Premature Capitulation by digby Ezra Klein traces the origins of what he calls the "$900 billion mistake:" Barack Obama has not given much ... gotten any Republican votes. Ezra's article discusses in depth the problems that were caused by this premature capitulation and it's substantial. I always thought it was interesting that the number was the same one that Snowe and Collins ...

Congressman Trent Franks Condemns Obama Administration’s Capitulation to its Far Left Liberal Base November 13, 2009 - Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-02 ... political, an appeasement to the ACLU, the Obama administration's liberal base, and a capitulation to the wishes of the terrorists themselves, who have been begging to be tried in a criminal court. "President Obama and Attorney General ...

While we all thought Obama was just waiting around for fate to lift any requirement for a decision on the war in Afganistan from his shoulders, it seems that his administration has been secretly crawling to the Taliban, trying to negotiate peace terms that would leave the Taliban in power in parts of Afghanistan – and being turned down. From Islam In Action: “US negotiators had ...

When I talk to a dwindling number of veterans from the ‘greatest generation’ that ever lived saving this world from fascism during World War II, there is a sense of disappointment about the way in which America is portrayed by President Obama. They proudly wear the American flag on their lapel to this day – something

Once again, foreign policy amateur hour is in full session. Barack Obama, in His Infinite Wisdom, has convinced South Korean president Lee Myung-bak that instead of being “mean” to North Korea and isolating them from the world, we should capitulate and offer them a ransom to give up their nuclear weapons program. SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president says he and ...

I waited with great anticipation as millions of Americans to hear the President Obama's speech about his Afghanistan policy. Let's be clear about this point, President Obama's policy and not a remnant of the Bush administration. What I heard was very perplexing to say the least, on the one hand, we will put more troops on the ground, but only for eighteen months until July of ...