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Michael Ramirez on Harry Reid’s Surrender on Iraq War Funding
Reuters: Bush signs $100 billion Iraq war funding bill
U.S. President George W. Bush signed a bill on Friday providing $100 billion to pay for the
Iraq war but congressional Democrats who failed to impose a troop withdrawal deadline said their fight was far from over.Passage of the emergency spending legislation capped a four-month struggle between Bush and a new Democratic-controlled Congress determined to force him to shift course in the unpopular war.
Bush had vetoed an earlier bill that would have required him to begin withdrawing soldiers from Iraq by October 1, and he had vowed to kill any legislation carrying restrictions on troop deployments.
With Democrats lacking the votes to override the president and the war funds running out, a divided Congress passed a compromise measure on Thursday.
Harry Reid WIMPED OUT.
Now, Drudge is reporting that President Bush will be pulling troops out of Iraq next year in any case.
Bush wins…….
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Technorati Tags: Michael RamirezHarry Reid, Iraq War
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Tony Strickland Watch: Strickland Endorsed by ENTIRE Senate GOP Caucus and by Ventura County GOP
Tony Strickland endorsed by ENTIRE Senate GOP Caucus and by Ventura County GOP
From the way that Tony Strickland’s campaign for California State Senate is gearing up, you would almost think that that he is listed as “incumbent” on the ballot. But, of course, he is not. The incumbent, Senator Tom McClintock, is retiring next year as term limits prevents him from seeking a third Senate term.
Today the ENTIRE 15-member State Senate Republican Caucus endorsed former Assemblyman Strickland in his bid to succeed McClintock.
Strickland’s State Senate endorsement page is here.
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His California State Senate website is here.
Flap’s analysis is the same as in January of this year:
This move by Tony Strickland was well-anticipated in Ventura County, California GOP politics.
Strickland is the front-runner and ANY thoughts that Mike Stoker, a field representative for current California State Senator, Tom McClintock are DELUSIONS of GRANDEUR.
Look for an uncontested
February(written before current legislation) June 2008 GOP primary election for this seat and for Tony Strickland to be the next State Senator.If anyone thinks that Strickland will not be the next State Senator
fromrepresenting Thousand Oaks, they must beJim DantonaNUTS.California Assemblywoman Audra Strickland (R-Thousand Oaks) and Tony Strickland
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Tony Strickland Watch: Strickland Eyes Tom McClintock’s California State Senate Seat in 2008
Technorati Tags: Tony Strickland, Audra Strickland, Tom McClintockJim Dantona
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Missile Defense Watch: Ground-based Midcourse Defense System Test – Postponed Until Summer
In this photo, provided by the Missile Defense Agency, an old intercontinental ballistic missile is launched as a target during a missile defense test, Friday, May 25, 2007, from Kodiak Island, Alaska. The test of the nation’s long-range missile defense system was aborted when the target rocket failed and its dummy warhead fell into the Pacific Ocean before an interceptor missile could be launched from California, officials said.
The test has been rescheduled for this summer.
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John McCain Watch: Flack or Flak?
John McCain in Iraq April 2007
McCain responds and then some
McCain responds to Obama in tough enough, if predictable, language:
“While Senator Obama’s two years in the U.S. Senate certainly entitle him to vote against funding our troops, my service and experience combined with conversations with military leaders on the ground in Iraq lead me to believe that we must give this new strategy a chance to succeed because the consequences of failure would be catastrophic to our nation’s security.”
But, McCain being McCain, he can’t help himself and goes the next step in the statement’s kicker:
“By the way, Senator Obama, it’s a ‘flak’ jacket, not a ‘flack’ jacket.”
Update:
Stay tuned…….
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John McCain Watch: BONG for Barack
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Fred Thompson Watch: Representative Blackburn Jumps Ship
Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson attends the Prescott Bush Awards Dinner, Thursday, May 24, 2007, in Stamford Conn. Hundreds of state Republicans turned out Thursday for the party’s annual fundraising dinner to listen for signs that the pool of presidential hopefuls may have another contender. Thompson was the keynote speaker and the approximate 600 guests paid between $250 to $1,000 for a chance to meet the Tennessee Republican.Previous:
Fred Thompson Watch: The Scrutiny Begins
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John McCain Watch: BONG for Barack
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Iraq War Watch: Barack and Hillary Vote With Anti-Iraq War Democrats
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL (L) listens to Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speak in Orangeburg, South Carolina, April 26, 2007.Sens. Obama and Clinton earned praise from anti-war activists but criticism from Republicans on Friday for voting against a measure to pay for the Iraq war that sets no timetables for withdrawing U.S. troops.
The vote in the United States Senate was 80-14 and two of the nays were Hillary and Barack.
Were they scared of the NUTROOTS or laying the ground work for their Fall campaigns for the Presidency?
Probably both
But, in order to be successful on the latter President Bush and American troops must be unsuccessful in Iraq.
How disgusting is that? Betting against your own people.
And, there is criticism from the right.
John McCain:
“I was very disappointed to see Senator Obama and Senator Clinton embrace the policy of surrender by voting against funds to support our brave men and women fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan,†McCain, who is running for the GOP presidential nomination, said. “This vote may win favor with MoveOn and liberal primary voters, but it’s the equivalent of waving a white flag to al Qaeda.â€
Mitt Romney:
Romney argued that the vote “singularly defines their lack of leadership and serves as a glaring example of an unrealistic and inexperienced worldview on national security that is regrettably shared by too many of their fellow Capitol Hill Democrats.â€
Rudy Giuliani:
Stay tuned……
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Iraq War Watch: Democrats Blink Over Iraq War Funding
Technorati Tags: Iraq War,Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama
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Day By Day by Chris Muir May 25, 2007