Posted on February 29th, 2008 by bosskitty
Five years into Iraq, Bush denies any link between Americans’ economic pain and war spending.
… oil prices once again crested above $100 a barrel and more Americans than at any time since the Great Depression owed more on their homes than the homes were worth; in the year that the subprime market crashed, global [...]
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Filed under: Bush, Executive Branch, GOP, Hypocracy, Ignorance, Iraq, Mismanagement, Occupation Army, Oil, Orwellian, Oversight, Pentagon Corruption, Tax Dollars, War Cost, delusion, disinformation, economy, fiscal responsibility, jobless, mortgage, recession, taxpayers, unemployment
Posted on February 29th, 2008 by nytexan
Once again, Clinton is faced with a caucus, something her campaign has not managed to win. What is their response to the Texas caucus rules? Sue the Texas Democratic Party. The last time a presidential candidate sued, because he didn’t like the rules, turned out to be a disaster for America. And now, [...]
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Filed under: Caucus, Clinton, Democrat, Politics, Texas, Texas Democratic Party, Texas Politics, primary
Posted on February 28th, 2008 by nytexan
H/T The Bilerico Project
[Editor's note:] The following letter was released by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to GLBT Americans. This letter follows the announcement that the Obama campaign will be taking out full page ads in GLBT newspapers in Ohio and Texas beginning Friday. Read Obama’s previous Bilerico guest post A Call for Full [...]
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Filed under: LGBT, Obama, gay, transgender
Posted on February 28th, 2008 by nytexan
A recent American Research Group poll shows Obama leading in Texas.
February 25, 2008 - Texas and Ohio Primary Preferences
Texas
Democrats
Feb 13-14
Feb 23-24
Clinton
42%
42%
Obama
48%
50%
Someone else
3%
2%
Undecided
7%
6%
In Texas:
Hillary Clinton leads Barack Obama among self-described Democrats 47% to 44%
Obama leads Clinton among self-described independents and Republicans 71% to 25%.
Obama leads Clinton among men 59% to 30% [...]
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Filed under: Clinton, Democrat, Election, Obama, Texas, primary
Posted on February 27th, 2008 by bosskitty
Texas GOP is the Energizer Bunny of Arrogance - Laws apply to others, ’cause we are special … we are church goin’ Christians who are entitled to human weakness, but must enforce God’s law with passion.
“I think that this Court having determined that there are certain kinds of conduct that it will accept [...]
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Filed under: Corruption, Racism, Republican, consequences, ethics, homophobia, lawrence v. texas, perversion, rosenthal, sex
Posted on February 27th, 2008 by bosskitty
Military Doctors Withholding Treatment from Soldiers with Mental Health Problems
The military is denying crucial care to soldiers, making them vulnerable on the battlefield.
Since 9/11, one Army division has spent more time in Iraq than any other group of soldiers: the 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, New York.
Over the past 6 [...]
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Filed under: 10th Mountain Division, Accountability, Afghanistan, Army Medical Command, Casualties, Double Cross, Health Care, Hypocracy, Iraq, Mismanagement, PTSD, Pentagon Corruption, Politics, Preventative medicine, Public Health, VA, VFW, War Cost, administration, betrayal, consequences, department of defense, depression, disinformation, mental health, military, suicide, troops, veterans benefits, victims
Posted on February 27th, 2008 by nytexan
Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) questions Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England on recent reports - raised by Senator Obama in the Austin presidential debate - about shortages in Afghanistan.
The exchange covered consistent comments from troops on the ground about shortages of troops and equipments, comments from Adm. William Fallon, commander of U.S. Central Command, characterizing [...]
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Filed under: Afghanistan, Gordon England, Lloyd Doggett, NATO, Obama, Pentagon, Politics
Posted on February 27th, 2008 by nytexan
h/t Huffington Post
After the Pentagon denied Barack Obama’s account of military shortages in Afghanistan, Army Chief of Staff General George Casey said, “I have no reason to doubt” the Senator.
During last week’s Texas Democratic debate Senator Obama said:
“You know, I’ve heard from an Army captain who was the head of a rifle platoon — supposed [...]
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Filed under: General Casey, Obama, Pentagon
Posted on February 26th, 2008 by nytexan
It’s always someone else’s fault. Sound familiar? It should. Pointing fingers and making false statements have been the American way of life for the past 7 plus years. And now, enter the Clinton campaign. Supporters and staff blame everyone under the sun for Clinton’s losses. Maybe the campaign should take some responsibility and [...]
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Filed under: Clinton, Democrat, Election, Media, Politics, primary
Posted on February 26th, 2008 by nytexan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Christopher Dodd endorsed one-time presidential rival Barack Obama on Tuesday and said it is time for Democrats to join forces to defeat the Republicans in the fall campaign.
“I don’t want a campaign that is divisive here, and there’s a danger in that,” Dodd said, although he denied he was nudging Sen. [...]
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Filed under: Chris Dodd, Democrat, Endorsement, Obama, Politics
