...Mr. Murtha was named yesterday one of two winners of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.
Mr. Murtha, a retired Marine Corps colonel and a ranking member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, reversed his support for the war in Iraq in November and called for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. That resulted in some questioning his patriotism and his record as a decorated soldier in Vietnam....
...In a news release from the John F. Kennedy Foundation Library, the late president's daughter, Caroline Kennedy, said Mr. Murtha's decision exemplifies "the kind of courage my father admired most."
According to the Jackson News-Tribune: The active-duty U.S. Army, which fell short in recruiting in fiscal 2005, met its February goal, the Pentagon said on Friday, but fell short in the number of recruits netted in the year to date compared to last year.
Four of the military‘s six reserve components -- the part-time Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve and Air National Guard missed their February goals. The active-duty Navy, Air Force and Marines met their quotas...
....But the Army had attracted 27,440 recruits through the first five months of fiscal 2005, a recruiting year in which it ended up about 7,000 short of its goal of 80,000...
From the LA Times: ...
The latest public opinion survey, an AP-Ipsos poll published Friday, found increasing numbers of Americans, particularly Republicans, disapproving of Bush's performance in office, questioning his character, and no longer rating him a strong leader in the fight against terrorism — the last two among his political strengths when he ran for reelection in 2004.
The poll found that 37% approved of his overall performance, the lowest of his presidency in the AP-Ipsos poll. His job approval among Republicans, while still high at 74%, dropped from 82% in February.
Support for his handling of foreign policy and terrorism dropped from 47% to 43%, while approval of his dealings with Iraq remained steady, at about 40%.
My view: Those silly Republicans only just noticed the incompetence of this administration. The GOP is a little worried about those midterm elections. Some have even removed pictures of themselves with President Bush from their websites.
Tidbits---
*Has anyone else noticed that Chris Matthews has been drinking from the Republican kool-aid recently?
*Have you seen the cool picture of Sec. of Interior Gale Norton with Abramoff?
*Do you know where all those new jobs were that the administration has been mentioning today? Those jobs included cashiers, waitresses, clerks, etc. Those are all jobs that a low-paying and usually without benefits. All the high tech jobs are in India.
*Dr. Dobson denies his ties to Norton and Abramoff. TSK! TSK! TSK! Raw Story has the truth about Dobson, Reed, Norton, Abramoff, and Phyllis Schafly, and the rest of the liars.
