"I believe that Iraq should reimburse the United States fully for the amount of money that we have spent to liberate these people. They are not a poor country. They're a wealthy country." --Michele Bachmann ( Read more... )

Everyone else is pointing to this classic Youtube footage of Cheney in 1994 explaining why we didn't topple Saddam Hussein then and how Iraq might end up divided between other countries and how many lives we could lose. I recall people pointing to these things before we invaded Iraq, in fact. I suppose Cheney thought he was older and wiser, but ( Read more... )

I've been steaming ever since the Democrats caved in and changed their bill to remove timetables for troop withdrawal. Will the Democrats ever grow some balls? Ovaries? Any body part that might grant them the courage to do what they know is right even if people say mean things about them? If they can't stand up to some criticism for cutting off ( Read more... )

Regarding my earlier post about celebrity news displacing real news, and a comment about the new addition of animal stories at the top of CNN's main page (I also noticed two other animal stories), I go back to CNN and notice that farther down the page there's a story about the latest in the Scooter Libby trial. Shouldn't this be one of the top ( Read more... )