Month August 2006

Taliban in Afghanistan

So much for the success story in Afghanistan. It’s been getting very little press, but as of a year or so ago there have been reports that the Taliban were back in Afghanistan, fighting against coalition forces there. Today’s story…

Keys to Democratic Success

When Democrats make appearances on television or radio shows with a “hostile host,” it’s rare that they get a full 30 seconds uninterrupted to answer a question asked, or to refute a statement made by the host. I think it’s…

That’s Right, We Hate America…

On the way home from work today, I happened to flip over to the local conservative AM station just as Mark Levin’s show was starting. Knowing that he wrote a book blasting so-called “activist” Supreme Court Justices (you know, the…

Clintons Support Lamont

Looks like Hillary Clinton and other prominent Senate Democrats are pledging public support for Ned Lamont in the general election this November. Not only that, but Bill Clinton has also distanced himself from Lieberman, claiming that Joe’s assertion that all…

We know you just got home, but…

Imagine you’re a US soldier from the 172nd Stryker Brigade in Alaska. Your tour of duty in Iraq has just ended and you’re back with your family, home at last. Just then the phone rings. Apparently things have gotten so…