On one hand, there is a bit of irony in stealing and rewriting a phrase from Hillary "Big Sister" Clinton. Kind of like Apple having to deal with hackers rewiring their overpriced I Phones, when they got their start by hacking payphones On the other hand, there is more truth to this than her claims of a vast right wing conspiracy going after her adulterous, perjuring, draft-dodging, Bill "That depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is" and "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" Clinton. This is not a partisan thing. I don't care what party she belongs to. What I do care about is the following: (And I'm just using her own words)
"We are the president"
"I like the idea of giving every baby born in America a $5,000 account that will grow over time, so that when that young person turns 18 if they have finished high school they will be able to access it to go to college or maybe they will be able to make that downpayment on their first home."
[On the health care reform.] "We just can't trust the American people to make those types of choices... Government has to make those choices for people."
"Being pro-choice is trusting the individual to make the right decision for herself and her family, and not entrusting that decision to anyone wearing the authority of government in any regard."
"I wonder if it's possible to be a Republican and a Christian at the same time."
"Many of you are well enough off that ... the tax cuts may have helped you ... We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."
"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including Al Qaeda members, though there is apparently no evidence of his involvement in the terrible events of September 11, 2001. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well affects American security. This much is undisputed."
"From almost the first day they got into office, they (President Bush and Vice President Cheney) were trying to figure out how to get rid of Saddam Hussein. I'm not a psychiatrist I don't know all of the reasons behind their concern, some might say their obsession."
"...there is no military solution..."
"We've begun to change tactics in Iraq, and in some areas, particularly in Al Anbar province, it's working..."
"I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas, but what I decided to do was to fulfill my profession which I entered before my husband was in public life."
"Our lives are a mixture of different roles. Most of us are doing the best we can to find whatever the right balance is . . . For me, that balance is family, work, and service."
"...that not only those who harbor terrorists, but those who in any way aid or comfort them whatsoever will now face the wrath of our country. And I hope that that message has gotten through to everywhere it needs to be heard. You are either with America in our time of need or you are not."
"Every nation has to either be with us, or against us. Those who harbor terrorists, or who finance them, are going to pay a price."
"From my perspective, this is part of the continuing political campaign against my husband... I mean, look at the very people who are involved in this. They have popped up in other settings. The great story here for anybody willing to find it, write about it and explain it is this vast right-wing conspiracy that has been conspiring against my husband since the day he announced for president."
"I'm sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and disagree with this administration, somehow you're not patriotic. We need to stand up and say we're Americans, and we have the right to debate and disagree with any administration."
If, after all that, you can still say Hillary just wants what's best for us (and she knows what that is better than we do), have a look at what her liberal comrades think.
Nearly one out of every five Democrats thinks the world will be better off if America loses the war in Iraq, according to the FOX News Opinion Dynamics Poll released Thursday.
From Senator Robert Byrd, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee:
""Mr. President, last week the Senate voted on an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill that designated a portion of the Iranian armed forces as a terrorist organization. I joined 21 of my illustrious colleagues in voting against that amendment."
By classifying that part of the Iranian Army as a terrorist organization, which of course is true for the wing of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard that trains radical extremists to become terrorists, that gives the U.S. government more lattitude in seizing assets internationally to try and defund them. Iran's economy is not stable. They do not have unlimited resources like many of their other Middle East neighbors. If we can seize the assets of companies that deal internationally with the Iranian regime, and therefore weaken Iranian military capabilities, that's a good start. I would think that the head of the Appropriations Committee would understand. If he doesn't, he should quit and go home. I think he does understand, but cares less about what's actually best for the country than what's best for Robert Bryd and the really baseless, indefensible liberal horde.
More from Robert Byrd:
"The intelligence that suggested he was an imminent threat was flat wrong. Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction. Saddam Hussein had not attacked our country. Saddam Hussein was a ruthless tyrant, but he was not an imminent threat to national security."
This is a perpetuation of a lie. The Hussein threat was growing, not imminent. We didn't want it to become imminent. That's what the preemption doctrine was all about. He did have weapons of mass destruction. Ask the thousands of Kurds who were slaughtered at the hands of Hussein chemical weapons. Saddam didn't attack our country, just like Germany hadn't attacked our country in 1941.
"Every day it seems that the confrontational rhetoric between the United States and Iran escalates. We hear shadowy claims about Iran's destabilizing actions in Iraq with little direct evidence offered to back it up."
Members of the Quds force, the foreign terrorism wing of the Revolutionary Guard, have been captured trying to kill American troops in Iraq. IED's that have killed American troops have Iranian signature characteristics. Generals Abizaid, Casey, Pace, Myers, Simmons and Petraeus have detailed the existence of Iranian interference in Iraq. Byrd saying there's little evidence is akin to looking down and saying there's little evidence the ground.
Here is the text of (and some noteworthy votes cast on) the Moveon.org amendment:
SEC. 1070. SENSE OF SENATE ON GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS.
(a) Findings.The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) The Senate unanimously confirmed General David H. Petraeus as Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, by a vote of 81-0 on January 26, 2007.
(2) General Petraeus graduated first in his class at the United States Army Command and General Staff College.
(3) General Petraeus earned Masters of Public Administration and Doctoral degrees in international relations from Princeton University.
(4) General Petraeus has served multiple combat tours in Iraq, including command of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during combat operations throughout the first year of Operation Iraqi Freedom, which tours included both major combat operations and subsequent stability and support operations.
(5) General Petraeus supervised the development and crafting of the United States Army and Marine Corps counterinsurgency manual based in large measure on his combat experience in Iraq, scholarly study, and other professional experiences.
(6) General Petraeus has taken a solemn oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.
(7) During his 35-year career, General Petraeus has amassed a distinguished and unvarnished record of military service to the United States as recognized by his receipt of a Defense Distinguished Service Medal, two Distinguished Service Medals, two Defense Superior Service Medals, four Legions of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal for valor, the State Department Superior Honor Award, the NATO Meritorious Service Medal, and other awards and medals.
(8) A recent attack through a full-page advertisement in the New York Times by the liberal activist group, Moveon.org, impugns the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all the members of the United States Armed Forces.
(b) Sense of Senate.It is the sense of the Senate
(1) to reaffirm its support for all the men and women of the United States Armed Forces, including General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq;
(2) to strongly condemn any effort to attack the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all the members of the United States Armed Forces; and
(3) to specifically repudiate the unwarranted personal attack on General Petraeus by the liberal activist group Moveon.org.
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Clinton (D-NY), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Not Voting
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Not Voting
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Note that the only vote made with integrity comes from a man repudiated by the democratic party because he places conscience above party line. Thank you, Senator Lieberman.
As for Mister Reid, I'll just remind everyone that on October 12th, 2002, he gave a speech and said that he didn't care about WMD, because we were in a de facto war with Saddam since '91 when he broke the armistice accords, and we had to go to war with him.
The vast majority of what I've posted here are quotes, mostly found on wikipedia. Not because I'm lazy, but because you can learn more about these people (and you need to. They're dangerous) through their words than mine.
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