Another instance of where Bush has lost out on Iraq besides just the UN involvement.
Iraq Baathists to get jobs back
Schoolteachers are among those to be reinstated
The US administrator in Iraq says many former public sector workers who lost their jobs after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime may be reinstated.
My comment:
All those to whom Bush had said "no never" to, such as the UN, the former Baathists etc., is are being called back. The ones he had said Yes to such as Ahmed Chalabi etc. are being pushed into the background. Total failure of Bush's Iraq policy. It is either they get back in or Bush sure shot looses his job.
Way to go Kerry. You have forced Bush's hand. Keep it for the debates and stick it to Bush at that time. You know foreign policy, Bush does not even after 3 years on the job. Next will be the roll back of the Bush tax cut plan which you have already said you would do. Uhat California thinks today, the US thinks of tomorrow.
THE TIMES POLL
Most in State Expect Some Tax Increases
Higher levies on alcohol, tobacco and the wealthy are favored to help close the budget gap. Boxer holds a big lead over Jones in Senate race.
By Michael Finnegan
Times Staff Writer
April 25, 2004
With the state mired in a budget crisis for the fourth year in a row, most Californians support raising taxes and expect Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature to adopt that approach, a new Los Angeles Times poll has found.
The Republican governor has resisted calls by Democrats to cushion spending cuts with higher taxes, but in recent weeks has hinted at flexibility, given the depth of the state's fiscal troubles.
The poll found that the public strongly favors increasing taxes in at least several areas. Nearly four out of five Californians back higher taxes on cigarettes, and, by the same ratio, alcoholic beverages. An overwhelming 69% support raising income taxes on the wealthy. On the question of a sales tax increase, the state is almost evenly split.
The poll also found that Democrat Barbara Boxer is strongly favored for reelection to the U.S. Senate in November. If the election were held today, she would trounce her Republican challenger, former Secretary of State Bill Jones, 54% to 34%. Jones remains largely unknown to most voters.
On fiscal matters, the poll suggests that the state's political climate is more accommodating than it has been in years for Sacramento to raise taxes. California, which is running this year on a budget of nearly $100 billion, faces a $14-billion shortfall that Schwarzenegger and the Legislature are trying to close.
...contd at latimes.com |
