posted on April 2, 2003 06:39:29 AM new
Good morning, Colin.
Since you have so much free time, I would suggest that you get a dictionary or use an online version--personally, I like the American Heritage, but any would do-- and check the meaning of the word gleeful. Then take specific statements that I have made about the war with Iraq, not the current administration which is a different matter entirely, though I find nothing whatsoever gleeful about it either, and show how they specifically express glee about any issue related to the war. None express glee, unless you are under the mistaken impression that the word glee relates to truth, and though I believe that knowing the truth about any issue insofar as it is possible is a good thing, I don't believe that you will find any issues whatsoever with which I am gleeful that the administration has placed us in a war which is deleterious to the well-being of the nation and attempts to obfuscates the facts which reveal that truth. When you are finished with your report, I will happily peruse it and take under consideration the conclusions from your scintillating penetration of language.
Until then, I will be forced to assume that your statements are simply a continuation of vapid, trite insults to those whose political opinions are different from your own and therefore lack credibility and merit in the given context.
Don Quixote is the neoconservative prototype.
posted on April 2, 2003 07:31:36 AM new
That's what I feared. Empty insults, no substance. Trolling and baiting are more important to you than a discussion of issues. Just one of the inconveniences of a free society. As long as even that level of free speech remains, I will be more than happy.
Don Quixote is the neoconservative prototype.
posted on April 3, 2003 06:42:44 AM new
There's a good editorial in USA Today about the attempts of the Bush administration and its more mindless followers to try to further suppress media coverage. It seems to fit well here.
"Says Amy Entelis, an ABC News executive who hires the network's military consultants: "Their role is not one of criticism. It's one of analysis, and analysis can be critical. But the point is not to throw stones. It's to have a better understanding of what is happening."
posted on April 3, 2003 07:28:29 AM new
I don't know what you read in the link you stated but I must have read it differently.
"This is not a primary in New Hampshire. This is life and death, with people in harm's way, and we have to be careful," Sorenson says. "Helping us understand what's going on is different from criticizing strategy in a half-informed way. That can potentially undermine confidence and compromise lives on the battlefield."
Some of these old Generals and Colonels haven't fought a war since who knows when. They may still think black powder is the newest battle ground miracle.
posted on April 3, 2003 08:01:12 AM new
The neoconservative hawks appear to be losing the battle, which will likely extend into the reconstruction planning and implementation. Senator Byrd makes another astute observation.
The money will go to the State Department rather than the Pentagon and expenditures will be subject to legislative approval.
No more signed blank checks.
Senate Debates Money Bill for Iraq War
Wed April 2, 2003 08:18 PM ET
By Vicki Allen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats worked on Wednesday to add billions of dollars for anti-terror measures to a spending bill that already neared $80 billion as Congress hurried to send President Bush money to finance the war in Iraq.
Republicans who lead the Senate and the House of Representatives predicted the bill for the military and to reward allies would emerge largely as the White House wanted, although Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said it did not give him enough freedom to respond quickly to war needs.
The full Senate started debate on the emergency spending package which it and the House of Representatives were slated to pass on Thursday, before a conference to reconcile differences in the measures next week. Bush wants the final bill before Congress breaks for its Easter recess on April 11.
"I think this is essentially the bill that will go to the president's desk," said House Majority Whip Roy Blunt, a Missouri Republican.
