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Iraq Funding Bill Is Pork Laden

Statement by Rep. Paul Gillmor (R,OH)

President Bush requested Congress pass a bill to provide $103 billion in emergency funding for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as Katrina reconstruction efforts. I wanted to vote for the President’s request for additional funds for our troops because it is imperative that we support our men and women in uniform while they are fighting the Global War on Terror. They are talented, dedicated, and professional and should have every dollar they need for success.

Unfortunately, Democrat leaders have once again failed my constituents. The Democratic Party is split between abandoning our troops immediately versus abandoning our troops in two years. In order to gain enough support from the fringes of their party, Democrat leaders had to add $22 billion worth of pet projects to the war funding bill. Rather than convince members of their own party to support their
policy of micromanaging the war, Democrat leaders decided to buy their votes.

Maybe some of these projects can be justified but they are certainly not emergency spending for the troops. Democrats in Congress believe invented ‘emergencies’ such as spinach growing and peanut storage are just as important as the needs of our troops. Setting a date for withdrawal is as irresponsible as increasing a funding bill twenty percent to buy the votes of Members of Congress. Democrats are willing
to jeopardize the effectiveness of our military just to make a political statement.

$20 billion plus - to BUY VOTES that will help the enemies of civilization, this is aiding and abetting the DEFEAT of our Mission in IRAQ.

The DEMOCRATS want the United States of America DEFEATED.

The DEMOCRATS want to CUT and RUN.

I PRAY that the REPUBLICANS in the SENATE have enough backbone to defeat the defeatists.

I HOPE BEYOND HOPE that SUPPORT FOR VICTORY can be RESURRECTED in WASHINGTON DC.

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Dear Congress,

We are making solid progress towards peace and stability in Iraq.

WHY does the Democrat Leadership want to UNDERMINE the efforts of our brave troops on the streets of Iraq?

PLEASE rethink your support of the barbarians who use children to sneak bombs past the checkpoints in Baghdad, and then KILL THE CHILDREN.

Is that your definition of civilized behavior?

Thank You,

U. S. Citizen (and registered voter)

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Micheal Yon, Best War Reporter of this Generation

Dear Mr. President,

Explain why General Brooks would want to expel Micheal Yon from Iraq.

Mr Yon is the 'Ernie Pyle' of his generation. He speaks truth, he respects the security and safety of the troops he writes about.

Please read his latest dispatch from Iraq: http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/rubs.htm

Mr President, Please allow Micheal Yon to continue to report from the front, allow him to continue going on patrol with our troops.


Thank You

Get Well, Elizabeth Edwards

Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Senator John Edwards, is suffering from a resurgent of her breast cancer.

I'll put you into my prayers.

Why We Fight

Children used in Iraqi militant attack -



Reuters



By Kristin Roberts

WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - A
U.S. general on Tuesday said Iraqi insurgents used children in a
suicide attack this weekend, raising worries that the insurgency has
adopted a new tactic to get through security checkpoints with bombs.
Maj. Gen. Michael Barbero, deputy director for regional operations in
the Joint Staff at the Pentagon, said adults in a vehicle with two
children in the backseat were allowed through a Baghdad checkpoint.

The
adults then abandoned the vehicle and detonated it with the children
still inside, he said. "Children in the back seat, lower
suspicion, we let it move through," he said. "They parked the vehicle,
the adults run out and detonate it with the children in the back."

(emphasis mine)



We Fight to Protect the Innocent from such Barbarians.

The barbaric Islamic Militants don't care about the children, they simply want to kill, and they don't care who dies.

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Gathering of Eagles

per Dymphna of Gates of Vienna:

Don’t believe the MSM — either their lying by entirely omitting any
mention of the numbers of people attending the Gathering of Eagles, or
their deliberate playing down of the numbers who did come. The Parks
and Service people counted thirty thousand patriots (30,000) gathered to protect the Wall.

Semper Fi

The "anti-war" protest had only ten thousand.

This protest had been professionally planned over the past year
and a grass roots organization of veterans - an effort lasting only 2 months
had 3 times as many folks in Washington DC.

Not all of the veterans support the war in Iraq, but they all wanted to prevent vandalism and destruction of the memorials to our war dead.

Gathering of Eagles: We Won't Forget

Long Trip Alone

Eagles Up

The LINES are drawn.


The Eagles will defend the rights of those protesting the war. That is what we veterans do: Defend the Constitution.

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

The Eagles will defend our memorials from vandals: "the right of the people to peaceably assemble" does not include damaging property or injuring people.


Here's to a PEACEFUL and POLITE
ST PATRICK'S DAY

Move America Forward Caravan in Atlanta

The Move America Forward Caravan was in Atlanta this morning and I was one of about one hundred folks who attended their rally in front of the CNN Building.
The Caravan is underway to join the Gathering of Eagles in Washington DC on Saturday March 17th to stand guard over our memorials.




The scene at 7:30 am, rally scheduled to start at 8 am.




The media was there. THANK YOU.




A cute kid was there, waving her flag in and around the Patriot Riders.



Bill Greene, a candidate for the the open Congressional seat of the late Charlie Norwood, was there. I hope he wins the special election on June 19th.

The media was there, but there are no stories online about this event.

I was hoping to see more people there. But I am glad that there are 100 folks who did show.

Surrender is not an option.
Victory can and will be achieved,
if the American People stay strong.

The choice is clear,
defeat the Islamic Mass-Murdering Terrorists over there
or fight them in the streets of America.

Greatest Outfield Play - Ever

REPOSTED as a Reminder to the EAGLES of how to deal with anti-American protestors:


Thanks, Michelle , for reminding me of this fantastic play by Rick Monday.

Rick Monday, a former Marine, playing for the Chicago Cubs in
Dodger Stadium, saved the American Flag from being burned by a couple of college guys.


AP Photo/Los Angeles Herald Examiner, James Roark) (James Roark - AP)

Yes, on April 25, 1976, in Dodger Stadium, received a standing "O" for saving the flag.

correction: from Captain Ed:

However, when Monday took off with the flag, all of the cynicism and defeatism of the past two years melted away. Watching Monday rescue the flag from two lunatics who tried to hijack a baseball game for their protest, which would have provided the perfect nadir of American morale at that time, the crowd did something no one expected. Lasorda recalled in his book that starting softly, the crowd started singing "God Bless America", completely unprompted, until all of the tens of thousands of Dodger fans had joined together to sing it. It was one of the few unscripted and spontaneous patriotic displays in our Bicentennial, and one of the most moving at any time.

8 US Attorneys Fired

According to reports, The White House Counsel (Harriet Miers) wanted all 93 US Attorneys replaced.

The Attorney General only fired 8.

The Attorney General should be praised for not removing the other 85 US Attorneys.

President Bush complained about the failure of US Attorneys to stop voter fraud.
Once again, Democrats and the MSM want to enable voter fraud.

By the way, Bill Clinton replace ALL 93 US Attorneys when he took office. But of course, we can not question the actions of a Democrat.

US Attorneys are appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate. The Patriot Act has increased the time a US Attorney may served without confirmation by the Senate.

Why the World NEEDS America

@Walter Reed

The one soldier's view from the inside of Walter Reed.
And according to Chuck Z, this soldier was ordered not to blog.

JFK Quotes

"Now the trumpet summons us again—not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need—not as a call to battle, though embattled we are—but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle year in and year out, "rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation"—a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty and war itself."


"The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission."


Kennedy, John F. 35th President of the United States

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Too bad that the Democrats have forgotten that they once stood for freedom and were not the enablers of tyranny, terrorism, and chaos

Gathering of Eagles: Mission Statement

The Gathering of Eagles is a defense, not an attack.
I know that a few US Army paratroopers and Marines from the Viet Nam war will be there at the Wall. If there's one thing, aside from love of country, that they share, it's knowing how to fight when surrounded.
1. Gathering of Eagles is non-partisan. While each member has his or her own political beliefs, our common love and respect for America and her heroes is what brings us together.
2. We are a non-violent, non-confrontational group. We look to defend, not attack. Our focus is guarding our memorials and their grounds.
3. We believe that the war memorials are sacred ground; as such, we will not allow them to be desecrated, used as props for political statements, or treated with anything less than the solemn and heartfelt respect they-and the heroes they honor-deserve.
4. We are wholly and forever committed to our brothers and sisters in uniform. As veterans, we understand their incredible and noble sacrifices, made of their own accord for a nation they love more than life itself. As family members, we stand by them, and as Americans, we thank God for them.
5. We believe in and would give our lives for the precious freedoms found in our Constitution. We believe that our freedom of speech is one of the greatest things our country espouses, and we absolutely hold that any American citizen has the right to express his or her approval or disapproval with any policy, law, or action of our nation and her government in a peaceful manner as afforded by the laws of our land.
6. However, we are adamantly opposed to the use of violence, vandalism, physical or verbal assaults on our veterans, and the destruction or desecration of our memorials. By defending and honoring these sacred places, we defend and honor those whose blood gave all of us the right to speak as freely as our minds think.
7. We vehemently oppose the notion that it is possible to "support the troops but not the war." We are opposed to those groups who would claim support for the troops yet engage in behavior that is demeaning and abusive to the men and women who wear our nation's uniform.
8. We believe in freedom at all costs, including our own lives. We served to protect the freedoms Americans enjoy, and we agree with Thomas Jefferson's assertion that "From time to time, the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
9. We will accept nothing less than total, unqualified victory in the current conflict. Surrender is not an option, nor is defeat.
10. We stand to challenge any group that seeks the destruction of our nation, its founding precepts of liberty and freedom, or those who have given of themselves to secure those things for another generation. We will be silent no more.
Silent no more!
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I will see the Eagles as they ride from San Francisco to Washington, DC, as they pause on March 14th at the CNN Building in Atlanta.

As the Marines say: Semper Fi (Always Faithful)

Strong As An Ox And Nearly As Smart: Global Warming - An Al Gore Fable

Strong As An Ox And Nearly As Smart: Global Warming - An Al Gore Fable

The Truth Shall You Free

Free From the Myth of Man-Made Climate Change

Libby: A Victim

Scooter Libby, former chief of staff for VP Cheney, found guilty of 4 of 5 charges stemming from the Federal Grand Jury investigation into the non-crime of leaking that Mrs Plame worked at the CIA.
Richard Armitage 'leaked' that she worked for the CIA, and that she arranged for her husband to go to Niger.
Her Husband, Joe Wilson, lied about what he learned in Niger. He goal was to undermine the Bush Administration.
Scooter Libby, who testified 7 times before the Grand Jury, was inconsistent in his testimony. What honest person wouldn't be somewhat inconsistent in recalling conversations which occurred more than 2 years prior.

A member of the jury, a former Washington Post reporter, stated he was looking for Rove, or Cheney...WAS THIS JURY BIAS AGAINST THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION?

Fact: It was known that no crime was committed, before the investigation was launched - Mrs. Plame was not a covert agent. She was simply a CIA employee.

Fact: It was known one month into investigation, that Richard Armitage leaked the information about Mrs Plame.

The charges need to be overturned on appeal because there was no underlying crime for the grand jury to investigation. This is a gross miscarriage of justice.

I Wish Ann Would Be Quiet

An Open Letter to CPAC Sponsors and Organizers Regarding Ann Coulter
Conservatism treats humans as they are, as moral creatures possessing rational minds and capable of discerning right from wrong. There comes a time when we must speak out in the defense of the conservative movement, and make a stand for political civility. This is one of those times.
Ann Coulter used to serve the movement well. She was telegenic, intelligent, and witty. She was also fearless: saying provocative things to inspire deeper thought and cutting through the haze of competing information has its uses. But Coulter’s fearlessness has become an addiction to shock value. She draws attention to herself, rather than placing the spotlight on conservative ideas.
At the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2006, Coulter referred to Iranians as “ragheads.” She is one of the most prominent women in the conservative movement; for her to employ such reckless language reinforces the stereotype that conservatives are racists.
At CPAC 2007 Coulter decided to turn up the volume by referring to John Edwards, a former U.S. Senator and current Presidential candidate, as a “faggot.” Such offensive language–and the cavalier attitude that lies behind it–is intolerable to us. It may be tolerated on liberal websites but not at the nation’s premier conservative gathering.
The legendary conservative thinker Richard Weaver wrote a book entitled Ideas Have Consequences. Rush Limbaugh has said again and again that “words mean things.” Both phrases apply to Coulter’s awful remarks.
Coulter’s vicious word choice tells the world she care little about the feelings of a large group that often feels marginalized and despised. Her word choice forces conservatives to waste time defending themselves against charges of homophobia rather than advancing conservative ideas.
Within a day of Coulter’s remark John Edwards sent out a fundraising email that used Coulter’s words to raise money for his faltering campaign. She is helping those she claims to oppose. How does that advance any of the causes we hold dear?
Denouncing Coulter is not enough. After her “raghead” remark in 2006 she took some heat. Yet she did not grow and learn. We should have been more forceful. This year she used a gay slur. What is next? If Senator Barack Obama is the de facto Democratic Presidential nominee next year will Coulter feel free to use a racial slur? How does that help conservatism?
One of the points of CPAC is the opportunity it gives college students to meet other young conservatives and learn from our leaders. Unlike on their campuses—where they often feel alone—at CPAC they know they are part of a vibrant political movement. What example is set when one highlight of the conference is finding out what shocking phrase will emerge from Ann Coulter’s mouth? How can we teach young conservatives to fight for their principles with civility and respect when Ann Coulter is allowed to address the conference? Coulter’s invective is a sign of weak thinking and unprincipled politicking.
CPAC sponsors, the Age of Ann has passed. We, the undersigned, request that CPAC speaking invitations no longer be extended to Ann Coulter. Her words and attitude
simply do too much damage.


* Credentialed CPAC 2007 Bloggers Sean Hackbarth, The American Mind
* James Joyner, Outside the Beltway
* BoiFromTroy, Boi From Troy
* Joy McCann, Little Miss Attila
* Kevin McCullough, Musclehead Revolution
* Fausta Werz, Fausta’s blog
* Patrick Hynes, Ankle Biting Pundits
* Ed Morrissey, Captain’s Quarters
* Jane Stewart, See Jane Mom

Other Right-of-Center Bloggers
* Owen Robinson, Boots and Sabres
* N.Z. Bear, The Truth Laid Bear
* Michael Demmons, Gay Orbit
* Mark Coffey, Decision ‘08
* Russell Newquist, The Philosopher’s Stone
* Marshall Manson, On Tap