Archive for September, 2007

Ahmadinejad to Visit U.N., Columbia, NOT Ground Zero!

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Columia University.The President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has no justification to go anywhere near the site of our greatest national tragedy. The driving force behind state sponsored terrorism, self proclaimed enemy of America and the man harboring bin Laden’s son, he represents the very Jihadist mentality behind the 9/11 attacks. His request to lay a wreath would only be played out in Al Jazeera as honoring the terrorists who perpetrated the attacks. (more…)

Petraeus, Crocker Shine Light on Feeble Congress

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

General Petraeus appears before Congress.General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker presented concise summaries along with two days of testimony to House and Senate Committees on the current situation in Iraq and the consequences of the surge. Though their reports and testimony were anything but rosy, some Liberal Democrats maintained their posture that these were embellished to suit the posture of the Bush Administration. In fact, they were somber assessments of the challenges we face in helping Iraq realize a stable secular government and achieving security for the region. (more…)

Schumer, Durbin, Reid Flinch as Petraeus Crosses Potomac

Monday, September 10th, 2007

Senator Charles Schumer.The clamor of Senators preaching the failures of our military leadership was as if they were Roman and Caesar just crossed the Rubicon. The Senators joined MoveOn.org in flooding the media with propaganda dispelling any successes anticipated in the report from General Petraeus, Commander of Multi-National Force Iraq . The report from the General was to be discredited at any cost lest the ability of the Democratic Congress to manage the conflict and to end it with the Bush Administration, whatever the repercussions, would be lost. (more…)

Debating Iraq, Immigration & Fred Thompson

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

Former Senator Fred Thompson.The absence of Fred Thompson at Thursday’s Republican Presidential Primary Debate in New Hampshire brought out some clever quibs from the other contenders. “Maybe we’re up past his bedtime…” commented Senator John McCain. Thompson’s delay in declaring his candidacy prompted Former Governor Mitt Romney to add “Why not take some more time off?” From former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani “I think he’s done a pretty good job of playing my part on Law & Order.” Thompson, the former Senator from Tennessee, opted instead to make an appearance on NBC’s Tonight Show with Jay Leno. (more…)