Daily Archives: September 3rd, 2007 «

 

More on how the anti-war left plans to use the names of the fallen

Posted by: ST on September 3, 2007 at 5:17 pm » 5 Comments

… in their desperate quest to get the President to pull troops out of Iraq, via Bill Kristol: Meanwhile, a motley crew of antiwar groups, including Iraq Veterans Against The War, CODEPINK, ANSWER, and MoveOn.org, are organizing a week of demonstrations in Washington beginning September 15. The “mobilization” will be kicked off with a “Die-In,” [...]

 

Labor Day musings, and putting things into perspective

Posted by: ST on September 3, 2007 at 3:56 pm » 10 Comments

In a bit of a departure from talking about politics and other hot button issues, I wanted to write some today about human failings – that is, the inability of all of us to, at some point or another, practice certain things that we preach, take things in stride, and not live our lives to [...]

 

John Edwards: If I give you “free” healthcare, you better use it

Posted by: ST on September 3, 2007 at 12:01 pm » 7 Comments

The Associated Press reports: Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards said on Sunday that his universal health care proposal would require that Americans go to the doctor for preventive care. “It requires that everybody be covered. It requires that everybody get preventive care,” he told a crowd sitting in lawn chairs in front of the Cedar [...]

 

President makes surprise visit to Iraq

Posted by: ST on September 3, 2007 at 8:43 am » 9 Comments

Via the AP: AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AP) – President Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq on Monday, using the war zone as a backdrop to argue his case that the buildup of U.S. troops is helping stabilizing the nation. The president secretly flew 11 hours to Iraq as a showdown nears with Congress [...]