Politics Blog

What does a Democrat have to say about discussing making English the official language of the United States?

“This is silly, what we are doing today.”

Rep. Lynn C. Woolsey (D-Petaluma)

Breaking News
Not sure what changed since the end of last week, but now the Israeli Security Council has approved a stronger ground offensive in Lebanon:

QANA, Lebanon — Israel approved plans to widen its ground offensive against Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon early Tuesday. The country’s Security Cabinet also rejected calls for a cease-fire until an international peacekeeping force, preferably headed by NATO, was in place.

A participant, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters, said Israel’s airstrikes in Lebanon would resume “in full force” after the 48-hour suspension expires in another day.

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Due to illness, Fidel Castro relinguishes his power to his brother:

HAVANA — Fidel Castro announced Monday night in a letter read by his secretary live on state television that due to illness he was temporarily relinquishing the presidency to his brother and successor Raul, the defense minister.

What is known about Raul ?:

Unlike Fidel, Raúl has been a vocal communist since the beginning, and it is widely believed that he and Che were instrumental in pulling Fidel into the communist camp.

It was shortly after his trip to Moscow that the Soviet Union began to install nuclear missiles in Cuba, leading to what we now remember as the Cuban Missile Crisis.

During the war in the Sierra Maestra (1957-1958), Raúl was made comandante by his older brother and successfully opened a second, eastern front in the Sierra de Cristal Mountains in northern Oriente. It was at this time that his words and deeds gained him a reputation that even surpassed that of his older brother¹s for being “impetuous and violently anti-American” and for possessing a “killer instinct.”

Sounds like a DailyKos diarist to me!!

I just read about the border incident in Korea and immediately thought of the reports that will now be required!!!

“North and South Korean troops along their heavily fortified border exchanged gunfire for the first time in about a year, a military official said on Tuesday, with the incident coming as ties between the two have soured.”

Looks like Chuckie is throwing in the towel:

“Sen Charles Schumer says there will be no filibuster of John Bolton’s nomination for ambassador to the United Nations.”

I think I found the reason why Muslim Women are fully covered. Fox is reporting on a study that shows:

“Handlinga gun makes men’s testosterone levels rise”

You think America is “gun happy?” In the Middle East they are firing off weapons for everything. You can not have a wedding without automatic weapon fire.