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USA Silenced in the Middle-East
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In Scragged today, the headline article was about John McCain and his alleged “death [...]
Democrats Blast Bush for Comments!
President Bush just completed a two-day visit to Israel, to join in the 60th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Jewish state. He was warmly welcomed and received, and even got a standing ovation for his comments made to the Knesset, the Israeli parliament.
Those same comments brought a broadside of attacks from Democrats here in the [...]
Democrats are in Trouble!
O.K. North Carolina and Indiana primaries are over. To the surprise of no one, John McCain won in both states. No REALLY! The only real contest remaining in the presidential race is on the Democrat’s side. And, as expected, Barack Obama won in North Carolina, while Hillary Clinton won (by a narrow margin) in Indiana.
Since I [...]
What’s Up with the Dems?
This has been a real week of turmoil for the Democratic Party!
First things first, Barack Obama won in Mississippi, just like everyone, including Hillary Clinton expected. A few more delegates were decided but the Democrats look like they’re still on the way to a brokered convention. And with six weeks or so to go until [...]
McCain is IN, Clinton is BACK!
The results are in for the hotly-contested Ohio and Texas primaries. There’s little surprise that John McCain has now clinched the Republican nomination, soundly winning Ohio and Texas, as well as Rhode Island and Vermont. Mike Huckabee made a gracious concession speech and vowed to work to unite the Republican party behind it’s chosen nominee.
The [...]
White House security team will signal diplomacy shift
US President-elect Barack Obama will announce his White House security team: secretary of state, national security advisor, defense secretary. His new team is widely expected to show a greater emphasis on diplomacy and aid, with a larger team deployed around the world aimed at “preventing conflicts and rebuilding failed states.” New York Times
Prove me wrong
The International Herald Tribune asks if the United States can prevent war between India and Pakistan. This is - of course - the wrong question. The White House has adopted a clear position as it seeks to justify those attacks: If a country cannot deal with a terrorism problem on its own, the United States reserves the right to act unilaterally. Should it become clear that the men who rampaged through Mumbai trained in Pakistan, even if the Pakistani government had no hand in the operation,
Obama Appoints Longtime Enemy of the Working Class... Paul Volcker!
President-elect Barack Obama announced Wednesday the appointment of former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volcker to head a White House advisory board to oversee the new administration's policies for stabilizing financial markets. The selection of the 81-year-old Volcker puts an inveterate enemy of the working class at the side of the new president, and demonstrates the class character of the right-wing government that Obama is assembling. read more
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