Entries for March 2007

President Bush insists that he will oppose any date certain for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Bush gets angry when confronted with deadlines imposed by the Congress.

The president can accomplish this by vetoing any bill containing a withdrawal with the stroke of his veto pen. He has the votes to sustain a veto–no question.

Is it any wonder that folks outside Washington think the nation's capital is a zoo?

Item: Three years after soldier Pat Tillman was killed by friendly fire in Iraq, the Pentagon tried to come clean by naming high-ranking officers who bungled the matter.

Every civic-minded voting resident of Washington, D.C., should be willing to go next year to campaign for the Democratic opponent of GOP Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas. Or at least he or she should send money to that Democrat.

The ardent supporters of the war in Iraq constantly tell us that there will be widespread chaos and bloodshed if U.S. troops leave the country.

On Monday, the nation marks the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq. There was no celebration to note the continuing conflict that has split the country asunder.

When a solid and thoughtful conservative like GOP Sen. John Sununu of New Hampshire tells the attorney general it is time to go, it is beyond time.

In our last installment on the controversy surrounding Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, we needed to pay more attention to the behavior of New Mexico Republicans Sen. Pete Domenici and Rep. Heather Wilson.