Posted on March 23rd, 2009 by Walter Brasch
[by Rosemary and Walter Brasch]
There have now been more than 4,000 deaths and 30,000 casualties of American military in the war in Iraq. More than 100,000 Iraqis and others, most of them civilian, have also been killed in what is now known to be an unnecessary war. But, we as a nation are not outraged.
We [...]
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Filed under: Constitution, Consumers, Economic News, Economic Stimulus, Economy, Environment, Foreign Policy, Housing, Iraq, Jobs, News Media, Recession, Wall Street
Posted on August 19th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
While not having the opportunity to read the exact remarks or have an advance copy of Obama’s prepared remarks, DemFromCT has a substantive front page post at Daily Kos. DemFromCT has insightful comments and direct quotes. I recommend it to our readers.
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Tags: Advance Copy, Barack Obama, Barrack Obama, Convention, Daily Kos, Insightful Comments, [...]
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Filed under: Election '08, General Election, John McCain '08, Political Parties, Politics, Presidential Election, Senate, Stuart O'Neill
Posted on July 19th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
From MSNBC:
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama started a campaign-season tour of combat zones and foreign capitals, visiting with U.S. forces in Kuwait and then Afghanistan — the scene of a war he says deserves more attention and more troops[...] “I’m more interested in listening than doing a lot of talking, and I think it’s very [...]
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Filed under: Afghanistan, Election '08, Foreign Policy, General Election, International, Iraq, MSNBC, Military, Political News, Presidential Election, Senate, Stuart O'Neill
Posted on February 1st, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
The Clinton campaign announced on Friday that Rick, Louis, Ben and Bill Bolaños were endorsing Hillary Clinton for president. They were named National Co-Chairs of Veterans and Military Retirees for Hillary.
The Bolaños family is the only family in the U.S. to ever have four brothers serve in the Vietnam war at the same time. In 1966, Rick Bolaños joined [...]
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Filed under: In The News
Posted on January 17th, 2008 by Dizzy Dezzi
Thursday, Thursday, Thursday! My favorite day of the week. I get to be the center of attention. I get to sing all night. I get entertained by sobriety-challenged singers. AND…I get paid for the privilege! Yes, I have a semi-charmed life.
Just to give you an idea of what I [...]
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Filed under: In The News
Posted on December 28th, 2007 by Pamela Leavey
Bush used a “pocket veto” today to reject a sweeping defense authorization bill because he disliked “a provision that would expose the Iraqi government to expensive lawsuits seeking damages from the Saddam Hussein era.”
In a statement, Bush said the legislation “would imperil billions of dollars of Iraqi assets at a crucial juncture in that nation’s [...]
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Filed under: In The News
Posted on December 3rd, 2007 by Pamela Leavey
In Los Angeles robbery sinks to a new low:
A burglar stole tens of thousands of dollars Sunday from a Union Rescue Mission safe, money that homeless people had saved up from jobs they held outside the shelter, officials said. The thief then set a fire to cover his tracks.
The smoke forced the San Pedro Street [...]
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Filed under: In The News
Posted on November 30th, 2007 by Darrell Prows
“Gay rights” has never really been one of my issues, but it’s clear to me that we have a double standard as a society and now it’s on my radar screen. The latest news out of the military seems to place the whole issue in a particularly striking light, and it certainly does merit some [...]
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Posted on November 18th, 2007 by Dizzy Dezzi
My apologies for not posting on Saturday. Please accept this gift , in lieu of the post that was due. I kind of had a wild Friday night and was not functioning at full cuppa speed, Saturday morning, and I needed all of my energy as I was planning to take SSG Dizzy to the [...]
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Posted on November 18th, 2007 by Todd Mitchell
In case you missed it, here’s Boone Pickens’ response to Kerry yesterday:
“Dear Senator Kerry:
“So glad to hear from you regarding the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth political ad campaign, and an offer I made public at an American Spectator dinner in Washington, D.C. last week. I am intrigued by your letter, and am certainly open [...]
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Filed under: In The News
