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Congressmen want Kerry’s 2008 decision soon
Southcoast Today
WASHINGTON — Sen. Edward Kennedy isn’t the only Massachusetts Democrat pressing Sen. John Kerry for a decision soon on whether he will seek the presidency again.
Two leading members of the state’s congressional delegation said they’re also anxious for Kerry to make up his mind, so they can support someone else if he decides not to run.

“My only advice to him right now is hurry up,” said Rep. James McGovern, D-Mass., who will be a prominent player in the new Congress as the second-ranking Democrat on the powerful House Rules Committee. “Give us some direction so we can figure out what we need to do. If he’s not going to do it, then we can start dealing with some of these other candidates.”

McGovern noted how the Democratic field has grown in recent weeks.
Rep. Michael Capuano, D-Mass., who is leading the day-to-day transition effort for incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said Kerry needs to clarify his plans soon.

“I want to hear it from him, whatever it is,” said Capuano, who hopes to meet with Kerry next week. “I want him to look me in the eye … I’m tired of listening to rumors, if you want the truth … I just think if he wants to run, he’s gotta do it reasonably soon.”

“Senator Kerry has said he’ll make his decision about a presidential campaign shortly after the new year after consulting with Sen. Kennedy and the congressional delegation,” Kerry spokesman David Wade said in an e-mailed statement. “We’re well over a year away before the first ballots are cast in the 2008 nominating process, but Sen. Kerry has no intention of waiting too long on his decision.”

Delegation members are eager for Kerry’s decision so they can line up behind someone else if he declines to run, McGovern said. Some have already been asked to back potential Kerry rivals.

“All of us are waiting to find out what our friend is going to decide,” McGovern said. “If he’s not going to be involved, we want to be able to get our oar in the water (with other candidates) … In presidential politics, people take sides early. People want permission to leave and go support someone else.”

McGovern said he, too, had spoken informally with some potential candidates.

“A lot of people are really intrigued with some of the names that are coming up,” said McGovern, citing New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and Kerry’s 2004 running mate, former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards. “We have some great talent that is talking about getting into this race.”

Wild Thing’s comment…..
God hlep us and God Help America IF these people Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Sen. Barack Obama, Sen. John Edwards , Biden etc. become President or ANY Democrat. They do NOT respect our military, they do NOT want to keep the citizens of this country safe. And that is just for starters on only a few of the things. They are the enemy within.
We have enough trouble getting our leaders now to realize open borders are dangerous to say the least. Can you imagine what it would be like if we had a Democrat in the White House again. OMG!

SPC J.R. Salzman, 1/34 BCT has been injured by an IED in Iraq. His right arm has been amputated below the elbow, his left arm and hand are injured. He is at Walter Reed now. Soldiers’ Angels are working on getting him a Project Valour-IT laptop and a visit soon.
SPC J.R. Salzman, also posted at LGF with the name “Logboy”. He also writes at Lumberjack in a Desert. Please stop by Lumberjack in a Desert and leave a comment for him. He is giving updates when he can with his wife’s help. She has been helping him with the typing of his posts.

Thank you J.R. and my prayers are with you and your recovery. I am forever grateful for all you have done and for your service to our country.

* Blackfive

Wild Thing’s comment……..
This is the execution of Saddam has been posted at Google Video. Apparently it was shot with a cell phone.
I am sick of the idiots that have their conspiracy about 9-11. And I am glad there is video on Saddam’s execution to shut up the conspiracy people. Instead of their lies ( the conspiracy jerks) they should be thanking God for our military’s hard work and sacrifices they make every day for us and in this war against Islam.

* Vince Aut Morire

There must be another one available for the terrorists. You know like a button for destroy Israel, blow yourself up, whine to CAIR…..things like that.

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been executed by hanging at an unspecified location in Baghdad, for crimes against humanity.
Iraqi TV said the execution took place just before 0600 local time (0300GMT).
The news was confirmed to the BBC by the Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister, Labeed Abawi.
Two co-defendants, Saddam Hussein’s half-brother Barzan al-Tikriti and former Iraqi chief judge Awad Hamed al-Bandar, were also executed.

Sic Semper Tyrannis!
Thank you, American military and our allies. I am especially so very proud of our troops.God bless them and keep them safe.
If Nancy Pelosi, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Harry Reid, Barack Obama, and the bulk of the Democrat party had their way, Saddam’s RAPE ROOMS and HUMAN SHREDDERS would still be operating at full speed!!

Comments on the death penalty for Saddam:
“Our respect for human rights requires us to execute him, and there will be no review or delay in carrying out the sentence.” — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
“Today marks an important milestone in the Iraqi people’s efforts to replace the rule of a tyrant with the rule of law.” — deputy White House press secretary Scott Stanzel, on day appeals court upheld death penalty.
“Saddam is paying the price for murdering tens of thousands of Iraqis. This is an unprecedented feeling of happiness. … Nothing matches it, no festival or marriage or birth.” — Abu Sinan, a resident of Sadr City, Baghdad’s impoverished Shiite slum.
“As long as he’s alive, there’s still some power and people still rise up. Once the execution goes through, I think it will be a relief for a lot of Iraqis.” — Sgt. Stuart Fowler, Company A, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment.
Want to see how sick the Democrats are, of course we know this already but here is more proof for those of you lefties that lurk and sometimes post at this blog. I will only put the link because I am not going to put their crap and that is what it is, on this blog for this post.
HERE it is!

U.S. Airport Guards Told To Be “Sensitive” toward Muslims
(IsraelNN.com)

The American Transportation Security Administration has instructed airport security guards to be sensitive to more than 15,000 Muslims traveling to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj Muslim holiday.
The hajj, or annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, is a religious duty for Muslims. According to Saudi officials, it draws about 2.5 million pilgrims each year. Many Muslims believe that the water from a well in Mecca is divinely blessed and often return with containers of water. Travelers returning from Hajj who wish to bring back water should pack it in their checked baggage if the container is larger than three ounces, pursuant to TSA’s 3-1-1 liquids regulations.
Guards have taken a “sensitivity course” which taught them that Muslims believe Jihad, the Arabic term for a holy war, actually is an “internal struggle against sin.” The also were taught that when noting suspicious Muslim passengers, they should be “aware that they may also be praying.”

Wild Thing’s comment…..
Interesting the extent of security they have at the Hajj.
And so we have another example of being politically correct which is dangerous and destructive as we bow down to a religion that wants to kill us. This is an absolute, unmitigated, stupidity bordering on Homeland Security & TSA sponsored national suicide.

MWL Wants Lawsuits for Abuse of Islam and the Prophet
P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News
JEDDAH, 28 December 2006
A two-day conference organized by the Makkah-based Muslim World League yesterday called for a consultative commission in order to take legal action against those who abuse Islam and its Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and Islamic sanctities, at local and international courts of justice, the Saudi Press Agency said.
The conference titled “In Defense of the Prophet” called upon Islamic countries and governments to stand united to defend the Islamic faith and its Prophet. It denounced the smear campaigns to tarnish the image of the Prophet and urged Muslims to make all-out efforts to project the true picture of Islam and the great divine teachings of the Prophet.
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, who presided over the conference, called upon Muslims to follow the Prophet’s teachings.

“Our enemies are exploiting Muslims’ weak adherence to the Prophet’s Sunnah,” said Al-Asheikh. “We should not be ashamed of implementing his Sunnah. On the other hand, all Muslims must observe his teachings in all walks of their life.”

MWL Secretary-General Abdullah Al-Turki said the attack on the Prophet was an expression of enmity toward Islam.

“The whole Muslim Ummah, including its leadership, scholars and ordinary people was outraged by such attacks and this again shows the lofty position the Prophet has in their hearts,” he said in reference to the Muslim response to cartoons depicting the Prophet.

Al-Turki called upon Western countries to protect human rights of Muslim communities and take action against those who create unnecessary fear about Islam by linking it with terrorism and violence.

“The creation of such fears will lead to violating human rights of Muslims and threats to their freedom and security,” he said. “It will also have other long-term negative impacts.”

Jamal Badawi, a Canadian-Muslim expert on Islam, spoke about the Prophet’s outstanding influence on human history.

“There is no other personality who has made such a positive impact on history,” he told the conference.

Wild Thing’s comment……
Say what?? Good grief. This is the height of double standards. So they can say and do whatever they want and we have to walk on egg shells. I think not!

A sample of what THEY say………..

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The Cupcake Ban
Frontpage

Let me get this straight. According to The Washington Post, schools are now banning cupcakes?
That’s right. What of it?
They’re just cupcakes – little individual cakes wrapped in paper and coated with icing. What the heck could be wrong with a couple of lousy cupcakes?
It has to do with the Child Nutrition and Reauthorization Act of 2004. Any school that receives funding from the federal lunch program is required to create a wellness policy.
Yes, each school must develop a program to promote good health. Though the government doesn’t direct schools on what the programs should include, typical programs are a mix of physical education, a health curriculum, and the elimination of junk food on school grounds.

Wild Thing’s comment……
When I went to school, I took my lunch. I think it was only when I got to High Scholl that there were lunches provided by the school.
The thing I find interesting about this cupcake thing is that parents were always the ones to teach certain things to their children and now it is the schools that do this. Sex education etc. and it just seems to be taking the communication and parental involvement out of the equation.

He tried to run away and hide

But our awesome troops found him, he didn’t have a chance up against the most powerful military in the world.

Then he had his trial…..and he did his cowardly waaaa waaaa waaa, but alas for him to no avail, thank God.
The final decision was death by hanging.

“I sacrifice myself. If God wills it, He will place me among the true men and martyrs,” wrote Saddam in the letter, which his lawyer said was penned last month for release if his death sentence was upheld.

Human Rights” group says Saddam should not hang–not because they oppose the death penalty but because his trial didn’t prove he was guilty. Ramsey Clkark will cry, Jimmy Carter will be saddened, Jacques Chirac will faint, Nancy Pelosi’s 4 day coronation will turn into a death vigil, CNN will have their heads hung low and speak in wispered tones about his hanging. The ALCU here in America will somehow weasel their opinion against it, CAIR will complain we are picking on a Muslim. And then of course Uday and Qusay are keeping a nice, comfy spot warm for him in Hell. If ever a family deserved to be together, it’s this family.
* Jack of Conservative Insurgent, thank you for the animated image of Saddam on the bike.