General Petreaus is testifying before Congress as I type. McCain's confusion and Petreaus honesty are asides from the central question of what the priorities should be for America...............
http://thefiresidepost.com/2008/04/08/iraq-in-context-april-8-2008/

Frank James has read the poling numbers and is panicking... as well you should, Frankie. Any Democrat should be beating any Republican contender easily... and yet your Idol Oprahma can't break out against McCain.

McCain's confusion and Petreaus honesty are asides
Posted by: Ohg Rea Tone | April 8, 2008 12:16 PM

Though Your point is taken from the text of thefiresidepost, I don't believe these issues are an aside. I believe they are at the heart of the problem.

Maybe flash cards would help Frank James keep from showing his obvious bias.

Frank won't tell you that the 9/11 Commission Report details how Shi'ite Iran and Sunni Al Qaeda set up training camps in Iran in the '90s. Or how they have shown a pattern of putting aside sectarian differences to fight a common enemy, the west.

Anybody see Meredith Vieira nail Obama to the wall on the "100 years" comment this morning?

That's a real reporter there, James. You're not worthy to carry her pencil.

Do you think McSame is ever going to really get it?

I wish McCain would show us the decisiveness he claims he has that would make him a better President than either Democrat and pick a running mate already. Look Mr. McCain it's pretty clear that you are waiting it out with you finger to the wind. If Obama wins, that means you will pick the governor from FL who will give you inroads to the Latino vote. If Hillary wins, well that means you just go out and find a black woman to run with you, Condi Rice. Just pick someone and admit you have no idea on how to adapt to the 21st centrury global economy and that your approach to Iraq is to create a permanent presence. It will never be the right time for our troops to come home unless the draft is reinstated and your chickenhawk friends' children are facing deployment to that hornets nest you helped stir up.

PS You're party faithful loved the subliminal message you sent during your MLK speech when you had a black man hold an umbrella for you. I'm sure you'll just tell your adoring press that you couldn't afford a stand that could provide you with protection from the rain instead of making someon stand there beside you subserviant.

John W McBush still can't even get his facts straight on the Iraq war.

McCain, who once had to be corrected by faithful sidekick Joe Lieberman as he was performing one of his gaffes during a recent Middle East visit, once again displayed his penchant for misspeaking about the war during his Sunday appearance on Fox News Sunday.

"McCain blunders on Iraq, again: Confuses Iraqi cleric with Prime Minister on ceasefire deal"
04/06/2008 @ 3:08 pm
Filed by David Edwards and Chris Tackett

"During an appearance on Fox News Sunday, John McCain again repeated the false claim that Muqtada al-Sadr declared the ceasefire in Basra last week and said he thought the Iraqi army was performing well".

"It was al-Sadr that declared the ceasefire, not Maliki," said McCain. "With respect, I don’t think Sadr would have declared the ceasefire if he thought he was winning. Most times in history, military engagements, the winning side doesn’t declare the ceasefire. The second point is, overall, the Iraqi military performed pretty well. … The military is functioning very effectively."

"As the blog, Think Progress notes, "it was members of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government who brokered the ceasefire, to which Sadr agreed. Experts agree that Sadr’s influence was strengthened — rather than diminished — by the Basra battle."

"It's not the first time McCain has erred when talking about Iraq. Last month, McCain wrongly said Iran trains Al-Qaeda members".

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/McCain_blunders_on_Iraq_again_Confuses_0406.html

Remember when John W McBush said he'd be fine with American troops in Iraq for 100 years?

Well, according to the Republican National Committee, he never said it, or not really like it's being quoted, or there were mitigating circumstances, or...and...but...but...

The Republicans and their lackeys (Jeff) are trying to say that McCain didn't mean we'd be at war for the full hundred years. Well, then why say it? There's little indication we've "subdued" Iraq enough that we'll ever not be at war there. To do that, to eliminate any attacks on the US occupying forces, will probably never happen. But if one were open to the possibility that we could eventually subdue all Iraqi opposition, what would be a good estimate of how long it might take?

100 years sounds about right to me...and to John McCain.

The difference between John McCain and the Republican dead-enders vs the Democrats and the two-thirds or more of Americans willing to face reality is that we realize it's time to start leaving Iraq. John McCain wants us to stay there another 100 years to see if things get better. And the RNC is trying desperately to convince people John McCain didn't mean it. Or didn't say it. Or...something.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf7HYoh9YMM

McCain is just about as lacking in understanding of these matters as Bush is.

Grandpa Munster McCain should know all about the failings in Iraq, afterall, he voted for all of them.

John W McBush want's to stay in Iraq for 100 years and bomb Iran and yet he still doesn't know the difference between the Sunni's and the Shiites in Iraq.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/04/08/mccain-confuses-al-qaeda-in-iraq-with-shiites-again/

That's a real reporter there, James. You're not worthy to carry her pencil.

Posted by: Jeff | April 8, 2008 12:40 PM

That's right chickenhawk Jeffy,

Blame the messenger (Frank James) and ignore the message (McCain is dumber than a bag of rocks), it's what you Wingnuts do best isn't it?

PS - I wouldn't get to excited about those poll numbers, afterall it's only April and the Democrats votes are still split between two candidates.

BwaHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

This is only the tip of the iceberg if, god forbid, McCain wins in November!

More worthless journalism from Frank James. I think from now on, every time Frank James misspells a word, makes a mistake, it will be pointed out.

Then of course we have Frank's cadre of Loons, lead by John E, running amok in here. Makes sense, though, a worthless group having a field day behind their worthless commander.

"MCCAIN SPEAKS FIVE YEARS LATER"

"FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP "IS" "HAS" BEEN THE GOP REPUBLICAN "WILLING SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF"

BUT LET ME LEGALLY DEFINE THE WORD "IS"

BUT LET ME LEGALLY DEFINE THE WORD "HAS"

AL QUEDA
SHIIA
SUNNI

ALL OF THEM ARE IRAQI EXTREMIST, SO IF WE STAY ONE OF THEM WILL HAVE TO "CHOOSE OR LOSE"

MEANWHILE, "STAY THE COURSE" GENERAL

MEANWHILE, "STAY THE COURSE" AMBASSADOR
OF "UNICAL" I MEAN IRAQ.

THE RETURN ON SUCCESS WILL BE MEASURED IN "OIL RECONCILIATION ONLY"

NOT THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS THAT HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES, DUTY, AND COUNTRY FOR A MERE "PHONY ACHIEVEMENT"

NO DIPLOMACY, NO POLITICAL SOLUTIONS, NO ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS, NO RECONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS, NO "REFUGEE" SOLUTIONS, NO TERRITORIAL SOLUTIONS, NO IRAQI SOLUTION, JUST SAME GAME, SAME BLAME PLAME GAME "RETURN ON SUCCESS"

SO AS YOUR NEXT "COMMANDER AND CHIEF" CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ASK "CONDI RICE" WHO THE HECK IS "AL QUEDA" OUR WAR ON TERROR!

AND DON'T ASK FRANK JAMES! HOW ABOUT ASKING YOUR SENATOR, OR CONDI RICE, OR DICK CHENEY OR, GEORGE W. BUSH! OR "JOHN MCCAIN"

How about we call them what they are- TERRORISTS
and they need to be defeated.

"It was al-Sadr that declared the ceasefire, not Maliki," said McCain. "With respect, I don�t think Sadr would have declared the ceasefire if he thought he was winning. Most times in history, military engagements, the winning side doesn�t declare the ceasefire. The second point is, overall, the Iraqi military performed pretty well. � The military is functioning very effectively."

McCain thinks we lost the first Gulf war? After all Bush Sr. declared the cease fire.

Then again McCain seems to have very little understanding of ground warfare if he thinks the Iraqi military did well.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/04/africa/04iraq.php

Or he could just be sugar coating the situation in Iraq. Again.

Posted by: John Obama Girl E | April 8, 2008 3:01 PM

Posted by: JohnnE | April 8, 2008 3:10 PM
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"MJ",

If you think posting under my name is going to get dumb old man McCain elected you're only fooling yourself and the fact their you're so void of idea's that you would resort to posting under my post name only goes to show how dumb Wingnuts like you really are in general.

Talk about hypocrisy. This from The Swamp's Favorite Love Child, John E:

If you think posting under my name is going to get dumb old man McCain elected you're only fooling yourself and the fact their you're so void of idea's that you would resort to posting under my post name only goes to show how dumb Wingnuts like you really are in general.

Posted by: John E | April 8, 2008 3:42 PM

John E., who has a history of posting under a variety of names, real and made up, has the gall to question someone else??? Right, Little Johhnnny E?

By the way, how is living in mumsy and duddy's basement at age 45, buddy boy??

By the way, how is living in mumsy and duddy's basement at age 45, buddy boy??

Posted by: John D | April 8, 2008 4:36 PM

Lil Johnny Manboobs,

You have yet to have completed an intelligent fact filled post on here for two years running.

Now go back to that trade rag of yours before you get fired like you did from your HVAC job!
http://www.cygnusb2b.com/PropertyPub.cfm?PropertyID=418

Posted by: John E | April 8, 2008 4:52 PM

How is this kind post acceptable? Any explanation Silva? Or do simply not care that you and John E have made this blog a bad joke?

Makes sense, though, a worthless group having a field day behind their worthless commander.
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Sort of describes dyslien, bruthiee, pillow and their loving, adolescent adoration for shrubbie, chainsaw and hating anything or anyone that dares to question their carefully preconceived notion of what, for them, constitutes reality.

This "blog" has been a bad joke for a long time, MJ. Don't expect Silva to pipe up, either. He only jumps in when he can act smug.

The fact is the joke's on Frank James and his acolytes. Everyone who doesn't filter the Middle East through a partisan lens they way that James does knows that there's 1,000 years of bad blood between all the groups there (Israeli, Palestinian, Sunni, Shi'ite, you name it). To say that Sunnis would never work with Shi'ites against the west is like saying protestants and catholics wouldn't join together to fight a common enemy.

The 9/11 Commission Report details the longtime connections between Al Qaeda and Iran. Listen to Frank James remain silent on that.

From Middle East Quarterly: http://www.meforum.org/article/670

How is this kind post acceptable? Any explanation Silva? Or do simply not care that you and John E have made this blog a bad joke?

Posted by: MJ | April 8, 2008 5:02 PM

Pot meet Kettle!

The 9/11 Commission Report details the longtime connections between Al Qaeda and Iran. Listen to Frank James remain silent on that.

Posted by: Jeff | April 8, 2008 5:23 PM

Jeffy,

Quit attacking the messenger (Frank James), your hero, Grandpa McCain, is dumber than a bag of rocks and you trying to spin every single dumb thing he says into a positive is just pathetic...

Go buy yourself a poster of McCain and light some candles and chant for awhile or something, maybe that will work.

It's like President Reagan so famously said "It's not that our liberals friends are ignorant, it's that they they know so much that isn't so."

Iran is supporting Al Qaeda, check the 9/11 Commission Report and intelligence that is not currently classified. McCain did not misspeak in Israel, Lieberman corrected him out of ignorance.

It's like President Reagan so famously said "It's not that our liberals friends are ignorant, it's that they they know so much that isn't so."

Posted by: Jeff | April 8, 2008 7:34 PM

Yeah and Ronbo Reagan was also the only President to be suffering from Alzheimers while in office.

MJ, there was a time when Mark Silva did make an attempt or at least complied with requests to remove some of John E's nonsense. But lately it seems the whole gang at the Tribune's Washington Bureau has decided their main objective to assist those on the Far Left destroy just about anything, name call in anyway they desire, yet Mark and the gang will censor just about any criticism of their colleagues or those they like. And John E. is one of their little pet schnauzers.
Basically, MJ, just more evidence the Tribune is barely worthy of being printed on cheap Soviet-era toilet paper.