I'm on the fence regarding the proposal to split Iraq into three separate states. It seems the Iraqis have decided however. Hundreds of Iraqi Parties Unite, Several Endorse Security Plan. That plan calls for a single nation not three. In the end, it's their country and their choice. Additionally the translated article indicates that the security situation is better than reported. This is at odds with what I'm reading from even the war supporters. That troubles me as it casts doubt on the rest of the article's accuracy. This makes things less clear for me rather than more.
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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