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Check Out ABC's This Week Discussion on Afghanistan
Library Grape —
There was a rare light of deep, generally partisan-free policy analysis of our options in Afghanistan today on ABC's This Week. Go here to watch the video or see the transcript. ...
TPMDC Sunday Roundup
TPM Election Central —
... Also on This Week, Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) said that President Obama will "have to" approve McChrystal's request for more troops. "I don't think there's any question [Obama is] going to have to, and I think it's the right thing to do," said Chambliss. "He sent General McChrystal over there in the spring and said, 'You go see what it's like on the ground. Give me a report, and let's devise a strategy for going forward.' He's done that, and Dianne's exactly right." ...
Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for October 12, 2009
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... running mate, the real "error of historic proportions," which should be enough to prove his intellectual skill set is worthless! John McCain lost the Presidential election that should indicate what the people really think about his opinions! These choices in "experts" prove that CNN's mindset is just as worthless as McCain's opinions! * * * When asked how many more troops are needed in Afghanistan, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) the Head of the Senate Intelligence Committee replied " I only know what I read in the newspapers "! Errrr, ummm, as the Chair of the Senate ...
Should The U.S. Send More Troops To Afghanistan? Bookerista Pro And Con
Booker Rising —
Kenneth Durden: "Feinstein Calls For More Troops In Afghanistan" The libertarian-conservative blogger opines: "It's kinda scary that even Senator Dianne Feinstein [pictured] is calling on President Obama to listen to his generals and send more troops to Afghanistan. It's too bad that Feinstein can't make this much sense all the time. She had this to say to ABC News "This Week"(transcript) host George Stephanopoulos: "Now, if you're going to stay, you have to have a way of winning. The question is, what is that way? And I think the counterinsurgency strategy, which means protecting the people, not shooting from afar, but ...
An Economics Question For George Will
Liberal Values —
During the Roundtable portion of This Week, George Will spoke out against a proposal to tax makers of medical devices:
This is a $1.3 trillion program that leaves 25 million Americans still uninsured and includes, for example, $40 billion tax on the makers of medical devices.
Now, we all know, Arianna, corporations do not pay taxes; they collect taxes. It will be passed on as a cost of doing business to the great American public, which was, the president said, immune from any tax increases.
If we listen to George Will here, ...
Dianne Feinstein, Afghanistan Hawk
The Moderate Voice —
... I’m glad to see a staunch liberal staying strong on this issue. Hypothetical question: What if Feinstein were up for re-election in 2010 instead of 2012? I don’t know, but here’s what she said Sunday on ABC: ...
