Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court and was just thrilled when Anita Hill fortuitously showed up. In my own defense, since I’m not a manipulative person, it never occurred to me that the whole thing [...]
Bookworm on Oct 03 2007 | Filed under: Congress, Democrats, Media matters
I’ve kept quiet about the phony “Phony Soldier” attack against Rush because others are exposing the Dem’s idiocy much better than I could and, up until about five minutes, I didn’t feel I had anything even marginally original to add. What occurred to me five minutes ago, however, was the old saw about “know your [...]
Bookworm on Oct 02 2007 | Filed under: Congress, Democrats
I’m not commenting on this piece of Legislation one way or another. However, to the extent that (1) it involves a big fight between the Democrats and one of their strongest constituencies, (2) the constituency represents only a small fraction of Americans overall, and (3) that the fight is over an even smaller subset [...]
Bookworm on Sep 14 2007 | Filed under: Anti-war, Congress, Democrats
My readership has flatlined. I’m only complaining a little mind you, because I’m really quite happy with the regular conversations I have with those of you kind enough to visit here on a regular basis and then to stick around and talk with me when you come. Still, I have been wondering for the last [...]
Bookworm on Aug 29 2007 | Filed under: Congress, Republicans
Chris Muir, of Day by Day cartoon fame, hits another wonderful home run:
Bookworm on Aug 27 2007 | Filed under: Congress, Democrats, Economics
I quickly wanted to touch on a couple of money matters.
First, you may recall the absolute horror Americans experienced a few years ago when they heard about the size of the national debt. We were so broken in many people’s minds that there seemed to very little separating us from a Zimbabwe scenario with [...]
Bookworm on Aug 03 2007 | Filed under: Congress, Democrats
Earlier this week, in “He’s not my President,” I blogged about the fact that many Democrats are, in fact, very un-democratic. In their world, the only good votes are the ones they win, with all others being invalid and subject to attack in whatever way they deem expedient. It seems that Democrats have [...]
Bookworm on Jul 18 2007 | Filed under: Anti-war, Congress, Democrats, Iraq, Jihad, Muslim violence
Neo-neocon is an elegant writer, so I like her summary of the theater in which the Democrats engaged last night when they called for a slumber party to dramatize their desire to withdraw from the Iraq War immediately. I left a comment at her blog, which I like enough that I’m reprinting it here as [...]
Bookworm on Apr 06 2007 | Filed under: Congress, Syria
Here’s the Newspeak Orwell envisioned:
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
For a primer on this language, check out this Wikipedia article. As you read it, pay particular attention to “Blackwhite.” Indeed, I’ll help you by quoting from Orwell right now:
…this word has two mutually contradictory meanings. Applied to an opponent, it means the habit [...]
Bookworm on Apr 06 2007 | Filed under: Congress, Democrats
I don’t think I need to add any comments to this segment of a larger news report about John Kerry’s recent visit to San Francisco:
Romney, during an Iowa campaign stop Wednesday, joined the White House in criticizing Pelosi’s diplomatic efforts.
“I just don’t know what got into her head, to be completely honest with [...]
Bookworm on Apr 05 2007 | Filed under: Congress, Democrats, Syria
Every time I see this picture of Nancy in Syria, my first impression is that she’s smoking a joint:
I’m pretty sure it’s a cookie or fig in her hand, but the relationship between fingers and mouth is just so, well, like someone holding onto that very last little bit of weed. (And no, I [...]
Bookworm on Apr 04 2007 | Filed under: Congress, Democrats
Here’s the story:
Neville Chamberlain, on a visit to German, said on Wednesday Adolph Hitler was ready to hold peace talks with the Jews.
Okay, I lied. That’s not the story. This is the story, with the Jews instantly and credibly (given actual events, not propaganda) exposing the lying liars and the lies they tell:
U.S. House Speaker [...]
Bookworm on Mar 29 2007 | Filed under: Congress, Crime and punishment, Democrats
It seems as if, to the extent the administration still retains cajones, they’re put to a single (and laudable) service: we will not arbitrarily withdraw from Iraq. As to everything else, I think Ann Coulter’s latest screed is correct:
Democrats have the breathtaking audacity to claim that Bush’s replacing his own political appointees is [...]
Bookworm on Mar 29 2007 | Filed under: Congress, Democrats
Accepted wisdom is that one of the reasons the voters gave Republicans the boot was that the Republicans, although they did lower taxes and increase federal revenues, spent money like it was going out of style. The Democrats, for the first time in their political history, positioned themselves as the fiscally responsible party. [...]
Bookworm on Mar 28 2007 | Filed under: Britain, Christians, Congress, Feminism, Islam
The title of my post is reflective of what’s been going through my mind since I saw the Drudge headline announcing that the U.S. Senate, led by Democrats, has joined the surrender brigade. In what war in history, I ask you, has a country, with victory still more than possible, ever announced in advance [...]
Bookworm on Mar 23 2007 | Filed under: Congress, White House
I didn’t even have to read Dick Morris’ article to know that I liked it. Here’s the tag for the article at Front Page Magazine: “Only gutless Republicans could turn the U.S. Attorney firings into a budding constitutional crisis.” Well, yeah. The Democrats scream bloody murder over the political equivalent of [...]
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