Who's less credible, the guy on the left (Jack Abramoff) or the guy on the right (Commander Codpiece)?

BWT I couldn't stomach his speech so I went to bed early so I could be up now to check in.

Talking points:
1) The Iraq resolution is null and void b/c “mission accomplished” and it was requested by Bush et al under false and deceptive pretensses

2) Congress has the power and the precedent to “rule on” Bush’s plan—see report on Congress and Military Deployment and Funding at  http://www.americanp...

If enough of them have the integrity and backbone it takes to stand up to Bush, vetoes can be overridden.

3) Dissent against Bush’s plan is supporting the troops in the most patriotic way possible—we owe the less than ½ of 1% of Americans better treatment than Bush’s plan to “not fail” and pass his mess along to the next administration.

4) Both house of congress must take a firm stand against Bush/Iraq b/c it is their constitutional duty to hold him to account and the American voter is watching!

5) Legislation is the only correct response—anything less, eg non-binding resolutions, are useless against a president who uses signing statements as a way of getting around laws.

6) Contact Nancy Pelosi as speaker at www.speaker.gov--tell her that her 100-Hour agenda stands mute agains the enormity of Bush and Iraq.

As it turns out, I'm going to be on CNBC on Friday to talk about the implications for Iraqi oil production of the 'surge' and going on the offensive against the Mahdi Army. Probably around 2:20.

buzz..buzz...

On the other hand, man, we have a pretty good basketball team here in DC this year.  A great win tonight over a very good Chicago team.

I especially liked that he and Thune had to sit so close to each other.  Wadhams just had to keep glancing from one side to the other going "My success!"  "My horrible unbelievable beat down!"  "My success!"  "My horrible unbelievable beat down!"

Fantastic response.

I also love that we have a Senator who actually can think and speak for himself. 

I hope in the future that Webb works on stating his positions and choosing his wording more succinctly and in a way that it will be entirely clear to John and Jane Nonreader-Intellectual.

Also, it almost sounded like the Pres. was expanding the war regionally.  What? Scary!

So you have regular army who now have less stable people watching their backs.  This is a serious issue they are becoming aware of (the guys in the field).  They are more vulnerable than ever.  And now bush has promised them more.
 

I fear for the "good guys/gals" in our military who have to serve with these kooks--

Bless their hearts.

I've got to tell you I can't be more prouder of Senator Webb for having a backbone and saying what he thinks.  For anyone out there who still has their doubts about his being a Democrat, they must be smoking crack too.  I am so glad that I worked so hard to get him in office and sworn in last week.  When Bush mentioned Lieberman as being bipartisan (and I'm sure he did this trying to refer to him as a Democrat) I wanted to lose my dinner. 

I just pray that our Commander in Chief and the great decider doesn't invade Iran next.  I'm about convinced that his goal in life is Armageddon. I don't even know why I bothered watching his speech.  Insanity is repeating the same behavior over and over again and expecting different results.  It's time the Democrats hold the line and keep him accountable.

What an idiot.

Give me a damn break.

"Acting on the good advice of Senator Joe Lieberman and other key members of Congress, we will form a new, bipartisan working group that will help us come together across party lines to win the war on terror."

Here's another great image image I hadn't seen before...