I think he's got expectations under control in terms of the American people. |
I think it was courageous, |
I think she should consider it. I think her nomination is a mistake. She doesn't have the intellectual distinction or the track record to really justify putting her on the Supreme Court. I think she should consider withdrawing her name, going to the President and saying 'thank you for the honor but I can serve you as WH counsel and there are plenty of other qualified people to go to the Supreme Court.' |
If the American people really come to a settled belief that Bush lied us into war, his presidency will be over. |
If they [opponents] want to have that debate, I think a lot of conservatives will say fine, let's have that debate, |
In any case, decisions on troop levels in the American system of government are not made by any general or set of generals but by the civilian leadership of the war effort. |
It looks like he capitulated. |
she's got tough hearings to go through and I don't think it's a sure thing. |
Shouldn't Democrats insist that Sen. Durbin step down as their whip, the number two man in their leadership? |
Surely our inaction with respect to Syria is a poor precedent if we're fighting a war on terror. |
Surely the United States should do what it can to prevent dictators elsewhere from inferring that repression works. |
Surely this is a pick from weakness. ... What are the prospects for holding solid GOP majorities in Congress in 2006 if conservatives are demoralized? |
The Defense Department apparently refused a CIA request to launch an attack on a Syrian terror-sponsoring target within the last two weeks. |
The lie that Bush lied us into war threatens the Bush presidency in a way no ordinary political charge does. Bush needs to refute it--and to keep on refuting it--for his sake, for the nation's, and for the sake of the truth, |
The president knows we have to win this war. If some of his subordinates are trying to find ways to escape from it, he needs to assert control over them, overrule them or replace them. What the president needs to do now is tell the Pentagon to stop talking about (and planning for) withdrawal, and make sure they are planning for victory. |