Probably not, but fun to see some spine once in a while.

Daily Kos :: WH reporter Revolt! Scottie Mc C’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Q: With respect, who made you the editor of Newsweek? Do you think it’s appropriate for you, at that podium, speaking with the authority of the President of the United States, to tell an American magazine what they should print?

MR. McCLELLAN: I’m not telling them. I’m saying that we would encourage them to help –

Michael at Americablog expresses the universal cry of the left as we watch the US decay from the inside.

How can anyone take the US seriously when it claims its fighting for freedom and democracy? Bush supports a military coup in Venezuela because he finds the democratically elected leader annoying? Our allies in the Middle East are Saudia Arabia (the number one financial backer of terrorism around the world) and Pakistan (the number one spreader of nuclear weapon material and know-how)? And now UZBEKISTAN?

Whoa! No one saw it coming. But right now it looks like Bush’s anti-UN UN nominee may be history. Watched the committee meeting on C-SPAN and it was major drama. Biden was on fire. The denouement may have to wait three weeks (unless Bush or Bolton himself withdraw) when the committee reconvenes. Until then, the political game is in high gear.

What fun! I so enjoy seeing all Bush’s “political capital” flying away, and that it’s due to Republican’s greed, corruption and stupidity is an extra gift.

Friends Committee On National Legislation: The first Washington Newsletter of this year outlines the process FCNL believes the administration and Congress should take to withdraw from Iraq. “As the 109th Congress convenes in January, will it “stay the course” and fund the same failed war policies of the past two years, or will it condition funding on the U.S. implementing new policies to de-escalate the violent conflict, to end the occupation and to return Iraq to Iraqis,” writes FCNL. The newsletter will not arrive in your mailbox for several more weeks, but we wanted to give you an advance look at this important article that sets out steps toward withdrawal from Iraq. For regular updates on our Iraq work please visit here.
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