Congressional approval ratings are lower then that of the President. Though many on the left want to shrug this off as a 'Republican' controlled congress and it is not negative for Democrats, it is -- they are still dreaming. Both parties need to stop concentrating on the President's, who can't run again, numbers and start worry about these...
USATODAY.com - Congress' approval rating on the slide Only 37% of Americans gave Congress a high approval rating, down from 45% last month, the poll taken last week showed. A total of 53% disapproved, up from 48% in February.
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Meanwhile, President Bush's approval rating remained fairly steady at 52%.
This man, a General, does has not received the same 'expert' status afforded those few speaking up against Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Why? Because he supports 'Rummy' -- no Generals both retired and active that support 'Rummy', the number of which dwarfs those opposing 'Rummy', are called puppets. It is really amazing and offensive that the mainstream media believes me (and you) that gullible and to stupid to see through their game to their actual agenda.
Don't get me wrong, I don't support every move made by 'Rummy', the administration, or the military during this war; however, I ain't buying into the 'he is a blithering idiot' argument... Mistakes have been made and will be made in any war -- the only idiots are the ones that actually believe these mistakes, like the many achievements can be accredited to one individual, alias the left! Mistakes as well as overall achievements are the responsibility of all yes 'Rummy' and the Generals that were involved in the decisions making process -- even if they attempt to distance themselves from those decisions. I am appalled by individuals, whether they by a Sergent or General, that attempt to shrug off mistakes while attempting to hang on to any praise -- a 'good' leader takes responsibility for the successes and failures while completing their overall mission...
A General Misunderstanding AS the No. 2 general at United States Central Command from the Sept. 11 attacks through the Iraq war, I was the daily "answer man" to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. I briefed him twice a day; few people had as much interaction with him as I did during those two years. In light of the recent calls for his resignation by several retired generals, I would like to set the record straight on what he was really like to work with.
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Let's see how this is covered -- if you follow the link you find that this is a "FoxNews" story not one they have pulled of AP. Wonder if you will see this in other National news mediums? Probably not since it does not support their 'lies' about the military and unhappy solders!
Sergeant Re-Enlists After Losing Hand in Iraq IED Attack "From Day One, my decision was, 'I'm not getting out,'" Wilson said, adding that she still has things she wants to accomplish in the military. "My support channel has been there for me and I'd like to give that back to the soldiers of the future."
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Clean air now
unsafe.
Research presented at a major European science meeting adds to other evidence that cleaner air is letting more solar energy through to the Earth's surface.
ME!
Rally organizer tied to Marxist Party One of the key organizers of the immigration protests and rallies nationwide, including yesterday's in Washington, is a group whose leaders are tied to the Workers World Party, a Marxist organization that has expressed support for dictators Kim Jong-il of North Korea and Saddam Hussein of Iraq.
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Thomas Sowell has a very good overlook of these demonstrations over immigration and the immigration issue as a whole -- take a look.
Immigration 'Solutions'The Mexican flags and the strident assertions of a right to violate American laws are a danger signal to this society, as they would be to any society.
The releasing of children from schools to take part in these marches and the support of the marchers' goals by some religious leaders demonstrate that this contempt for the laws of the land has spread well beyond immigrant communities.
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OH yes -- I really want to get behind education of this type, NOT! No wonder democrats don't support alternative education options... Why would they want to cause any harm to their free propaganda machine?
Demo candidate accused of showing Bush-bashing video to his students “My son and a group of his friends were talking about this video they had seen in school,” Jackson said. “One of the other student’s mother saw the video and she forwarded it to me. I saw it and I became livid.”
The video clip, which can be viewed at Filmstripinternational.com, shows a slideshow of images accompanied by a song called “A—hole.” The slides show President Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and others in the administration. Words are typed on each image; a photo of bush in college bears the caption “A ‘bad apple’ in college.” A scene showing Rice said she was shopping for shoes after the “levee broke.”
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According to her son and his friends, she said, discussion in White’s science class often turns to politics.
“I know of one instance where my son was told he couldn’t leave the room without saying, ‘John Kerry rocks,’” she said. “I think my son is entitled to his opinion, just like (his teacher) is. I don’t think any issue should be forced on my son.”
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I thought this might be newsworthy -- then I noticed those murdered were Kurds and Christians, that fact and the fact it doesn't reflect negatively on the US Military maybe it is not newsworthy... Though I am being facetious it is believable that the MSM thinks this way, isn't it, and that is sad!
Iraqis Find 8 Mass Graves Containing 1,000 Bodies, Kurds Say April 6 (Bloomberg) -- Eight mass graves containing about 1,000 bodies were discovered in northern Iraq, President Jalal Talabani's political party said.
The graves were found yesterday in the villages of al-Asri and Tubazawa, west of Kirkuk, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan said on its Arabic-language Web site today. Two of the sites contained at total of at least 800 bodies, the party said.
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Here we have good economical news -- just wanted to put it out there because you want hear the MSM admit that they have been lying about the 'bad economy' these past few years, but what the heck we knew it all the time!
Employers Boost March Payrolls by 211,000 WASHINGTON — Employers boosted payrolls by a sizable 211,000 in March in a springtime hiring burst that pushed the unemployment rate down to 4.7 percent. The latest snapshot of the U.S. job market, released by the Labor Department Friday, suggested that an accelerating economic expansion is putting companies in the hiring mood, brightening prospects for those seeking work.
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Appears the US military is continuing their job -- Iraqi and US forces find another criminal... Yes criminal, not enemy combatant!
Iraqi, U.S.-led Forces Capture Qaeda-Linked Leader April 6 (Bloomberg) -- Iraqi and U.S.-led forces captured an al-Qaeda-linked leader wanted for killings, kidnappings, and assassination attempts after a "determined manhunt,'' the U.S. military said today.
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Protest about 'illegal' immigrants -- you know the ones that demonstrate love of this country by flying
another country's flag and the US flag upside down -- has led to a school banning anything that might be considered patriotic... Hep, I can see how these 'illegal' immigrants are good for America -- sure I am buying it!
Tensions Prompt School To Alter Dress Code Students at Shaw Heights Middle School are no longer allowed to wear anything that is patriotic, including camouflage pants, because they have become a political symbol for a version of patriotism, CBS4 reports.
"It upsets me that we cannot support our troops -- the military," said Kirsten Golgart, an eighth grader who was told she'd be suspended if she didn't change her clothes. "We can't support our country. If we're American, I think we should be proud to be an American."
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Anyone else heard anything from Amnesty International about this? Doesn't it rate a comment? How about anything from Muslim leaders in this country or any other, any comments? Oh that is right it was an 'atrocity' against an American!
I would like to express my condolences to this service member's family!
Militants in video drag man they say is U.S. pilot BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Gunmen shouting "God is Great!" dragged the burning body of what they said was a U.S. pilot in a video posted Wednesday on the Web by a new group affiliated with Al Qaeda. The group claimed it shot down an Apache helicopter last weekend.
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Appears that the 'security' conscious Democrats haven't a problem with giving felons citizen status! Interesting take on 'securing' a nation.
Criminal alien exception blocked Senate Democrats refused to allow consideration of an amendment yesterday that would bar illegal aliens convicted of felonies from obtaining U.S. citizenship.
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NBC's Dateline is up to it's old tricks -- I agree with NASCAR it 'outrageous' and any journalist should be 'embarssed', but most want be. I find attempts like this comical and further proof that there are too many 'News Shows'. Let me give NBC and other television news outlets a hint -- America doesn't trust you and escapades like this does not help, stick to your thirty or sixty minute news updates -- not many watch now anyway -- and get back to trying to entertain us. You know sitcoms, mysteries, etc. -- attempting to make America or Americans look bad ain't entertaining.
NASCAR: Dateline NBC's Plan 'Outrageous' NASCAR said NBC confirmed it was sending Muslim-looking men to a race, along with a camera crew to film fans' reactions. The NBC crew was "apparently on site in Martinsville, Va., walked around and no one bothered them," NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said Wednesday.
"It is outrageous that a news organization of NBC's stature would stoop to the level of going out to create news instead of reporting news," Poston said.
"Any legitimate journalist in America should be embarrassed by this stunt. The obvious intent by NBC was to evoke reaction, and we are confident our fans won't take the bait," he said.
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Liberal on the Democrats 'national security' plan -- they don't get it either!
Democrats' Narrow Vision You can look at the Democrats' national security plan, released last week, as simply a political shield, akin to the upgraded body armor they promise for U.S. troops.
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Throughout the plan, in fact, there is no discussion of values, of liberty or generosity, of free markets or foreign aid -- of any purpose for American leadership larger than self-protection. The pollsters may be satisfied, but John F. Kennedy would not recognize his party.
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This, if it works well, is big in my humble opinion.
More and more people are buying and loving Macs. To make this choice simply irresistible, Apple will include technology in the next major release of Mac OS X, Leopard, that lets you install and run the Windows XP operating system on your Mac. Called Boot Camp (for now), you can download a public beta today
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How should we look at this - a victory, 'shuffling the deck chairs', or not really news? I look at it as a victory for the Iraqi people -- 'bloody tactics' the people, fellow Muslims, are turning against him. Can it be anything other then good news?
Most wanted terrorist 'kicked out as leader' for bloody tacticsABU MUSAB AL-ZARQAWI, the most feared commander in the Iraqi insurgency, may have been forced to surrender his leadership by rival groups, angered by his bloody tactics and the interference of foreign fighters in the Iraqi conflict.
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