This week the Congress held committee briefings with General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker. The briefings were the first since last September, when the General and Ambassador first reported of the successes of the troop surge. This briefing contained more good news from Iraq. The two men reported that the violence in Iraq has […]

In January of 2007, the control of Congress was handed over to the Democratic party leadership under the mantra of “A New Direction”. After 11 months of control, the 110th Congress has one of the lowest approval ratings in history. The Democrats used the negative numbers in their campaigns last year to help retake control […]

Obviously, every congresscritter contributes to the annual budget deficit. That said, John Murtha ‘contributes’ more to it than most.
It’s time we stopped calling them earmarks & called them what they really are: the price of corruption.
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Remarks of Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James T. Conway
“George P. Shultz Lecture Series”
Marines’ Memorial Association and World Affairs Council
San Francisco, CA Wednesday, July 10, 2007
Folks, it’s great to be with you tonight in America ’s most cosmopolitan city. I intend to offer a few remarks, and then I certainly look forward to your […]

…we would have driven Al-Qaeda from Iraq long ago.
“Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has threatened to keep the Senate awake all night Tuesday to protest GOP blocking tactics on moves to compel U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq.”
An all-nighter in the Senate? Reid prepares rollaway beds Update: GOP senators “happy to stay and debate” (From Malkin’s site)
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