Montgomery County, MD Green Party Blog

First, here’s the AP: Generals Say Iraq War Strategy Is Working

Now here’s Reuters: Generals: Iraqi security capability has shrunk

The House on Thursday passed legislation that could greatly expand private property rights under the environmental law that is credited with helping keep the bald eagle from extinction but also has provoked bitter fighting.

By a vote of 229-193, lawmakers approved a top-to-bottom overhaul of the landmark 1973 Endangered Species Act, perhaps the nation’s most powerful environmental law. The law has led to contentious battles over species such as the spotted owl, the snail darter and the red-legged frog

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Please note that AL WYNN voted for the measure.

Ya gotta love it!!!

DeLay was summoned by a judge to appear in court in Austin on Oct. 21, but his lawyers are working to spare him the humiliation of being handcuffed, photographed and fingerprinted. [emphasis added by me]

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Yet another example of BushII Administration incompetence.

Nearly a year after Congress demanded action, the Pentagon has still failed to figure out a way to reimburse soldiers for body armor and equipment they purchased to better protect themselves while serving in Iraq.

For Marine Sgt. Todd Bowers that extra piece of equipment _ a high-tech rifle scope bought by his father for $600 and a $100 pair of goggles _ turned out to be a life or death purchase. And he has never been reimbursed.

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“I think that the Democrats are unable to exploit issues like energy, taxes and Iraq because they have nothing to say,” said Weber, who remains an important GOP strategist. “The problem with the issue of corruption is the opposition party doesn’t have to have anything to say. All you’ve got to be is the other party, so it worries me.”

I’ve asked it before, and I’ll ask it again: Just how can the Greens take advantage of the situation?

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