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Rudy Giuliani Watch: Giuliani Takes Steps Towards 2008 Presidential Run
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, right, lifts Tim Pawlenty’s arm during a campaign rally at the Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters headquarters for the Republican governor Monday, Nov. 6, 2006 in St. Louis Park, Minn. Pawlenty is seeking re-election in a race against Democrat Mike Hatch, Minnesota’s attorney general.
AP: Giuliani takes step toward ’08 bid
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, a moderate Republican best known for his stewardship of the city after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has taken the first step in a 2008 presidential bid, GOP officials said Monday.
The former mayor filed papers to create the Rudy Giuliani Presidential Exploratory Committee, Inc., establishing a panel that would allow him to raise money for a White House run and travel the country.
The four-page filing, obtained by The Associated Press, lists the purpose of the non-profit corporation “to conduct federal ‘testing the waters’ activity under the Federal Election Campaign Act for Rudy Giuliani.”
John McCain started the 2008 presidential campaign season last week. Rudy Giuliani is right in the hunt for the presidency.
Giuliani is the front-runner and leads in the polls.
Let the campaign begin.
Next, Mitt Romney will announce.
Stay tuned………
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (C) speaks at a news conference as he is joined by California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (L) and Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca (R) in Santa Monica, California, August 17, 2006, urging California voters to support Proposition 83, Jessica’s Law on the November 2006 ballot. Proposition 83 calls for electronically monitoring sex offenders for life via a GPS system as well as allowing prosecutors to charge criminals who posses child pornography with a felony. Prop. 83 was passed overwhelmingly by voters last week.
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Rudy Giuliani Watch: Latest Poll – Rudy Beats Hillary in New York
Rudy Giuliani Watch: Giuliani Leads in Gallup Poll
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Iran Nuclear Watch: Ahmadinejad – “Israel’s Destruction NEAR”
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, shakes hands with Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri, at the start of their meeting in Tehran, Iran , Monday, Nov. 13, 2006.
Ynet: Ahmadinejad: Israel’s destruction near
According to the Iranian media Monday, Iranian President Mahoud Ahmadinejad declared that Israel was destined to ‘disappearance and destruction’ at a council meeting with Iranian ministers.
“The western powers created the Zionist regime in order to expand their control of the area. This regime massacres Palestinians everyday, but since this regime is against nature, we will soon witness its disappearance and destruction,†Ahmadinejad said.
And the United Nations Security council is continuing to DICK AROUND with sanctions due to Iran’s nuclear program?
Why?
And neither will the United States.
The “POINT OF NO RETURN” draws near. Military action is inevitable and imminent.
Stay tuned…….
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Iran Nuclear Watch: Ahmadinejad Blasts U.N. Security Council
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Broadcasts Drone Footage of United States Carrier
Iran Nuclear Watch: Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh – Strike on Iran Possible
Iran Nuclear Watch: Russia Won’t Bargain Over Bushehr
Iran Nuclear Watch: A Military Option
Iran Nuclear Watch: Six Arab States Want to Go Nuclear
Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Test Fires Three New Missiles in the Gulf
Iran Nuclear Watch: Russia and China Say NO to United Nations Iran Sanction Resolution
The Natanz uranium enrichment complex in Natanz is pictured in this January 2, 2006 satellite image.
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John Bolton Watch: Bolton and Bipartisanship
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton raises his hand to vote against a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israel’s recent attacks in Gaza at the U.N. headquarters in New York November 11, 2006.
Wall Street Journal: Bolton and Bipartisanship
So let’s see. Democrats retake the Senate, and their first act of “bipartisanship” is to declare that they’ll deny a confirmation vote to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton. And now, say the arbiters of Washington manners, President Bush is supposed to show his willingness to compromise by withdrawing Mr. Bolton’s nomination.
If Mr. Bush obliges, he’ll be taking a big step toward turning last week’s GOP defeat into a rout. Mr. Bolton has performed in exemplary fashion as a recess appointee these last two years, winning plaudits from everyone except those who admire Kofi Annan and Hugo Chavez. He has followed State Department orders and argued forcefully for U.S. policy.
The opposition to Mr. Bolton is based on nothing save vindictiveness. Republican Lincoln Chafee, who would have lost his GOP primary without White House support and who finally did lose last week, now says he won’t vote for Mr. Bolton though he had once supported him. Mr. Chafee is a mystery wrapped in a muddle even to himself. Democrats Chris Dodd and Joe Biden are trying to show that any political appointee who refuses to bend to their wishes can’t be confirmed. They know other Democrats would vote to confirm Mr. Bolton if he made it to the Senate floor.
Having had one recess appointment, Mr. Bolton can’t get another one and be paid. But he could retain his position and be paid if Mr. Bush names him to a non-confirmable post at State and then assigns him to the U.N. Ambassador’s duties. Now, that’s a compromise.
If John Bolton wishes to continue with the United Nations and the Bush Administration (and Flap wonders why he would) then the President should push for an up or down vote on the floor of the United States Senate. The President is entitled to his team and Bolton has served admirably this past year.
Any subterfuge appointment of Bolton to a State Department position but assigning him to the United Nations is BULL. If there is any compromise it would be to appoint Bolton as another recess appointee as United Nations Ambassador and pay him out of Bush campaign funds or through some other private means.
However, the best approach is for the President to stand by Bolton and RAM his nomination through the Senate.
Stay tuned……
John Bolton, United States ambassador to the United Nations , waves to reporters after a Security Council meeting on an Arab-backed draft resolution condemning the Israeli military offensive in Gaza at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006.
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Day By Day by Chris Muir November 13, 2006