Make no mistake, I am one of those "crazy liberals" you all talk about. I am anti-war, pro-choice, pro-gay marriage. I am interested to see what a female speaker of the house will do. I am also a government contractor.
Having made my position clear, I have concerns about the same areas as you both. First, I doubt anyone wants an immediate withdrawal. That was a great republican talking point that I never heard back from the people they attributed it to. I think I may have heard Murtha say it once. Mostly what I heard was "a plan for extracting our troops". I am not a fan of permanent occupation and I doubt either of you are. Therefore, a plan for leaving is necessary and is not "cut and run".
As for Gates, I will need to see how he's changed over the years. This is the same guy who was involved in Iran-Contra. There have been some statements made that he was known for trying to make the intelligence fit his political need as well. I want to see all the facts before I say yea or nay on that guy.
As for congress changing the war, the one thing they could do is start enforcing the war powers act. That would be the one that requires regular updates on progress. It would be a much more reasonable place to start than either ordering things done or trying to impeach. Nobody wants to see a President Cheney.
I want oversight, dammit. I want people subpoenaed so they can answer for where the money has gone. I want to see accountability. You call it bureacratic, I call it the only option for stopping the waste, fraud and abuse.
I want to see competence being rewarded. I want to see experts from *both* sides of the issue brought in and then listened to. I want these anti-science, anti-education idiots gone. Gone. Gone.
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Date: 2006-11-09 07:07 pm (UTC)Having made my position clear, I have concerns about the same areas as you both. First, I doubt anyone wants an immediate withdrawal. That was a great republican talking point that I never heard back from the people they attributed it to. I think I may have heard Murtha say it once. Mostly what I heard was "a plan for extracting our troops". I am not a fan of permanent occupation and I doubt either of you are. Therefore, a plan for leaving is necessary and is not "cut and run".
As for Gates, I will need to see how he's changed over the years. This is the same guy who was involved in Iran-Contra. There have been some statements made that he was known for trying to make the intelligence fit his political need as well. I want to see all the facts before I say yea or nay on that guy.
As for congress changing the war, the one thing they could do is start enforcing the war powers act. That would be the one that requires regular updates on progress. It would be a much more reasonable place to start than either ordering things done or trying to impeach. Nobody wants to see a President Cheney.
I want oversight, dammit. I want people subpoenaed so they can answer for where the money has gone. I want to see accountability. You call it bureacratic, I call it the only option for stopping the waste, fraud and abuse.
I want to see competence being rewarded. I want to see experts from *both* sides of the issue brought in and then listened to. I want these anti-science, anti-education idiots gone. Gone. Gone.