I want to remind everyone it is important that we finish strong. Don't take anything for granted, ignore the polls and work like the polls show our candidates 5 points down. Remember, while all indications show Barack Obama will be our next president, if we believe the polls, Al Gore would be concluding his second term or we would be working to re-elect President John Kerry right now. Read More »
Let's review the facts:
Bush asked our National Guard, Army Reserves, all 4 branches of the military and the full throttle of the Pentagon to fight the enemy and possibly give their ultimate sacrifice, their life. What did he ask the rest of Americans to sacrifice?
Bush diverted our troops from Afghanistan, where its government the Taliban aided and abide Al-Queda.
Bush forced and succeeded in cutting taxes putting our economy at peril during a time of war.
Bush continued and expanded a policy of borrow and spend.
Bush continued importing middle east oil without demanding they would ensure oil revenues were not being used to support rogue nations or extremist organizations.
Bush continues to fund the Iraqi government even though the Iraqi's have billions of dollars from their oil revenues.
Bush continued extending the age limit before a retiree is eligible for Social Security benefits.
Bush continued to issue no bid contracts favoring his ties to non-military companies working in the war zone.
Bush continued to reduce taxes even though he asked all first-responders to increase their efforts. Instead budgets for first-responders have decreased.
Bush continued his borrow and spend policy by giving Americans a pittance or so called "stimulus funds" of $300 to help jump start the economy.
Bush continued deregulations for corporate America knowing it could lead to bad business practices and little if any oversight from Congress.
Bush did not ask for a declaration of war.
Bush did not mandate recycling in order to reduce imports.
Bush did not increase military pay for the National Guard and Reserves, leaving millions of military families to file for Welfare.
Bush did not ask or create a system which would limit the American people to reduce their consumption of gasoline.
Bush did not create a military draft, leaving our current military weary from extended tours of duty.
Bush did not impose a harsh rationing of any product made with or containing oil.
Bush did not create or promote any type of increased revenue like war bonds allowing all Americans to financially support this war.
Bush did not ask our children to save their pennies and dimes to support children whose parents are in the war zone.
Bush did not extend unemployment benefits to millions of Americans who have been laid off.
Bush did not ask oil companies like ExxonMobil to donate from their $18 billion profits to help in the war effort.
Bush did not act when he was briefed in August 2001, of the actual threat of Al-Qaeda Saudi nationals to use airplanes to attack the US.
Bush did not capture and force an unconditional surrender of the Afghani government, the Taliban.
Bush did not capture Osama Bin Laden.
Gosh, I hate that I have to work tonight, but I just wanted to post about Beau Biden. He broke my heart tonight. Here this soldier is about to be shipped off to war and yet, he doesn't brag about it. Hell, he didn't even mention it.
It wasn't until he said in his introduction of his father, that he would not be able to be here in the Fall and asked us to be there for his father and for Barack Obama, that I remembered why he wont be with us. He asked us to look after his father for him. I feel a little selfish for feeling what I'm now feeling.
I don't think he should have to go. I don't think it's fair. Not because Joe Biden is the Vice Presidential candidate, but because of what he went through. He lost the first half of his family and almost little beau and Hunter. And now, Beau is going into harms way and he could lose him.
And I'm a little pissed off because , here I see this brave soldier and father of his own, and I hear Republicans , run around telling America that we, the Democrats are the ones who don't love our country. Who's children are out there ? Who's children are fighting the wars they are sending us into ?
I pray to God, that he protect our troops . All of them. But I pray that the Lord dispatches a special band of Angels to protect Beau .
(PHOTO: Obama Campaign )
In addition to "leaked" reports that Mr. Bush wants to escalate Iraq operations instead of drawing down, we got an editorial in the Wall Street Journal today and well-placed headlines in the mainstream media from his talk this morning at the whitehouse.
Mr. Bush is pursuing his usual (smart) practice of preemptively setting the debate through P/R. We've been hearing these stories for weeks, yet there have been few strong voices speaking out for Democrats. So, since no one seems to speaking for me, I guess I'll need to speak for myself...:
The president's new strategy, to be revealed within days, has a 'central theme' of 'sacrifice.'linkMr. Bush, I suggest you sacrifice some of the money you and your rich friends are making off this war to care for our disabled Veterans! You ask us to sacrifice our sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, yet you offer nothing from yourself. What will you sacrifice Mr. Bush? Read More »
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