I can only imagine how painful and insulting it was for these families to receive these letters. The Army said Friday it would apologize to the families of about 275 officers killed or wounded in action who were mistakenly sent letters urging them to return to active duty. The letters were sent a few days […]
As I noted earlier this week, retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John Shalikashvili, wrote a New York Times op-ed calling for the end of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. It was a strong piece, especially for someone who has defended the policy in the past, saying the end of the […]
Kicking off the first “This Week in God” of 2007, it seems appropriate to consider Americans’ expectations for the year with regards to matters of faith. As it turns out, a stunningly large amount of people expect 2007 to be remarkably noteworthy. [A]n Associated Press-AOL News poll that asked Americans to gaze into their crystal […]
Guest Post by Morbo I was out of town last week and missed the opportunity to comment on the death of former President Gerald R. Ford. I know this is late, but I wanted to add my two cents. The media line seemed uniformly to be one of thanks to Ford for sparing the nation […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * For many years, records identifying visitors to the White House were open to the public, inasmuch as they were subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Last year, the Bush gang quietly changed the rules — all entry and exit data on White House visitors belongs […]
Looking back, it’s a little hard to believe, but in October 2002, 77 our of 100 senators voted for the Iraq war resolution. With this number in mind, ABC News’ Jake Tapper reported on an interesting survey — how do those 77 feel now? ABC asked each of them and, after acknowledging the obvious difficulties […]
Looking back over the last couple of years, the president and his allies have struggled mightily to draw a helpful historical comparison between Iraq and other major military campaigns. At different times, the Bush gang has referenced Korea, the Revolutionary War, WWI, and the Civil War. By mid-2005, the president had settled on World War […]
Let there be no doubt about the Democratic leadership’s approach to the war in Iraq. For all the talk about Dems not having a plan, lacking direction, and squabbling amongst themselves, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a joint letter to the White House today, asking Bush to reject an […]
For Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.), the second highest ranking Republican in the Senate, to say this on national television seems a little surprising. From last night’s Hardball: Matthews: I think [Vice President] Cheney had his thumb on the scale, do you agree? That they were pushing this war so hard, they were working to look […]
I appreciate that it’s become a bit of a cliche to question the timing of every White House decision. The Bush gang clearly abuses the late-Friday-afternoon game, and they clearly raised the terrorist alert level during the 2004 campaign under dubious circumstances, but it’s probably fair to say that the timing of at least some […]