The "C word" in Israel. Rumors are swirling that a military coup may be fomenting in Israel if Olmert loses his political will. This would be very very bad if true. While I agree that Olmert's hamstringing of the IDF has had grave consequences, a coup is not the answer. The IDF must fight this war unbridled but not as a military junta. That would only exacerbate their position in the public eye and even erode their support here in the US. I would rather see a no confidence vote bring Olmert down and replace him with someone more hawkish and willing to expend the political capital needed to pound Hezbollah mercilessly as well as giving Syria a kick in the ass to let them know they're not getting off scot free in this war. It's early and this is speculation from one source but all things are possible if this continues apace.
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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