Archie's Look at the News

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Sunday, February 1, 2004

Bush Bashers in their glory?

Iraq Policy Bashers are really getting excited about the revelation that our intelligence information on Iraq's WMD program was faulty, and they accuse our president of lying. How could he be lying when he based his information on faulty information? It was an error, true, but certainly not his. But, the journalists and editorialists are wildly pointing fingers and yelling, "See? See!" and generally shoowing their byass and their interest in bashing policy instead of reporting the news. The... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 31, 2004

Seems odd to me, but

I rarely hear Lieberman's name mentioned in the news anymore. Is he still an active candidate? He was not even mentioned in a story about poll results on the candidates that I heard on the radio this morning. What is Mr. Lieberman doing? Of all the Democratic candidates, he is the only one I would even consider voting for. Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 30, 2004

Portsmouth Sheriff in trouble . . . .

Portsmouth, Virginia's Sheriff is in political, if not legal, trouble. It seems he was stopped for speeding (57 in a 35 zone) early one December morning. He was not on duty, and the officer stopping hi smelled alcohol on the sheriff's breath. The Sheriff refused to take any sobriety tapes, although the police cruiser video indicated the Sheriff had trouble walking and keeping his balance. The sheriff tried calling the police chief and did get hold of the assistant police chief. He was taken home... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 27, 2004

Primary Activity

You've got to say one thing about the Democratic herd of candidates, they are in good shape physically and mentally. Their hectic lives these past several weeks, first Iowa then New Hampshire, must be running them all ragged. Can anyone see any "loose threads" on any of the candidates? Are there signs that they are becoming physically, mentally or emotionally tattered? It concerns me that Kerry is ahead, because I think Bush can easily beat Kerry. He'd have a tougher time with Lieberman, yet,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 25, 2004

Seems We Independents are Valuable

to the Democrats in New Hampshire. According to this mornings paper, they are "wooing" independent voters in the state, and it seems as if the independent voters could well turn the tide for any of the candidates. My suggestion, not that the candidates would heed advice from a voter, is to stick to issues with specific, as detailed as possible plans for how a problem would be resolved, or how an economy can be improved, or what that candidate plans to do about the various issues that are... Sign in to see full entry.

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