Hints of Democrat vs Republican Role Reversal

While Hillary and Barak try to out ‘tough’ each other, some Republicans are becoming more thoughtful about their approach to terrorism.

… there are the makings of an inverse transformation underway among GOP candidates in the way they are talking about combating terrorism. Since the 2001 attacks, Republicans have tended to mock Democratic calls for increased diplomacy and foreign aid as a way to cut off Islamic extremism at its roots, noting, among other things, that many terrorist plotters tend in fact not to come from the poorest sectors of Muslim countries.

 

…  based on what’s being said on the campaign trail, there appears to be a growing recognition among Republicans that protecting the country may require more than military intervention and that the nation’s battered image abroad may in fact be a cause for concern.

Democrats had better get their act together.  They must bring some solidarity to their solution to current war issues, health issues, education issues and social engineering  (social engineering is what identity phishers do when they scam unsuspecting victims).    The Republicans are still determined to socially engineer this country and take away our identity to create a nation of fundamentalist zombies. 

Democrats must gather their diplomatic weapons and become a united winning party again – no more infighting – I don’t want to be a Republican Fundamentalist Zombie, and neither does the rest of the world!

Watch YearlyKos Convention Free

You can watch the YearlyKos Convention free via ustream.tv. So far they have uploaded 8 clips. You don’t have to join or sign up to watch the clips.

One of the clips is an interview with Rick Noriega who is challenging Texas Senator do nothing Cornyn.

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Red Mosque Redux, Taliban or Al Qaeda – Pakistan At Risk

Fresh paint on the shrine’s outer wall reads Lal Masjid, meaning Red Mosque

Pro-Taliban fighters have seized control of a mosque and shrine in the Mohmand area of Pakistan’s North West Frontier province and renamed it the Red Mosque. The tribesmen have expressed support for Abdul Rashid Ghazi, the leader of Islamabad’s Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, killed in a government assault last month.

Before he was killed in the raid on Lal Masjid, Ghazi warned that after his death there would be many more Red Mosques.

Obama willing to invade Pakistan in al-Qaeda hunt

Standing in front of a Stars and Stripes flag, Mr Obama said: “There are terrorists holed up in those mountains who murdered 3,000 Americans. They are plotting to strike again . . . If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won’t act, we will.”

“Because of a war in Iraq that should never have been authorised and should never have been waged, we are now less safe than we were before 9/11. It is time to turn the page. It is time to write a new chapter in our response to 9/11,” he said.

Whether or not the US gets to resume it’s original mission to hunt down the operatives of 9/11, the game has changed. Obama’s attempt to bring attention to our failing to pursue Osama may be out of sync with our current situation. If he had only addressed relocating troops to home or to Afghanistan first, I would be much more impressed. His statements were too transparent as a response to Hillary’s war agenda. If we allow Musharraf to be dethroned, we had better have someone in the wings to replace him. As much as I want Osama and gang caught, this will doom Musharraf and the safety of his nukes.

Saber rattling does not become you Mr. Obama. Please resume your role to be above it all and find common ground to become the uniter we so desperately need. Accountability is what is missing from our world. Arrogance is no longer fashionable. Abuse of privilege must be outlawed. The GOP cannot be defeated if Democrats take their eyes off the ball.

Clinton Demurs On Obama’s Nuclear Stance

She Says It Is Unwise to Rule Out Using the Arms Against Terrorists

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton drew another distinction between herself and Sen. Barack Obama yesterday, refusing to rule out the use of nuclear weapons against Osama bin Laden or other terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Clinton’s comments came in response to Obama’s remarks earlier in the day that nuclear weapons are “not on the table” in dealing with ungoverned territories in the two countries, and they continued a steady tug of war among the Democratic presidential candidates over foreign policy.

Where are we going with this?

 

 

Senate Passes Ethics Bill

In an 83 to 14 vote, the Senate today joined the House and passed legislation requiring that lawmakers disclose more about their efforts to fund pet projects and raise money from lobbyists.

One of the senators who voted against the bill was of course Senator do nothing for Texas John Cornyn. The other senator who voted against it was “the bridge to nowhere” Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK), whose home was searched this week by federal agents probing alleged influence-peddling involving earmarks.

Nay votes:

Bennett (R-UT)
Burr (R-NC)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Graham (R-SC)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lott (R-MS)
McCain (R-AZ)