Why vote for Rodriguez?

Because if more than 126 House Representatives stood up to Bush and voted against giving the President the authority to invade Iraq, we might have found a different solution for Saddam Hussein. The Taliban might not be regaining control of southern Afghanistan because we would have had all of our troops committed there. And Osama [...]

Politics of Fear

Cheney: Democratic victory would embolden militants - washingtonpost.com:
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney, campaigning for Republicans four days before congressional elections, said on Friday that victories for Democratic critics of the Iraq war would tell militants that “their strategy is working.” Polls show Democrats may be poised to take control of [...]

We get the government we deserve

Oh my gosh! Is this what over 2,800 service men and women have died for?
U.S. obeys order to abandon checkpoints - Yahoo! News:
U.S. troops on Tuesday abandoned checkpoints around the Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City on orders from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the latest in a series of moves by the Iraqi leader to [...]

Back off and Relax

Rumsfeld tells Iraq critics ‘just back off’ - CNN.com:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Thursday that anyone demanding deadlines for progress in Iraq should “just back off,” because it is too difficult to predict when Iraqis will resume control of their country.
- Chicago Tribune - .:
“So you ought to just back off, [...]

Just Another Cindy Sheehan Wanna Be?

Let me guess, Kevin Tillman is just another American helping the terrorist cause by suggesting something is wrong with our “strategy.”

Truthdig - Reports - After Pat’s Birthday:
It is Pat’s birthday on November 6, and elections are the day after. It gets me thinking about a conversation I had with Pat before we [...]