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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (67070)	8/9/2006 8:33:11 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Respond to of 93284

An overwhelming majority of 72% of American troops serving in Iraq think the U.S. should exit the country within the next year, and more than one in four say the troops should leave immediately, a new Le Moyne College/Zogby International survey shows. zogby.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sixty percent of Americans oppose the U.S. war in Iraq and a majority would support a partial withdrawal of troops by year's end, a CNN poll said on Wednesday. washingtonpost.com As usual, the troops are ahead of the American people when it comes to recognizing a quagmire.

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (67070)	8/9/2006 9:31:17 PM
From: Land Shark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

You can't handle the truth bud. I know that the USA is up to no good, as planned by Cheney the Horrible and the Chimperor. Meanwhile, you're a pinhead Chimp worshiper, GFY.

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (67070)	8/9/2006 10:51:42 PM
From: 10K a day	Respond to of 93284

Stop this shlt huffingtonpost.com

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (67070)	8/9/2006 11:16:07 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 93284

Our troops want to come home now. The ones I have spoken to who have been over there all know it's a catastrophe, a debacle, unwinnable and a bloody quagmire. To a man they also can't stand Halliburton or Bush's Saudi pals. And they all know why the atrocities have been taking place, because that occupation is bloody insane and pointless. It's not that they are scared or cowards, it's that they have common sense and see Bush-Cheney's "plan" as senseless. When you think about it, Bush-cheney don't have any plan at all, just spin and damage control. And they lied from the beginning about why they had to rush into Iraq. They still have not told us the truth about why they went in. Primarily OIL. For the most part John Murtha speaks for our troops. So listen to Murtha, not the chickenhawk White House. Not a single Bushie leader has ever served in combat. And it shows.

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (67070)	8/9/2006 11:41:33 PM
From: 10K a day	Respond to of 93284

Dude. 72 percent of the troops say it's time to go home and the NeoTard cockroaches r jumping ship. It's time for you to start making excuses. BTW.....How does it feel to get ripped a new a sshole? ==================================================== Retroactive war crime protection proposed By PETE YOST, Associated Press Writer 37 minutes ago WASHINGTON - The Bush administration drafted amendments to the War Crimes Act that would retroactively protect policymakers from possible criminal charges for authorizing any humiliating and degrading treatment of detainees, according to lawyers who have seen the proposal. The move by the administration is the latest effort to deal with treatment of those taken into custody in the war on terror. At issue are interrogations carried out by the CIA, and the degree to which harsh tactics such as water-boarding were authorized by administration officials. A separate law, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, applies to the military. news.yahoo.com

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (67070)	8/10/2006 1:40:32 AM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 93284

Compare your own views to 1935 Nazi germany and just replace the word "Jew" with "liberal". See how perfectly it matches. BTW: The only two recent presidents with near perfect records on peace and prosperity (including budget surpluses no debt spending) are both considered "liberals" by the GOP right. can you name them?

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (67070)	8/10/2006 8:41:45 AM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 93284

This is funny. He said that our military folks are brutes who murder, torture and rape anybody that they don't like. And you think you are proving him "wrong" by implying that our military folks will beat the crap out of anybody who criticizes them!

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (67070)	9/4/2006 9:42:27 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 93284

Terrorism is up about 500% under Bush-Cheney. They have clearly created many more terrorists than they have destroyed. Whatever they're doing doesn't work. It's counter productive and makes us less safe while wasting huge amounts of American money and lives. So the obvious need is there to replace these failed leaders. That's why we have the Constitution, to give the people the power to remove corrupt leaders. Otherwise we get a dictatorship sooner or later.

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (67070)	9/20/2006 4:48:36 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

New poll: If it were revealed Bush is The Devil would you still support him? yes or no? Poll some of the rightwing wackos on your censored GW Bush thread. We're particularly eager to hear what they'd say. In other words, just how blind is the allegiance to GW Bush on the far right?

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (67070)	9/21/2006 4:07:55 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 93284

New Poll: Bush Posturing On Terrorism Has Not Helped GOP. GOP congress approval remains mired in 20's. By ADAM NAGOURNEY and JANET ELDER Published: September 20, 2006 With the midterm elections less than seven weeks away, Americans have an overwhelmingly negative view of the Republican-controlled Congress, with substantial majorities saying that they disapprove of the job it is doing and that its members do not deserve reelection, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. New York Times/CBS News Poll IndexThe disregard for Congress is the most intense it has been since 1994, when Republicans captured 52 seats to end four decades of Democratic control of the House and retook the Senate as well. It underlines the challenge the Republican Party faces in trying to hold onto power in the face of a surge in anti-incumbent sentiment. By overwhelming margins, respondents said that members of Congress were too tied to special interests and that they did not understand the needs and problems of average Americans. Two-thirds said Congress had accomplished less than it typically does in a two-year session; most said they said they could not name a single major piece of legislation that cleared this Congress. Just 25 percent said they approved of the way Congress was doing its job. The Times/CBS News poll also found that President Bush did not improve his own or his party’s standing through the intense campaign of speeches he made and events he attended surrounding the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The speeches were at the heart of a Republican strategy to thrust national security to the forefront in the fall elections. Mr. Bush’s job approval rating was 37 percent, virtually unchanged from the last Times/CBS News poll, which was conducted in August. On the issue that has been a bulwark for Mr. Bush, 54 percent said they approve of the way he is managing the effort to combat terrorists, again unchanged from last month, though up from earlier this spring. Republicans continue to hold a slight edge over Democrats on which party is better at dealing with terrorism, though that edge did not grow since last month despite Mr. Bush’s flurry of speeches on national security, including one from the Oval Office on the night of the Sept. 11 anniversary. But the Times/CBS News poll found a slight increase in the percentage of Americans who say they approve of the way Mr. Bush has handled the war in Iraq, to 36 percent from 30 percent. It also suggests that after bottoming out this spring, Mr. Bush’s approval ratings on the economy and foreign policy have returned to their levels of about a year ago, both at 37 percent. The number of people who called terrorism the most important issue facing the country doubled to 14 percent in this poll from 7 percent in July; 22 percent named the war in Iraq as their top concern, little changed from July. Across the board, the poll found marked disenchantment with Congress, highlighting the opportunity that Democrats see to make the argument for a change in leadership and to make the election a national referendum on the performance of the Republican-controlled Congress and Mr. Bush’s tenure. In one striking finding, 77 percent of respondents — including 65 percent of Republicans — said that most members of Congress had not done a good enough job to deserve re-election and that it was time to give new people a chance. That is the highest number of voters who said it was “time for new people” since the fall of 1994. “You get some people in there, and they’re in there forever,” said Jan Weaver, an Aberdeen, S.D., resident who described herself as a Republican voter, in a follow-up interview. “They’re so out of touch with reality.” In the poll, 50 percent of voters said they would support a Democrat in the fall Congressional election, compared with 35 percent who said they would support a Republican.

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (67070)	9/21/2006 4:19:50 PM
From: Skywatcher	Respond to of 93284

speaking of cowards like the ones in the white house U.N. expert: Iraq torture may be worse By ELIANE ENGELER, Associated Press Writer Thu Sep 21, 12:20 PM ET GENEVA - Torture in Iraq may be worse now than it was under Saddam Hussein, with militias, terrorist groups and government forces disregarding rules on the humane treatment of prisoners, the U.N. anti-torture chief said Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT Manfred Nowak, the U.N. special investigator on torture, made the remarks as he was presenting a report on detainee conditions at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay as well as to brief the U.N. Human Rights Council, the global body's top rights watchdog, on torture worldwide. Reports from Iraq indicate that torture "is totally out of hand," he said. "The situation is so bad many people say it is worse than it has been in the times of Saddam Hussein." Nowak added, "That means something, because the torture methods applied under Saddam Hussein were the worst you could imagine." Some allegations of torture were undoubtedly credible, with government forces among the perpetrators, he said, citing "very serious allegations of torture within the official Iraqi detention centers." "You have terrorist groups, you have the military, you have police, you have these militias. There are so many people who are actually abducted, seriously tortured and finally killed," Nowak told reporters at the U.N.'s European headquarters. "It's not just torture by the government. There are much more brutal methods of torture you'll find by private militias," he said. A report by the U.N. Assistance Mission in Iraq's Human Rights office cited worrying evidence of torture, unlawful detentions, growth of sectarian militias and death squads, and a rise in "honor killings" of women. Iraq's government, set up in 2006, is "currently facing a generalized breakdown of law and order which presents a serious challenge to the institutions of Iraq" such as police and security forces and the legal system, the U.N. report said, noting that torture was a major concern. Nowak has yet to make an official visit to Iraq and said such a mission would be unfeasible as long as the security situation there remains perilous. He based his comments on interviews with people during a visit to Amman, Jordan, and other sources. "You find these bodies with very heavy and very serious torture marks," he said. "Many of these allegations, I have no doubt that they are credible." According to the U.N. report, the number of Iraqi civilians killed in July and August hit 6,599, a record-high that is far greater than initial estimates suggested, the U.N. report said Wednesday. It attributed many of the deaths to rising sectarian tensions that have pushed Iraq toward civil war.

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (67070)	9/28/2006 12:35:05 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Bush Contradicts 16 Intel Agencies in NIE, Repeats Old Lies To Mislead Americans (* and the most recent NIE which Bush won't release has even more damning conclusions about Bush's botched "war on terror". Which makes the GOP's entire negative ad campaign this fall a blatant deliberate tidal wave of lies. Are we safer with Bushies in charge? NOT AT ALL. Just the opposite. Bush has created more terrorists than anyone has, and it's getting worse every day, not better. Last week was the worst in Iraq's history since the invasion.) msnbc.msn.com

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (67070)	9/30/2006 12:17:11 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93284

Hastert Tried To Coverup Gay Pedo Scandal in Congress sfgate.com Hastert is rumored to be secretly gay himself, developing story -- Looks like the Achilles Heel of the supposed "tough guys" on the far right has been exposed, that quite a few of them are closet queens who prey on young boys. About time these creeps were drummed out of congress and the White House. The gay escort Jeff Gannon's 202 visits to the White House also need renewed investigation. Who let him in and why?

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (67070)	10/10/2006 2:38:38 AM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 93284

CNN: Democrats Now Lead Repubs By 21% in Generic Poll That's double the margin of last week. This is the moment I've been predicting, when all the rightwing lies collapse like a house of cards, one on top of the other. None of it was true. Bush is the worst president in US history and his congress is the most corrupt. You losers are not conservatives, you're just crooked incompetents. Greedy A-holes trying to rip off the country, destroy our military, steal elections and stick it to democracy and civil liberties. Enjoy the low slow ride down the toilet. The impeachment of GW Bush after the conviction of Dick CHeney is coming. CNN poll shows huge gains for Democrats RAW STORY Published: Monday October 9, 2006 Print This Email This A new poll just revealed by CNN indicates that Republicans will have an uphill battle ahead of them in the 29 days before the midterm elections. With 52% saying they believe there was a deliberate cover-up of the Foley affair and an equal number reporting they believe Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL) should resign, more Democrats are indicating that they are enthusiastic about voting than Republicans. Most astonishing, however, is that while 58% of Democrats consider themselves likely to vote, just 44% of Republicans see themselves heading to the polls this November. In all, the news agency is reporting that the Democratic lead among likely voters has nearly doubled – going from 11 to 21 points in the last week. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 73 Comments