Austin Bay has an article about The Quiet War Against Muqtada Sadr. Very interesting and exactly why the Iraqis need to handle more of these types of things. Without their help, we're not going to win. The resolution to this one was perfect. It was handled quietly and Sadr was defeated soundly yet allowed to save some face. He also knows he was beaten and has to change his strategery if he's going to keep a chip in the game. More please.
Feds eye Stevens' home remodeling project
Feds eye Stevens' home remodeling project . Thank God they're going after this guy. He's been so brazen with his porkbarreling and the whiff of corruption around him has been ripe enough to smell from here. I'd rather have a 100% democrat run Congress if they were ethical. Term limits. One term for Senate, two for the House, one for the President. Some fear that would increase the power of lobbyists. Simple, ban any former members from being lobbyists and limit lobbyists to terms as well. (I'm not sure how that would work. Just a thought.) The other answer is transparency. No earmarks without a floor vote. No spending of any kind without a floor vote. All spending committees (intelligence aside) open to the public and recorded and available on the web.
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