"War on Terror" Supporter Murdered

The leader of the Anbar Awakening Council, an organization with the mission of flushing out the pockets of terrorist in Iraq, was murdered shortly after meeting with President Bush on Sept 3. Although no group has yet to come forward to claim credit for the death of Abu Risha, al Qaida has already been noted for killing several of his relatives that assisted the U.S. military. Followers of Abdul-Sattar Abu Risha, who was known as being a "charismatic Sunni," are vowing revenge against the slaying.

Given the increasing number of terrorists somehow I feel that my hopes are wasted in believing that the Anbar Awakening Council en totale is capable of even making a dent in the terrorist group.

Pavarotti Dies

We've lost another legend.

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Senator Craig Reconsiders Resignation

This is getting good.

I secretly suspected that he was not going to resign but am still shocked that he considered sticking it out anyway. Given the bad press that the GOP has received because of Sen. Craig's poor bathroom etiquette, one would think that for the sake of the party he would silently slink away.

I suppose that his pride is greater than the bigger picture.

Ode to Karl Rove

Karl Rove's last day has come and gone, and I must say despite my obvious leanings towards the left, I have a tremendous amount of respect for Rove. The man is a political genius, and I would have loved the opportunity to meet him. Karl Rove represents a growing list of walk-outs for the Bush administration, but I feel that he was the greatest loss that Bush could ever experience.

Mr. Rove, you worked for the wrong side, but I still raise my glass to you. You were brilliant.

L'il Kim Gives Up...or Is He the Winner?

North Korea agreed to end its quest to join the Nuclear League by the end of this year. What motivated the powers-that-be to this decision was the desire to procure "political and economic compensation." Talks between the U.S. and N. Korea in Geneva were said to have been a pleasant affair. The U.S. walked away victorious.

I personally think that the only reason North Korea was pursuing a program in the first place was to get a chance to sit at the table with the big dogs, and the only way to get any attention without the loss of life via warfare was with a nuke. I am willing to be that Kim is going to get all of the attention he can stand now just to keep him from going back to the atom-splitting drawing board.

So it seems that maybe the real winner in this battle was not the U.S., but little N.K. after all.

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Craig Has Left the Building!

Soon-to-be former Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho) will be turning in his key to the senator's restroom at the end of the month. A shocker? Hardly. What I am curious to wonder is that if the senator's dirty little secret going to stain the sheets of the GOP to the point where they can kiss any hope of immediate recovery goodbye.