No doubt that Harry Reid is to blame for killing the immigration legislation in the Senate since he did not allow for several amendments, including at least two from his own side, to come up.
Oh by the way, Bush's job approval has gone up 5 points in the last week per Rasmussen to 45%.
Posted by: Tina at April 14, 2006 08:25 AM
Sorry, I meant Bush's J/A has gone up 5 points (to 45%) in the last two weeks.
Posted by: Tina at April 14, 2006 08:26 AM
Matt
Yes, the Democrats are indeed pathetic in their ability to show any true leadership, but you can't possibly believe that Bush ,in any way, is guiding your country in the right direction. He has steered the ship way off course and the American people are suffering. A great country gone to the dogs.
Posted by: Canadian Observer at April 14, 2006 08:58 AM
"When it comes to credibility on issues, Democrats have none. However, President Bush is a proven leader. " Matt how about those approval rating?
Reid got tired of B-slapping Frist around, so now he is after bigger prey.
Posted by: Barneyg2000 at April 14, 2006 09:28 AM
When it comes to credibility? When it comes to credibility? In that debate, Bush is a hands-down loser. Its inescapable the fact that he's single-handedly screwed-up everything he's ever tried his hand at. From oil, to baseball, surpluses, to war. Total and utter failure and as brneyg2000 point out above, no one takes him seriously anymore.
That said, both sides are to blame for the stalemate on this immigration reform bill. Honestly, it was not on the top of america's agenda until Bush decided to place it there himself in an attempt to draw attention away from the abject failure that is his foreign policy.
Posted by: bloviator at April 14, 2006 09:46 AM
Hey Reid, H. Clinton, Kerry, Gore, Kennedy, Murtha, Pelosi, M. Moore, Anti-american & misc Leftists, and Islamic Jihadists - Suck on this Lemon!!!
Zarqawi, al Qaeda are heading out, U.S. general says
By Sharon Behn
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published April 14, 2006
Al Qaeda in Iraq and its presumed leader, Abu Musab Zarqawi, have conceded strategic defeat and are on their way out of the country, a top U.S. military official contended yesterday.
The group's failure to disrupt national elections and a constitutional referendum last year "was a tactical admission by Zarqawi that their strategy had failed," said Lt. Gen. John R. Vines, who commands the XVIII Airborne Corps.
"They no longer view Iraq as fertile ground to establish a caliphate and as a place to conduct international terrorism," he said in an address at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Gen. Vines' statement came as news broke that coalition and Iraqi forces had killed an associate of Osama bin Laden's during an early morning raid near Abu Ghraib about two weeks ago.
Rafid Ibrahim Fattah aka Abu Umar al Kurdi served as a liaison between terrorist networks and was linked to Taliban members in Afghanistan, Pakistani-based extremists and other senior al Qaeda leaders, the military said yesterday.
In the past six months, al Kurdi had worked as a terrorist cell leader in Baqouba. Prior to that, he had traveled extensively Pakistan, Iran and Iraq and formed a relationship with al Qaeda senior leaders in 1999 while in Afghanistan.
He also had ties with the Muslim Brotherhood, formed while he was in Iran and Pakistan, and joined the jihad in Afghanistan in 1989, the military said. He was killed March 27.
Gen. Vines said the foreign terrorists had made a strategic mistake when they tried to intimidate and deny Iraqis a way to vote.
"I believe Zarqawi discredited himself with the Iraqi people because of his willingness to slaughter Iraqi people," he said.
Huthayafa Azzam, whose father was seen as a political mentor of bin Laden, told reporters in Jordan in early April that Zarqawi had been replaced as head of the terrorist fight in Iraq in an effort to put an Iraqi at the head of the organization.
Azzam said Zarqawi had "made many political mistakes," including excessive violence and the bombing last November of a Jordanian hotel, and as a result was being "confined to military action."
Gen. Vines, who from January 2005 to January 2006 led all coalition forces in Iraq, did not comment on those reports. But he did caution that although the foreign extremists were leaving Iraq "looking for more fertile ground," they could come back.
"The question now is what kind of government is going to be formed and is it going to be credible," he said, acknowledging that Iran had significant influence over Iraq's religious Shi'ite population.
"Iran wants us out, but not too soon -- after a Shi'ite government friendly to Iran is established," Gen. Vines said. "Iran's view is that the current government is not strong enough, and if we pulled out now, there would be a low-level civil war."
Posted by:
CJ at April 14, 2006 10:02 AM
Hey Islamic Jihadists & Hey Lefies including Reid, Kerry, Gore, H. Clinton, Murtha, "Screaming" H. Dean, Pelosi, M. Moore, etc., etc. - Such on this Lemon:
Zarqawi, al Qaeda are heading out, U.S. general says
By Sharon Behn
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published April 14, 2006
Al Qaeda in Iraq and its presumed leader, Abu Musab Zarqawi, have conceded strategic defeat and are on their way out of the country, a top U.S. military official contended yesterday.
The group's failure to disrupt national elections and a constitutional referendum last year "was a tactical admission by Zarqawi that their strategy had failed," said Lt. Gen. John R. Vines, who commands the XVIII Airborne Corps.
"They no longer view Iraq as fertile ground to establish a caliphate and as a place to conduct international terrorism," he said in an address at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Gen. Vines' statement came as news broke that coalition and Iraqi forces had killed an associate of Osama bin Laden's during an early morning raid near Abu Ghraib about two weeks ago.
Rafid Ibrahim Fattah aka Abu Umar al Kurdi served as a liaison between terrorist networks and was linked to Taliban members in Afghanistan, Pakistani-based extremists and other senior al Qaeda leaders, the military said yesterday.
In the past six months, al Kurdi had worked as a terrorist cell leader in Baqouba. Prior to that, he had traveled extensively Pakistan, Iran and Iraq and formed a relationship with al Qaeda senior leaders in 1999 while in Afghanistan.
He also had ties with the Muslim Brotherhood, formed while he was in Iran and Pakistan, and joined the jihad in Afghanistan in 1989, the military said. He was killed March 27.
Gen. Vines said the foreign terrorists had made a strategic mistake when they tried to intimidate and deny Iraqis a way to vote.
"I believe Zarqawi discredited himself with the Iraqi people because of his willingness to slaughter Iraqi people," he said.
Huthayafa Azzam, whose father was seen as a political mentor of bin Laden, told reporters in Jordan in early April that Zarqawi had been replaced as head of the terrorist fight in Iraq in an effort to put an Iraqi at the head of the organization.
Azzam said Zarqawi had "made many political mistakes," including excessive violence and the bombing last November of a Jordanian hotel, and as a result was being "confined to military action."
Gen. Vines, who from January 2005 to January 2006 led all coalition forces in Iraq, did not comment on those reports. But he did caution that although the foreign extremists were leaving Iraq "looking for more fertile ground," they could come back.
"The question now is what kind of government is going to be formed and is it going to be credible," he said, acknowledging that Iran had significant influence over Iraq's religious Shi'ite population.
"Iran wants us out, but not too soon -- after a Shi'ite government friendly to Iran is established," Gen. Vines said. "Iran's view is that the current government is not strong enough, and if we pulled out now, there would be a low-level civil war."
Posted by: jronda at April 14, 2006 11:52 AM
Oh really? Bitch slapping? I think it's the other way around.
Harry Reid's too busy getting bitch slapped by his own constituents so he has to blame somebody for his approval ratings which are in the 30s in Nevada. They see him as a obstructionist, a puppet for Howard Dean, nothing more. Everytime the guy talks I just wanna throw up.
Posted by: BushRocks at April 14, 2006 11:53 AM
Wooo hooooo! Great post jronda. Liberals will twist that around somehow...
I can already hear the "but..but..but" haha
Posted by: BushRocks [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 14, 2006 11:54 AM
This is great news. We can now go home. We have won. RIGHT?
Posted by: Barneyg2000 at April 14, 2006 12:02 PM
Figures, we are winning the GWOT and Barney brings up a popularity contest.
"Azzam said Zarqawi had 'made many political mistakes, ... '"
Is Barney going to call for Zarqawi's censure now?
Posted by: Bane of Liberals' Existence at April 14, 2006 12:04 PM
Muahahahah. Yea everything is going great in Iraq. Only a couple hundred people died this month! Why must you guys persist to look blind and dumb? Why not just say "Things aren't going so well, and we need to take action to improve them"...
Posted by: steve at April 14, 2006 12:35 PM
Too bad that this is old news.
Nov. 1, 2004
AMMAN, Jordan -- American officials have grossly inflated the role of Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in the violence in Iraq in their eagerness to blame foreign terrorists for the insurgency, according to Jordanian analysts and Western diplomats.
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/1101-06.htm
April 9, 2006
Citing military documents and officers familiar with the program, the newspaper said the campaign is intended to magnify the role of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq. Some military intelligence officials believe the campaign may have overstated Zarqawi's importance and helped the Bush administration tie the war in Iraq to the organization responsible for.
http://news.usti.net/home/news/cn/?/world.mideast.iraq/1/wed/co/Uiraq-zarqawi.RtU-_GA9.htmlor the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States.
Posted by: Barneyg2000 at April 14, 2006 01:00 PM
steve,
"Why not just say 'Things aren't going so well, and we need to take action to improve them'..."
Because we don't want to be eternally demeaning. True, things aren't perfect over there, but they're not as bad as news reports let on, either. It does no good to only acknowledge the mistakes and dismiss all of the good news, or else one can only lead to more and more mistakes. One must acknowledge both the good and the bad. Therefore, a better statement would be, "Things aren't as good in Iraq as they could be, we'd like to see it improve, but we're still doing a heck of a good job!"
Posted by: Omega Destructor at April 14, 2006 05:01 PM
bloviator's nic is certainly appros!!!
Posted by:
Xango Annie at April 14, 2006 10:54 PM
The last idea I remember the democratic party having about anything was when they forged those documents.
Posted by: james allegro at April 15, 2006 01:41 AM
Too bad that this is old news.
Folks, this is how Baloney opened his last post. Read the rest of his post, and you'll understand why I say, "Baloney, a rope, and a tree. Some assembly required."
db, that quote is not original; I saw a version of it on a T-shirt.
Baloney, some assembly required, but with a stepladder, you can make it a do-it-yourself project...
Posted by: keefer at April 16, 2006 07:22 AM
No doubt that Harry Reid is to blame for killing the immigration legislation in the Senate since he did not allow for several amendments, including at least two from his own side, to come up.
Oh by the way, Bush's job approval has gone up 5 points in the last week per Rasmussen to 45%.
Sorry, I meant Bush's J/A has gone up 5 points (to 45%) in the last two weeks.
Matt
Yes, the Democrats are indeed pathetic in their ability to show any true leadership, but you can't possibly believe that Bush ,in any way, is guiding your country in the right direction. He has steered the ship way off course and the American people are suffering. A great country gone to the dogs.
"When it comes to credibility on issues, Democrats have none. However, President Bush is a proven leader. " Matt how about those approval rating?
Reid got tired of B-slapping Frist around, so now he is after bigger prey.
When it comes to credibility? When it comes to credibility? In that debate, Bush is a hands-down loser. Its inescapable the fact that he's single-handedly screwed-up everything he's ever tried his hand at. From oil, to baseball, surpluses, to war. Total and utter failure and as brneyg2000 point out above, no one takes him seriously anymore.
That said, both sides are to blame for the stalemate on this immigration reform bill. Honestly, it was not on the top of america's agenda until Bush decided to place it there himself in an attempt to draw attention away from the abject failure that is his foreign policy.
Hey Reid, H. Clinton, Kerry, Gore, Kennedy, Murtha, Pelosi, M. Moore, Anti-american & misc Leftists, and Islamic Jihadists - Suck on this Lemon!!!
Zarqawi, al Qaeda are heading out, U.S. general says
By Sharon Behn
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published April 14, 2006
Al Qaeda in Iraq and its presumed leader, Abu Musab Zarqawi, have conceded strategic defeat and are on their way out of the country, a top U.S. military official contended yesterday.
The group's failure to disrupt national elections and a constitutional referendum last year "was a tactical admission by Zarqawi that their strategy had failed," said Lt. Gen. John R. Vines, who commands the XVIII Airborne Corps.
"They no longer view Iraq as fertile ground to establish a caliphate and as a place to conduct international terrorism," he said in an address at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Gen. Vines' statement came as news broke that coalition and Iraqi forces had killed an associate of Osama bin Laden's during an early morning raid near Abu Ghraib about two weeks ago.
Rafid Ibrahim Fattah aka Abu Umar al Kurdi served as a liaison between terrorist networks and was linked to Taliban members in Afghanistan, Pakistani-based extremists and other senior al Qaeda leaders, the military said yesterday.
In the past six months, al Kurdi had worked as a terrorist cell leader in Baqouba. Prior to that, he had traveled extensively Pakistan, Iran and Iraq and formed a relationship with al Qaeda senior leaders in 1999 while in Afghanistan.
He also had ties with the Muslim Brotherhood, formed while he was in Iran and Pakistan, and joined the jihad in Afghanistan in 1989, the military said. He was killed March 27.
Gen. Vines said the foreign terrorists had made a strategic mistake when they tried to intimidate and deny Iraqis a way to vote.
"I believe Zarqawi discredited himself with the Iraqi people because of his willingness to slaughter Iraqi people," he said.
Huthayafa Azzam, whose father was seen as a political mentor of bin Laden, told reporters in Jordan in early April that Zarqawi had been replaced as head of the terrorist fight in Iraq in an effort to put an Iraqi at the head of the organization.
Azzam said Zarqawi had "made many political mistakes," including excessive violence and the bombing last November of a Jordanian hotel, and as a result was being "confined to military action."
Gen. Vines, who from January 2005 to January 2006 led all coalition forces in Iraq, did not comment on those reports. But he did caution that although the foreign extremists were leaving Iraq "looking for more fertile ground," they could come back.
"The question now is what kind of government is going to be formed and is it going to be credible," he said, acknowledging that Iran had significant influence over Iraq's religious Shi'ite population.
"Iran wants us out, but not too soon -- after a Shi'ite government friendly to Iran is established," Gen. Vines said. "Iran's view is that the current government is not strong enough, and if we pulled out now, there would be a low-level civil war."
Hey Islamic Jihadists & Hey Lefies including Reid, Kerry, Gore, H. Clinton, Murtha, "Screaming" H. Dean, Pelosi, M. Moore, etc., etc. - Such on this Lemon:
Zarqawi, al Qaeda are heading out, U.S. general says
By Sharon Behn
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published April 14, 2006
Al Qaeda in Iraq and its presumed leader, Abu Musab Zarqawi, have conceded strategic defeat and are on their way out of the country, a top U.S. military official contended yesterday.
The group's failure to disrupt national elections and a constitutional referendum last year "was a tactical admission by Zarqawi that their strategy had failed," said Lt. Gen. John R. Vines, who commands the XVIII Airborne Corps.
"They no longer view Iraq as fertile ground to establish a caliphate and as a place to conduct international terrorism," he said in an address at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Gen. Vines' statement came as news broke that coalition and Iraqi forces had killed an associate of Osama bin Laden's during an early morning raid near Abu Ghraib about two weeks ago.
Rafid Ibrahim Fattah aka Abu Umar al Kurdi served as a liaison between terrorist networks and was linked to Taliban members in Afghanistan, Pakistani-based extremists and other senior al Qaeda leaders, the military said yesterday.
In the past six months, al Kurdi had worked as a terrorist cell leader in Baqouba. Prior to that, he had traveled extensively Pakistan, Iran and Iraq and formed a relationship with al Qaeda senior leaders in 1999 while in Afghanistan.
He also had ties with the Muslim Brotherhood, formed while he was in Iran and Pakistan, and joined the jihad in Afghanistan in 1989, the military said. He was killed March 27.
Gen. Vines said the foreign terrorists had made a strategic mistake when they tried to intimidate and deny Iraqis a way to vote.
"I believe Zarqawi discredited himself with the Iraqi people because of his willingness to slaughter Iraqi people," he said.
Huthayafa Azzam, whose father was seen as a political mentor of bin Laden, told reporters in Jordan in early April that Zarqawi had been replaced as head of the terrorist fight in Iraq in an effort to put an Iraqi at the head of the organization.
Azzam said Zarqawi had "made many political mistakes," including excessive violence and the bombing last November of a Jordanian hotel, and as a result was being "confined to military action."
Gen. Vines, who from January 2005 to January 2006 led all coalition forces in Iraq, did not comment on those reports. But he did caution that although the foreign extremists were leaving Iraq "looking for more fertile ground," they could come back.
"The question now is what kind of government is going to be formed and is it going to be credible," he said, acknowledging that Iran had significant influence over Iraq's religious Shi'ite population.
"Iran wants us out, but not too soon -- after a Shi'ite government friendly to Iran is established," Gen. Vines said. "Iran's view is that the current government is not strong enough, and if we pulled out now, there would be a low-level civil war."
Oh really? Bitch slapping? I think it's the other way around.
Harry Reid's too busy getting bitch slapped by his own constituents so he has to blame somebody for his approval ratings which are in the 30s in Nevada. They see him as a obstructionist, a puppet for Howard Dean, nothing more. Everytime the guy talks I just wanna throw up.
Wooo hooooo! Great post jronda. Liberals will twist that around somehow...
I can already hear the "but..but..but" haha
Posted by: BushRocks [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 14, 2006 11:54 AM
This is great news. We can now go home. We have won. RIGHT?
Figures, we are winning the GWOT and Barney brings up a popularity contest.
"Azzam said Zarqawi had 'made many political mistakes, ... '"
Is Barney going to call for Zarqawi's censure now?
Muahahahah. Yea everything is going great in Iraq. Only a couple hundred people died this month! Why must you guys persist to look blind and dumb? Why not just say "Things aren't going so well, and we need to take action to improve them"...
Too bad that this is old news.
Nov. 1, 2004
AMMAN, Jordan -- American officials have grossly inflated the role of Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in the violence in Iraq in their eagerness to blame foreign terrorists for the insurgency, according to Jordanian analysts and Western diplomats.
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/1101-06.htm
April 9, 2006
Citing military documents and officers familiar with the program, the newspaper said the campaign is intended to magnify the role of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq. Some military intelligence officials believe the campaign may have overstated Zarqawi's importance and helped the Bush administration tie the war in Iraq to the organization responsible for.
http://news.usti.net/home/news/cn/?/world.mideast.iraq/1/wed/co/Uiraq-zarqawi.RtU-_GA9.htmlor the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States.
steve,
"Why not just say 'Things aren't going so well, and we need to take action to improve them'..."
Because we don't want to be eternally demeaning. True, things aren't perfect over there, but they're not as bad as news reports let on, either. It does no good to only acknowledge the mistakes and dismiss all of the good news, or else one can only lead to more and more mistakes. One must acknowledge both the good and the bad. Therefore, a better statement would be, "Things aren't as good in Iraq as they could be, we'd like to see it improve, but we're still doing a heck of a good job!"
bloviator's nic is certainly appros!!!
The last idea I remember the democratic party having about anything was when they forged those documents.
Too bad that this is old news.
Folks, this is how Baloney opened his last post. Read the rest of his post, and you'll understand why I say, "Baloney, a rope, and a tree. Some assembly required."
db, that quote is not original; I saw a version of it on a T-shirt.
Baloney, some assembly required, but with a stepladder, you can make it a do-it-yourself project...