They take care of their own:
All that talk about the dubious place of McCain’s birth that may make him ineligible to run for president, remember that? It’s been taken care of…. without a whisper, OTQT, this past April24, 30, 2008:
S.Res.511 R IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
“Recognizing that John Sidney McCain, III, is a natural born citizen.” Sponsored by Mrs McCaskill, Mr. Leahy, Mr.Obama, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Webb.
Bill 3 of 1000
There are 2 other versions of this bill.Recognizing that John Sidney McCain, III, is a natural born citizen. (Agreed to by Senate)
SRES 511 ATS
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 511
Recognizing that John Sidney McCain , III, is a natural born citizen.IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 10, 2008
Mrs. MCCASKILL (for herself, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. OBAMA, Mr. COBURN, Mrs. CLINTON, and Mr. WEBB) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryApril 24, 2008
Reported by Mr. LEAHY, without amendmentApril 30, 2008
Considered and agreed toRESOLUTION
Recognizing that John Sidney McCain , III, is a natural born citizen.Whereas the Constitution of the United States requires that , to be eligible for the Office of the President, a person must be a `natural born Citizen’ of the United States;
Whereas the term `natural born Citizen’, as that term appears in Article II, Section 1, is not defined in the Constitution of the United States;
Whereas there is no evidence of the intention of the Framers or any Congress to limit the constitutional rights of children born to Americans serving in the military nor to prevent those children from serving as their country’s President; [.]
You’d think McCain would play nice? NO.
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The CBC comes to Obama’s aid saying The race card is dealt from the bottom of the barrel by the McCain camp.
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The inexperienced and naïve Arlen Specter requests to meet with Castro and Chavez
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In the New Protectorates of Iraq and Af/Pak:
Afghanistan: It’s not a good war
“Every war has a story line. World War I was “the war to end all wars.” World War II was “the war to defeat fascism.” Iraq was sold as a war to halt weapons of mass destruction; then to overthrow Saddam Hussein, then to build democracy. In the end it was a fabrication built on a falsehood and anchored in a fraud. But Afghanistan is the “good war,” aimed at “those who attacked us,” in the words of columnist Frank Rich. It is “the war of necessity,” asserts the New York Times, to roll back the “power of Al Qaeda and the Taliban.” – Conn Hallinan
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Afghanistan: the new surge – it’ll be the long war
Afghanistan spiralling back to days of Taliban, say charities
“Terror attacks spreading into areas that were previously thought safe. In a damning indictment of the international community’s effort to stabilise Afghanistan, more than 100 aid agencies claimed security is worse now than at any time in the past seven years.”
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Iraq, No More Money For You: U.S. auditor says funding for Iraqi rebuilding should cease
With burgeoning oil income and unspent money from previous budgets, the war-torn nation can meet its own needs, the special inspector general says.
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Pakistan is on a slow boil for invasion as its military denies CIA confrontation. Pakistan’s military has rejected a “malicious” report that a top CIA official confronted Islamabad over ties between the country’s intelligence service and militants.
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The Economy and attempts to mount a rescue-we’ll pay the bankers
Fed Extends Lending Programs as Threats Persist
A year after credit markets seized up, the Federal Reserve is still struggling with the crisis and expanding key lending programs that were designed as temporary measures to nurse the financial system back to health.
The central bank announced Wednesday that it is extending programs through January that allow investment banks to borrow from the Fed. The move is an effort to prevent a worsening in what the Fed described as “continued fragile circumstances in financial markets.”
Troubles in the financial world continue to take the Fed deeper into new territory in its effort to prevent a larger credit crunch. …
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Writedowns could total $1-trillion.
NEW YORK – Merrill Lynch & Co.’s stunning fire sale of US$31-billion worth of risky home-loan assets for US22¢ on the dollar could burn other big banks by forcing them to take similar writedowns.
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What’s your catch?
