What has Bush and the Republican administration done for the quality of life of our bravest in recent years? They assured everyone the Iraq war would end in "weeks rather than months". VA staff ordered to avoid diagnosing returning heroes … [Read more...]
Race and Gender Diversions
1) The mortgage crisis The crisis in home foreclosure and subprime mortgages continues to plague families across the country and harm economic growth. The New York Times noted the damage on Monday: The housing bust is in the downward spiral … [Read more...]
2013??
We're only halfway through the war at this point If the rate of the conflict holds, we can expect a further 4,000 US deaths before the war is over.* We can similarly expect 30,000 wounded If the rate of the calmer last year continues, we're … [Read more...]
Two New Reports Prove: Our Deployment Cycles Are A Recipe For Disaster.
Today, here at Veterans for America as part of our Wounded Warrior Outreach Program, we are releasing two very important reports. In fact, we are delivering these reports to every Senator and House Member on Capitol Hill so that they can be … [Read more...]
Root of all Evil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... Happy Easter. I'm off to play Easter Bunny and then ride the Apocalyptic horses. … [Read more...]
Iraq and the Bay of Pigs
(Cross-posted from the Accountable Strategies blog) Had Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld read Thinking in Time after 9/11 and taken its recommendations about presumptions seriously, it seems to me we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re … [Read more...]
Crossing the Threshold to Ruin: Hillary Clinton and John McCain
Since March 3, the day before her dramatic "comeback," Hillary Clinton has repeatedly described herself and John McCain as the only candidates with the experience necessary to be commander in chief while simultaneously denigrating her … [Read more...]
Odds and Ends: Notes from my recent travels around the internets
1.) Barack Obama tells a largely Black and Christian Texas audience to cut the shit when it comes to homophobia. Politico's Ben Smith describes the scene: "Now I'm a Christian, and I praise Jesus every Sunday," [Obama] said, to a sudden … [Read more...]
Fort Drum: The Tip of a Tragic Iceberg
What happens when you deploy troops who have seen high intensity combat time and time again with inadequate dwell time between tours? You see skyrocketing mental health issues. After months of investigative work, talking to our … [Read more...]
Failing at our expense-how Hillary Clinton gains experience
Clinton supporters have yet to address a fundamental problem with their candidate: why should Democrats again nominate a candidate who voted the wrong way as George W. Bush prepared to launch his catastrophic war in Iraq? Some of … [Read more...]
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