The Republicans have set up their circular firing squad and are firing away in an effort to look as imperialistic and bombastic as possible. Not to mention uniformed: House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) told President Bush yesterday that he is concerned the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) raid on Rep. William Jefferson’s (D-La.) congressional office […]

Iran’s threat to the world just increased significantly with their test firing of a medium range missile: Iran conducted a test launch Tuesday night of the Shihab-3 intermediate-range ballistic missile, which is capable of reaching Israel and US targets in the region, Israel Radio reported. The test came hours before Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met […]

What price did we pay for a democratic Iraq, who is now an ally in our war against Islamo-fascist terrorism? Let’s see: As of Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at least 2,459 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The […]

One word for 2006 elections: Impeachment.  The leftward base cannot live without it, and the centrist left cannot live with it: Now that everyone recognizes what I first said last September – that Democrats have a real chance of taking back control of the U.S. House of Representatives this Fall – it’s time for Democrats […]

I wonder how many leftwing nuts will now come out in defense of Moussaoui? How many Hollywood stars will champion his cause, now that Bin Laden has vouched for his innocence? Osama bin Laden has said Zacarias Moussaoui had nothing to do with the September 11 attacks, according to a web site audiotape. Moussaoui was […]

It’s over folks. The Dems ran from the fight again. Gen Hayden will be the next Director of the CIA: The Senate Intelligence Committee voted 12 to 3 today to recommend that the full Senate confirm Michael V. Hayden, an architect of the National Security Agency’s post-9/11 strategy of wiretapping the overseas telephone conversations of […]

One thing that could be holding back Fitzgerald’s indictment of Rove is the fact his key witness – Richard Armitage – is as guilty as Rove is, as The Prowler points out today: The New York Daily News reported last week that “Two sources familiar with the case said Armitage, Rove and Libby all had […]

The Anchoress (who I am very remiss in linking to) has a great post asking the question of who is out of sink with whom? Is Bush off track or Rep leaders and talking heads? My two cents” Bush is one of the most consistent politicians I have ever seen. He says what he means […]

Great news on the War on Terrorism Front – a key aide to Zarqawi has been captured and seems to be singing to authorities: An aide to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, today appeared on state-run Jordanian television and confessed to involvement in the killings of Iraqis and other Arabs. Ziad […]

Two short items on the illegal immigration issue. We need to take concerted action now. Yes my friends on the right, that means compromise. My only challenge to you is to see if you can deal with the compromises graciously and without deroguatory comments about the President and those of us who differ with you. […]