Will the MSM Report on This?

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan – The first relief supplies from the United States ready for departure aboard here on a U.S. Air Force C-17 less than 48 hours after the devastating earthquake that left thousands dead and thousands more injured. The C-17 and its crew from the 7th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., delivered 12 pallets -- weighing almost 90,000 pounds -- of food, water, medicine and blankets from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Two aerial port specialists from Bagram's 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron were also on the flight to coordinate and manage cargo at Islamabad. Airmen and soldiers at Bagram, with only a few hours notice, worked feverishly to palletize the supplies and prepare them for the flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. James H. Cunningham)

Will the MSM report on this?

Probably not... at least not with 5% of the vigor they'll happily report on the latest wounded soldeir... being that it serves no politically expedient purpose to report on our success stories, that is.

If we want stories like this in the news, we'll have to tie an American-death toll to it...

Nagin's Big Sleazy

New Orleans' Mayor Ray Nagin proposes a casino zone near the French Quarter to put some legs on the city's economic recovery.

The one casino in the area wasn't exactly enjoying financial success prior to Katrina, so the good Mayor now wants to prey on the misguided hopes of the locals - and the few who visit the city during the rebuilding stages.

So long as Nagin is planning to drop the city's pants, why not legalize prostitution while he's at it? Even better, he could really move redevelopment forward by legalizing "medicinal" crack for those who can not cope with their self-diagnosed PTSD.

Ol' Ray can turn the big easy into the big sleazy - and run the Mardi Gras show year round!

Who'da thunk it?!

Leandro Aragoncillo

The FBI and CIA call this the first case of espionage in the White House in modern history.

Leandro Aragoncillo allegedly used his Top Secret clearance to steal classified documents from White House computers. Ironically, Aragoncillo was interviewed by Phillipine television in 2000 and stated, "I think with they like most is our (Filipino's) integrity and loyalty."

Aragoncillo is accused specifically of passing dossiers (with damaging information on the president of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo) to opposition politicians in the Phillipines who were planning a coup in the Philippines.
Aragoncillo has admitted to spying while working on Vice President Cheney's staff.

Traitor.

I hope we drag that shit-flake back into the Marines and throw the Uniform Code of Military Justice at him. And when he is sentenced, I hope he's suffocated with his own skid-marked skivvies, then strung-up by his own colon to the highest tree in the Nation and left to swing there until the fire ants are done picking his traitorous bones dry.

"Quick and Painless" is too damned good for for that maggot.



... just wait till I get mad ...

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Harriet Miers

So - President Bush has nominated Harriet Miers to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Does anyone want to pretend that President Bush could have nominated anyone the left would have been happy with... Hillary, Screamin' Howie, Hanoi John Fonda, The Kopechne Killer? Take your pick among anyone who would guarantee to legislate from the bench on behalf of Les Etats Bleus d'Amérique, and it's virtually certain that the überleft would object based solely on the fact that it was Bush's nominee.

That's how intense these people are about gunning for Red State losses. They're certain to be nonplussed about Miers' dossier. That is - until MoveOn.MichaelMoore.Salon.com and DailyDemocratUnderground.Kos.net issues them their Griping... er, 'Talking' Points.

Then, once they're told what they "think" about Miers, we're going to hear all about it.

Ms. Miers' Legal Qualifications include:

• "In Her Time In The Administration, Ms. Miers Has Addressed Numerous Legal And Policy Questions At The Highest Levels Of Decisionmaking, Most Recently Serving As The Counsel To The President Of The United States." (The White House, Fact Sheet, 10/3/05)

• "In 1985, Ms. Miers Was Selected As The First Woman To Become President Of The Dallas Bar Association." (The White House, Fact Sheet, 10/3/05)

• " In 1992, She Became The First Woman Elected President Of The State Bar Of Texas. Ms. Miers Served As The President Of The State Bar Of Texas From 1992 To 1993." (The White House, Fact Sheet, 10/3/05)

• "The Women And The Law Section Of The State Bar Of Texas Has Awarded Its 1993 Sarah T. Hughes Women Lawyers Of Achievement Award To Louise Raggio And State Bar President Harriet Miers." (Bruce Vincent, "Honors," Texas Lawyer, 3/22/93)

• "In March 1996, Her Colleagues Elected Her The First Female President Of Locke, Purnell, Rain & Harrell, At That Time A Firm Of About 200 Lawyers. She Was The First Woman To Lead A Texas Firm Of That Size." (The White House, Fact Sheet, 10/3/05)

• "Harriet Miers, President Of Dallas' Locke Purnell Rain Harrell, Was One Of 20 Other Women Nominated For The [1996 Texas Trailblazer Award]." (Tara Wilkinson, "Newsmakers," Texas Lawyers, 10/28/96)

• "[In 1997] She Was Named To The [National Law Journal's] List Of 100 Most Powerful Attorneys." ("50 Top Women Lawyers," The National Law Journal, 3/30/98)

• "[Miers] Received A Distinguished Alumni Award From The SMU Law School In 1997." (SMU Website, http://www.smu.edu/newsinfo/releases/00171.html, Accessed 9/29/05)

• In 1998, National Law Journal Named Harriet Miers One Of The Fifty Most Influential Women Lawyers In America. ("50 Top Women Lawyers," The National Law Journal, 3/30/98)

• In 2000, National Law Journal Named Harriet Miers One Of The One Hundred Most Influential Lawyers In America. ("The Most Influential Lawyers In America," The National Law Journal, 6/12/00)

• "Miers Was Given The Women Of Excellence Award By Women's Enterprise Magazine In 1997 ..." (Bush-Cheney, Press Release, 1/5/01)
  

• Miers Was Awarded The Sandra Day O'Connor Award For Professional Excellence By The Texas Center For Legal Ethics And Professionalism In 2005. (Texas Center For Legal Ethics And Professionalism Website, http://www.txethics.org/oconnorinformationcourses.asp, Accessed 10/3/05)

Maybe the left will finally start to catch on that there's more to Leadership and than leading lemmings over the far-left abyss, and that there's more to Political Influence than expecting judges to legislate from the bench when they have rendered their own party exceptionally weak.

But don't count on it.

Chief Justice Roberts

Three hours after a 55-22-1 Senate vote, John G. Roberts was sworn in as the 17th U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice.

Hillary, John Fonda, the Kopechne killer and the rest of the Court Jesters simply couldn't muster the consensus of their own party.

Perhaps the far-left will grasp the hint and pretend, at least, to creep back toward reality.


Don't hold your breath...

Statement By The President On The War On Terror

Good morning. I just had a good meeting with Generals Abizaid and Casey. We discussed the war on terror in which this country is engaged. General Abizaid talked about the global scope of this war. He talked about the nature of an enemy we face, an enemy which is ruthless and brutal, an enemy which has got strategic goals and tactics necessary to achieve those goals. We also talked about the fact that we're determined to defeat the enemy. We discussed our strategy for victory in Iraq, as well. After all, Iraq is a key battlefront in this war on terror.

I asked the Generals to go up to Capitol Hill to brief members of the House and Senate on our strategy for victory, on our operations in Iraq. They updated me on what recently took place in Baghdad, in which Iraqi and coalition forces tracked down and killed Abu Azzam, the second most wanted al Qaeda leader in Iraq. This guy is a brutal killer. He was one of Zarqawi's top lieutenants. He was reported to be the top operational commander of al Qaeda in Baghdad. He is one of the terrorists responsible for the recent upsurge in attacks in the Iraqi capital, which is part of their campaign to stop a referendum on the Iraqi constitution, and is part of their efforts to break the will of the American people and the will of our coalition.

Our strategy is clear in Iraq. We are hunting down high value targets like Azzam and Zarqawi. We're coordinating aggressive counterterrorism operations in the areas where the terrorists are concentrated. We're constantly adapting our tactics to the changing tactics of the terrorists. We're training more Iraqi forces to assume increasing responsibility for their country's security.

The growing size and increasing capability of the Iraqi security forces are helping our coalition address a challenge we have faced since the beginning of the war. And General Casey discussed this with us in the Oval Office.

See, it used to be after we cleared the terrorists out of a city, there wasn't enough qualified Iraqi troops to maintain control -- so when we left to conduct other missions, the terrorists would move back in. Now, the increasing number of more capable Iraqi troops has allowed us to better hold on to the cities we have taken from the terrorists. The Iraqi troops know their people, they know their language, and they know who the terrorists are. By leaving Iraqi units in the cities we've cleared out, we can keep the cities safe while we move on to hunt down the terrorists in other parts of the country.

We saw such success in the country's northwest region, where Iraqi and coalition forces recently targeted an area that was one of the main routes that foreign terrorists use to enter Iraq from Syria. During the operations in the key town of Tal Afar, Iraqi security forces outnumbered coalition forces for the first time in a major offensive operation. General Casey brought us up to date on that operation. Because of our joint efforts, hundreds of terrorists have been killed or captured or flushed, which makes it more difficult for the foreign terrorists to enter Iraq through the northwest route.

As part of General Casey's strategy, Iraqi forces remain in Tal Afar to ensure that the terrorists are not allowed to return and regroup. Coalition and Iraqi troops are on the hunt for terrorists in western Iraq. We're on the offense. We have a plan to win. We're working to stop those terrorists from crossing into the country through Syria, and we're denying safe haven to al Qaeda in the Anbar province.

Members of Congress will get the latest information about our strategy. And I want to thank them for taking time out of their schedules to listen to these two -- to these two Generals. They will hear about the strategy and the progress in increasing the size and capability of the Iraqi security forces. At this moment, more than a dozen Iraqi battalions have completed training and are conducting anti-terrorist operations in Ramadi and Fallujah. More than 20 battalions are operating in Baghdad. And some have taken the lead in operations in major sectors of the city.

In total, more than 100 battalions are operating throughout Iraq. Our commanders report that the Iraqi forces are operating with increasing effectiveness. As Iraqi forces show they're capable of keeping the terrorists out, they're earning the trust and confidence of the Iraqi people, which ensures the success of a free and democratic Iraq.

The terrorists have a history of escalating their attacks before Iraq's major political milestones. Two key elections are fast approaching. As these milestones approach, we can expect there to be increasing violence from the terrorists. They can't stand elections. The thought of people voting is an anathema to them. You see, democracy and freedom are the exact opposite of what's in their mind, in their vision.

Next month the Iraqis will vote on a democratic constitution. If that constitution is approved, they will return to polls later this year to elect a fully constitutional government. The terrorists will fail. See, the Iraqis want to be free. They proved that last January when over 8 million citizens, in the face of violence and threats, voted. And the terrorists are going to fail this time. But we can expect they'll do everything in their power to try to stop the march of freedom. And our troops are ready for it.

I urge the members of Congress to attend the briefings with Generals Abizaid and Casey. I urge them to ask questions about our efforts in Iraq and to listen carefully about the type of war we fight. The support of Congress for our troops and our mission is important, and Americans need to know about the gains we've made in recent weeks and months. They need to know the way we're adopting our tactics and the way we're changing our strategy to meet the needs on the ground.

As members of Congress speak with Generals Abizaid and Casey, I'm confident they'll see what I see -- our leaders, these two Generals are men of vision and determination, and it is their leadership that is helping bring victory in the war on terror.

Thank you, very much.

gop.com

Guilty

Lynndie England isn't smiling any more.

A military jury found her guilty on six of seven counts (conspiracy, maltreating detainees x4, and committing an indecent act).

She faces a maximum of only 10 years in military prison; however, under civilian law, she likely would have paid the hefty price of a promotion and re-assignment to the location of her choice.

Now, if it were only legal to sentence her to the conditions she set for the prisoners she was guarding. She obviously didn't think it was too cruel or unusual...

DNC 2008 Rally Cry

Partisan Opportunists Anxiously Await Rita

When Opportunism Knocks...

For those who want to skip every level of government and point the finger directly at the President, this is for you:

The Louisiana Disaster "Plan," p. 13, paragraph 5, of Jan. 2000 states:

The primary means of hurricane evacuation will be personal vehicles. School and municipal buses, government-owned vehicles and vehicles provided by volunteer agencies may be used to provide transportation for individuals who lack transportation and require assistance in evacuating.

There are 255 busses in this lot. At 60-66 per bus, that's 15,300-16,380 evacuees who could have got the hell out of Dodge... and a helluva lot of gas and oil NOT contributing to the environmental hazard.

Moreover, that's 255 busses the local and state governments (who have the FIRST responsibility to provide aid in situations like this) could be using to distribute supplies and people. Instead, these busses sat dormant in the lot due to local-leader ineffectiveness and have become environmentally-hazardous expenses rather than valuable and re-usable assets!

Meanwhile, the Governor played politics with the White House over the Federal Aid offer. She needed 24 hours...

Some people think.... well, "suppose" the Federal Government should have just moved-in and taken over. Let's not pretend for a second we wouldn't be hearing about "abuse of power" had the Federal Government forced itself upon the state. Shit don't work that way, people!

Here's a clue:

"First Response to a disaster is the job of local government's emergency services with help from nearby municipalities, the state and volunteer agencies. In a catastrophic disaster, and IF the governor requests, federal resources can be mobilized through theU.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for search and rescue, electrical power, food, water, shelter and other basic human needs."
- http://www.fema.gov/library/dproc.shtm

No, the Federal Government does not get to wash their hands of this; however, those who are strategically skipping the obvious blameline for a perceived partisan gain are no better than the looters who are/were "saving themselves" with carts-full of high-end electronics, clothing, etc.

Someone explain to me how that kind of opportunism is "American!"