Was Army General John Abizaid forced to retire because he opposed the Bush plan to increase troops in Iraq? The Seattle Times has the full story. Remember when the Bush administration bragged about Abizaid? How many other generals and high ranking commanders have been forced out by Bush and Rumsfeld because they disagreed with this war?
>Also, according to the Seattle Times, Bush's Iraq War is costing us $2 billion/week. That amount could be much higher if there has been other spending that we don't know about. What domestic programs are not being funded because Bush's war is getting all the money?
>Bush would raise the minimum raise, but only if it is tied to ...tax relief and regulatory relief for small businesses... (Chicago Tribune). Isn't nice of Bush to continue to support businesses over human beings?
>According to Reuters......"No tengo futuro (I have no future)," Jeb Bush told Spanish-language reporters in Miami, when asked about any possible political ambitions after he steps down next month.....
Thank goodness! The last thing we need is another member of the Bush family in public office!
Republican Rep. Virgil Goode is showing his true colors. WSLS:
Responding to constituent e-mails about Representative-elect Keith Ellison's decision to use the Quran at his ceremonial swearing-in, a Virginia congressman warned that "many more Muslims" will be elected demanding to use the Quran unless immigration is tightened.
Republican Representative Virgil Goode made the comments in a letter sent to hundreds of constituents about Minnesota's Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress.
Goode said the U.S. needs to totally halt illegal immigration and reduce legal immigration.
Ellison was born in Detroit and converted to Islam in college. He did not immediately return a telephone message left today.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations called on Goode to apologize for the letter.
Goode spokesman Linwood Duncan said no apology was forthcoming....
Virgil Goode, Jr. is another GOP idiot with a lobbyist problem (for details see VA Progressive.) If you wish, contact Goode at one of the addresses/numbers located at this website--- http://www.house.gov/goode/contact.shtml
