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...Many Americans have simply lost faith in the administrations ingenuity. Only a quarter of those polled had much confidence in W's ability to handle a crisis; a mere 9 percent are sure that he can successfully end the war in Iraq, and a paltry 4 percent think the administration has a clear plan for keeping gas prices down....
...If W. really cared about getting good intelligence for his war on terror, he would never have appointed Porter Goss. That wasted more than 18 months that could have been used fixing the dysfunctional agency, and drove out some good officials.
Goss, the Cheney toadie, was appointed because W. and Vice wanted him to go to Langley and do a hostile takeover to clear out suspected leakers (especially Kerry contributors), malcontents, critics of the war or anyone else who wasn't with the program.
Before the Iraq invasion, it was about fixing the intelligence around the policy. Now its about appointing yes men and enforcing loyalty. The Bush warriors didn't want good intelligence in the first place because it would have told them they were wrong about Saddams ties to al-Qaida and WMD. And now they're still more concerned with turf battles than with truth-tellers, and finding someone — anyone — who can tell us where Osama is. (Osama who?)...
Dowd does it again!
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Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Don Sherwood, who considers himself as a family values candidate, won his primary. Sherwood, "acknowledged a five-year extramarital affair after his mistress accused him of choking her at his Capitol Hill apartment." Link
How is having a five-year extramarital affair a family value? His affair indicates Sherwood is a liar and a cheat. Pennsylvanians don't need Sherwood. If he has cheated on his wife and family, where else has he cheated and lied? You know that old saying, "Once a cheater, always a cheater."
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Is Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and his wife divorced? Apparently, she is really upset about his affairs, and late night partying. Rumor has it that they are divorced but live together to protect his career. The people of Minnesota should ask Coleman the truth.
