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Military Briefs Bush On Troops’ Welfare
Effects of Lengthy Deployments Discussed
By Michael Abramowitz Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, September 1, 2007
President Bush went to the Pentagon yesterday to hear firsthand the views of top military advisers concerned about the impact of extensive Iraq deployments on the overall health of the U.S. armed [...]

Posted by bosskitty August 31st, 2007 | Category: Accountability, Afghanistan, Bush, Casualties, Cheney, Crocker, DOD, Excuses, Foriegn Policy, Gates, Iran, Iraq, Joint Chiefs, Occupation Army, Orwellian, Pentagon Corruption, Petraeus, Propaganda, Soldiers, Tax Dollars, VA, War Cost, Widows, arrogance, deployment, disinformation, military, troops, veterans benefits | Leave a comment

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Posted by bosskitty August 31st, 2007 | Category: Casualties, Congress, Doggett, House Armed Services Committee, House of Representatives, Hutchinson, Ortiz, PTSD, Reyes, Senate, Soldiers, Tax Dollars, Texas, VA, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Viet Nam, War Cost, military, resonsibility, suicide, veterans, veterans benefits | Comments (2)

BossKitty and I will be attending the funeral of our friend Holley Joe Walker, who BossKitty posted about on Sunday. Also, Mrs. Walker read the post and all the comments and left a grateful message for everyone.
We will resume posting on Saturday or earlier if we are up to it.
Be safe over the holiday [...]

Posted by nytexan August 30th, 2007 | Category: Holley Joe Walker, bluebloggin | Comments (4)

Finally, the GOP takes swift action on one of their own.
Senate Republican leaders forced embattled Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) from senior posts on three committees and subcommittees today, taking a dramatic step to distance themselves from the lawmaker in the wake of his guilty plea for disorderly conduct in an airport men’s bathroom earlier this [...]

Posted by nytexan August 29th, 2007 | Category: Congress, GOP, Larry Craig, Mitch McConnell, Republican | Comments (8)

I am all for exposing hypocrisy no matter what the party affiliation is, but I’ve got to say that the GOP has the market cornered on this one. As the GOP runs away from Craig, they have stripped him of his committee seats. It’s time for Larry Craig to go.
With the recent events of Sen. [...]

Posted by nytexan August 29th, 2007 | Category: Congress, Idaho Democratic Party, Larry Craig, Larry LaRocco, News, Op-Ed, Politics, Senate | Comments (2)

It appears that there are many voters out there who are able to see beyond the bloated media hype of the first tier canadidates. Chis Dodd has been endorsed by the powerful International Association of Fire Fighters.
With any luck, as the public stands up and voices their support for non first tier candidates maybe the [...]

Posted by nytexan August 29th, 2007 | Category: Chris Dodd, Democrat, Election, Fire Fighters, IAFF | Comments (3)

Bhutto ‘ultimatum to Musharraf’ By Barbara Plett BBC News, Islamabad

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has given President Musharraf 48 hours to respond to her demands for a power-sharing deal, media reports say.
The embattled military ruler is seeking support for presidential elections that would give him another five-year term. [...]

Posted by bosskitty August 29th, 2007 | Category: Bhutto, Bush, Corporate Corruption, Elections, Executive Branch, Foriegn Policy, Hypocracy, Islamabad, Legacy, Musharraf, Pakistan, Politics, President, Republican, Sharif, Tax Dollars, The Divider, The Liar, alliance, disinformation, lies, paramilitary, profiteers | Comments (1)

At a press conference this afternoon Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) gave his reason for pleading guilty to lewd conduct. He states he over reacted when he plead guilty but he is innocent. Also he states that he was being harassed for eight months by the Idaho Statemans on the issue of being gay. He seems [...]

Posted by nytexan August 28th, 2007 | Category: Larry Craig, National, Republican, Scandal, Senate | Comments (6)

I think this is a huge mistake on the part of the Untied Transportation Union. If they are expecting change and protection of their retirement, jobs and other rights, Hillary is not that candidate.
The United Transportation Union today (Aug. 28) became the first labor union in America to endorse Hillary Rodham Clinton for President of [...]

Posted by nytexan August 28th, 2007 | Category: AFL-CIO, Clinton, Election, Untied Transportation Union | Comments (2)