The debt ceiling blame game

By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyLmru6no4U&feature=player_embedded] Is there anything wrong with raising the debt ceiling? A Senator said yes. He charges the president for being “unpatriotic” and “irresponsible” for asking to have the debt ceiling raised. Who is this Senator? You guessed it: the former junior senator from Illinois, Barack Obama. It is wrong when a Republican…

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“We’re not at war against Islam”

By Tom Quiner Thus said the President: “We are not at war against Islam. We are at war against terrorist organizations that have distorted Islam or falsely used the banner of Islam. If we’re going to deal with the problems Ed Henry was talking about – reducing the terrorist threat – we need all the…

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President and Mrs. Bush greet returning soldiers

By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOC_JjNFkVw] Returning soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan were shocked and awestruck when they got off their plane at Dallas/Ft. Worth airport last week.  The 145 returning soldiers were greeted by President and Mrs. Bush. This isn’t the kind of story that will get big press.  The video above is worth watching. The…

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If Bush lied, Clinton lied

By Tom Quiner “Bush lied” was once again invoked in the letters to the editor in the Des Moines Register this morning. For the record, here is specifically what the President said:  “Saddam Hussein has huge stockpiles of biological and chemical weapons.  And some day, some way, I guarantee you, he’ll use the arsenal.”  Only…

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