In case anyone is keeping track

The Pentagon today announced the deaths of 14 more U.S. troops, bringing the total acknowledged U.S. troop deaths to 3,493 -- just seven shy of yet another grim milestone...which will probably be surpassed by the time anyone reads this post.  Has anyone else noticed that the river of American blood is continuing…

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How does fighting them over there save us from fighting them over here?

Would someone please explain the following to me?  Bush and his Republican pals tell us that the reason they want to keep American troops in Iraq because they want to "fight the terrorists over there, so we don't have to fight them over here,"  Where, exactly, is the logic in…

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As if Americans aren’t fat enough

I just laughed when I read this article about the new "all-you-can-eat" seats at Dodger Stadium.  For one price, fans get all the hotdogs, nachos, popcorn, peanuts and soda they can consume, and the fans are...sorry for the pun...eating it up.  One fan interviewed for the article (and I don't imagine he's…

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Support American troops: send them to die

Congressional weasels...er, I mean Democrats...voted this week to 'stay the course' in Iraq, despite the fact that many were elected on promises to bring American troops home.  Instead, many caved in to the Republican motto that "support American troops" means "keep them in Iraq."  Yes, the same Republican party that calls…

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