Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Political games = neglect and abuse
Prior to yesterday's veto by President Bush (who used a very special pen to do so) of a bill that would have funded troops in Iraq but would also have mandated a troop withdrawl on a timetable set by the Democratic Congressional leadership (not the Commander-in-Chief or the members of the military) we were reading an article in the March 5, 2007 U.S. News & World Report entitled "Disrespecting the Nation's Warror Elite."
The article concerned the deplorable conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and noted that the public outrcy after these conditions were exposed "shows that there is also considerable wrath among ordinary Americans when they feel their soldiers are being neglected and abused."
After reading the quote, we immediately thought "shouldn't ordinary Americans be angry that the Congressional Democrats are holding up much-needed money for the troops in Iraq in order to play a political game?"
We think the answer is yes.
Why? Because political games involving troop funding is neglect and abuse.
The article concerned the deplorable conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and noted that the public outrcy after these conditions were exposed "shows that there is also considerable wrath among ordinary Americans when they feel their soldiers are being neglected and abused."
After reading the quote, we immediately thought "shouldn't ordinary Americans be angry that the Congressional Democrats are holding up much-needed money for the troops in Iraq in order to play a political game?"
We think the answer is yes.
Why? Because political games involving troop funding is neglect and abuse.
Labels: Iraq, Military, President Bush, Support the Troops
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Cupid is CrAzY
Malik Cupid, an attorney, Democratic Party activist and current aide in New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine's administration, was arraigned in Westchester County (New York) Supreme Court yesterday (which also happened to be his 31st birthday) after being charged with stealing $1,400 from his ex-girlfriend's bank account and hacking into her e-mail account while she was serving on active duty with the Army in Iraq. All told, the Westchester County district attorney's office charged Cupid with four felonies, including grand larceny, identity theft and eavesdropping. He faces up to 16 years in state prison.Caryl Lucas, a spokeswoman for New Jersey's Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells, said her office would look into the incident but declined to comment on whether Mr. Cupid would be returning to his State House office and $102,350 salary. If he gets canned, he may be happy . . . given that he commutes from West 150th Street in Manhattan to Trenton each day.
What a touching Valentine's Day story. More here and here.
More:
It looks like Cupid is an Iowa Law grad. Possibly a Colgate undergrad and a basketball player for the Colgate Raiders. If someone can confirm that its the same person, it looks like Cupid didn't leave the team on the best of terms.
(a few stylistic changes made @ 11:33a.m.)
Labels: Iraq, Jon Corzine, Malik Cupid
