Chicago Tribune: Bush Didn't Lie

Very good editorial, and not just because I agree with it. The Tribune set out to present a look at the nine arguments for war, and they came up with this:

After reassessing the administration's nine arguments for war, we do not see the conspiracy to mislead that many critics allege. Example: The accusation that Bush lied about Saddam Hussein's weapons programs overlooks years of global intelligence warnings that, by February 2003, had convinced even French President Jacques Chirac of "the probable possession of weapons of mass destruction by an uncontrollable country, Iraq." We also know that, as early as 1997, U.S. intel agencies began repeatedly warning the Clinton White House that Iraq, with fissile material from a foreign source, could have a crude nuclear bomb within a year.

Read the whole thing (free link).

I dare Democrats...

To Cross This Woman.

Both Amazing... and incredibly hillarious (her frankness rocks).

John Kerry... Howard Dean... where art thou now?

Interesting Report From Iraq

FALLUJA/RAMADI Iraq (Reuters) -
Saddam Hussein loyalists who violently opposed January elections have made an about-face as Thursday's polls near, urging fellow Sunni Arabs to vote and warning al Qaeda militants not to attack.
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In a move unthinkable in the bloody run-up to the last election, guerrillas in the western insurgent heartland of Anbar province say they are even prepared to protect voting stations from fighters loyal to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of al Qaeda in
Iraq.

This too:

But Saddam loyalists have turned against Zarqawi, a Jordanian militant whose fighters travel to Iraq from across the Arab world to blow themselves up in a bid to spark sectarian civil war.

"Zarqawi is an American, Israeli and Iranian agent who is trying to keep our country unstable so that the Sunnis will keep facing occupation," said a Baathist insurgent leader who would give his name only as Abu Abdullah.

A Case For Tax Cuts

Why Bush's Tax Cuts are Working,
and to not extend them would be foolish.

Check out The Article by Investor Daily: Supply Side Boom

"For Democrats opposed to the cuts, no argument has been more potent than that tax cuts somehow "cost" the government money — and thus make deficits worse. Snow's chart, shown [to the right], puts the lie to that argument."

"More important, however, is the impact tax cuts have on the economy. Since May 2003, when Bush's major plan of tax cuts on both capital and income took effect, the economy has been on a tear. It's virtually impossible to argue the two aren't linked."

"We also hear how all the tax cuts are going to the "rich." Again, not true. A surge in entrepreneurship, jobs, income and wealth has made all of us richer and more secure. As Snow noted in his speech Thursday, 57 million Americans now own stocks — or about half of all households. Yet, the median income for shareholders is a very un-Rockefeller-like $65,000."

"The economy is surging, and the budget deficit is now shrinking as a share of GDP. Getting rid of the tax cuts that made all this possible would be the height of folly."

Why Is It Any of Harry Reid's Business?

Apprently, Senator Lieberman is on the outs with the Democratic Party, according to the New York Times, anyway. That is understandable, given his recent comments on Iraq, when contrasted with what Howard Dean has been saying. But this is what gets me:

Much of the open criticism has been from liberal groups and House members. But his comments have also rankled Democrats in the Senate. Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the minority leader, phoned Mr. Lieberman this week to express concerns with his views, Mr. Reid's aide said.

"Senator Reid has a lot of respect for Senator Lieberman," said Jim Manley, a Reid spokesman. "But he feels that Senator Lieberman's position on Iraq is at odds with many Americans."

This isn't a parliamentary system where members can really be held accountable by party leaders for their votes or views. It is insane that any leader in the US would do that to a member of his party.

The Right Brothers

Check out their new music video demo to their new song "Bush Was Right".... lol absolutely hillarious.

H/T Laurel Zimmer, former state College Republican Chairwoman of Idaho