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Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

June 6, 2008 07:22 PM Forum: Politics

Republicans Block GW Bill

Posted By Rod Kaufman

The senate Republicans today did what they do best, they blocked yet another bill designed to protect the environment, the country and the world:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/06/senate.climate.ap/index.html
Ah, yes, the Republicans, the visionaries of our time...

June 9, 2008 10:44 PM Forum: Politics

McCain: "Economy Is Strong"

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Is McCain out of touch with reality or what?
http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/09/mccain-fundamentals-of-economy-%e2%80%9cvery-strong%e2%80%9d/

June 10, 2008 04:50 AM Forum: Politics

Another Bush Iraq Major Failure in Pipeline

Posted By Rod Kaufman

The Bush administration is conceding for the first time it may not have a security agreement with Iraq before it leaves office:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hcWJu9bbzrJZ7uNHjvMn0BuTGqHQD916UOFO0
Then the US will have to go back to the UN and ask for an extension of its "mandate".
Another fiasco in the making...

June 10, 2008 05:37 PM Forum: Politics

McCain: Veto Beer!

Posted By Rod Kaufman

John McCain must have beer on his mind or in his brain. And that's not surprising since he's married to the queen of beer:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/10/mccain-i-will-veto-every-single-beer/

June 10, 2008 11:00 PM Forum: Politics

Should Bush Worry?

Posted By Rod Kaufman

About McClellan's upcoming testimony?
I think he should because it will provide even more evidence that Bush didn't rely on the so-called arguments that have been advanced on his behalf that the president acted on the same information as everybody else in congress had...
http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/10/should-bush-worry-about-mcclellan-testimony/

June 11, 2008 10:35 PM Forum: Politics

What a good laugh?

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Check out the comments under the Bush was misunderstood article:
http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/11/was-bush-misunderstood-on-iraq/

June 12, 2008 04:34 PM Forum: Politics

Why we lost in Iraq

Posted By Rod Kaufman

That depends upon on who the "we" is. If it's the military industrial complex and their contractors, it's Republican nirvana over there...

June 12, 2008 04:40 PM Forum: Politics

Obama Fights the Smears

Posted By Rod Kaufman

The Obama campaign has launched a new website dedicated to refuting the smears being leveled at him from people who evidently get their news from youtube and Rush:
http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1813663,00.html
That's definitely a pro-active move given what we've already seen from enlightened ones on the AM...

June 12, 2008 07:42 PM Forum: Politics

How the spoils of war were divided ...

Posted By Rod Kaufman

The cost of the war:
http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/11/news/economy/iraq_war_hearing/index.htm?cnn=yes

June 13, 2008 02:06 AM Forum: Politics

Ralph Nader on Oil

Posted By Rod Kaufman

It appears to me Ralph Nader is spot on with regards to the root cause of the present run up of the cost of oil: speculation.
http://www.countercurrents.org/nader300508.htm
Some of his ideas on how to achieve energy independence don't appear to be too bad, either...