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Following up on yesterday's post, there was some very encouraging news yesterday concerning the proposed escalation of the war in Afghanistan. First, the Washington Post reported that U.S. ambassador Karl Eikenberry:..."sent two classified cables to Washington in the past week expressing deep concerns about sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan until President Hamid Karzai's government demonstrates that it is willing to tackle the corruption and mismanagement that has fueled the Taliban's rise...The ambassador also has...

Guest blogged by our friend, bubbabobcat:In honor of Veterans Day, I would like to acknowledge a soldier and an American who represents the best in us through and through despite the trials and tribulations bestowed upon him by his fellow fallible man.   General Eric K. Shinseki who is a West Point graduate, Vietnam War combat veteran and Purple Heart recipient, rose through the ranks to become the Army Chief of staff in 1999 and...

I get more than little weary of the constant harping from the nattering nabobs of negativity about the failure of the economic stimulus package which is proven by, in their narrow, ill-informed minds, the still-rising unemployment rate. Their favorite moan being that President Obama "promised" that the unemployment rate wouldn't top 8% if the stimulus were passed, it's now in excess of 10%, therefore the stimulus is a failure. A few salient points, which I...

The AWRA (Angry White Republican Astroturfers) held their "press conference" on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. yesterday, so named because they didn't have a permit for a "rally." The speakers at this event planned and coordinated by Americans for Prosperity spontaneous gathering of concerned Americans who aren't about party, just happened to all be Republicans, and also all white (with the exception of George Hamilton John Boehner), but I'm being redundant. Here's...

Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the day Barack Obama was elected president of the United States. Although he has only been in office for nine months, I thought it would be an appropriate time to reflect and re-assess my vote for him and see if I made the proper choice, based on what I know now. As I did I remembered his speech on the night of November 4, 2008:"The road ahead will be...

Despite the screaming headline in the New York Post, the Rupert Murdoch-owned New York Post, that "The Obama Magic Has Faded," last night's election results and exit polls tell a different story. A little analysis and perspective:* In the race for Congress in the 23rd district of New York, Doug Hoffman, the darling of the far-right extremists, lost. Eljefebob has the analysis on this, so I'll move on to New Jersey and Virginia.* In what...

Here's a clip from Channel 26 of last night's Tea Party held at the Sam Houston Race Park:Notice all the children in attendance? I wonder how many of those same children were kept home from school the day of President Obama's address? One person's indoctrination is another person's patriotism, I suppose. They also mentioned the number of veterans who were there. Protesting government-run health care, no doubt. ...

Can we please have an Afghanistan reality check? President Hamid Karzai stole the first election, with one out of every three votes being fraudulent. Abdullah Abdullah, who finished second and was supposed to be Karzai's opponent in the run-off, withdrew because the same election commission, all Karzai appointees, was poised to steal the run-off as well. Following Abdullah's pullout, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters: "President Karzai has been declared the winner of...

Listen to a conversation between Chris Wallace, host of Fox News Sunday, and Bill O'Reilly from September 18 as they discuss President Obama's decision not to go on Fox when he went on the other Sunday news shows to promote health care reform. Wallace insists that "Fox News Sunday is a truly fair and balanced show" and O'Reilly chimes in with "You're not an ideological show at all." Then Mr. Fair and Balanced Wallace calls...

Republican candidate for New York District 23, Dede Scozzafava, recently pulled out of the race.  She had come under withering attacks from Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman and his supporters, including Sarah Palin, for not being "conservative enough" because of her pro-choice, pro-gay marriage stance on social issues, ties to organized labor, and support for the stimulus.  Scozzafava claims her record was misrepresented and that she simply could not raise enough money to counter the...