November 14th, 2006
by Mark Ellis – November 15, 2006
Conservative and moderate voters who were vilified for sending George Bush to disputed victory in 2000 felt vindicated, if heartbroken, on the morning after 9/11, when Bush stood in the ruins and promised that the perpetrators would “hear from us soon.†Seeming to crush the Taliban, our armed forces drove home that you don’t mess with Uncle Sam, and Bush’s approval ratings skyrocketed. Then, with only paleo-conservative Patrick Buchanan shouting “Nay†from the rooftops, came the left turn into Iraq…
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2006 Mid Term Election
by Mark Ellis – November 15, 2006
November 14th, 2006
by Patrick J. Buchanan
It appears the Beltway bombing halt agreed upon at the Bush-Pelosi summit is over. The incoming chairmen of the Senate’s armed services and foreign affairs committees, Carl Levin and Joe Biden – and Majority Leader Harry Reid – say a phased withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq will be their first priority. Troop redeployment, says Reid, “should start within the next few months.” White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolton counters: “I don’t think we’re going to be receptive to the notion there’s a fixed timetable at which we automatically pull out, because that would be a true disaster for the Iraqi people.” John McCain says we need more troops….
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