Comments on: Oh, Boyda: Kansas Congresswoman Walks out on General’s Positive Iraq Testimony http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/07/30/how-will-old-media-cover-kansas-congresswoman-keane-testimony-temper-tantrum/ The Business End of the Blogosphere Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:35:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Right Voices » Blog Archive » Democratic Kansas Congresswoman Nancy Borda Walks out on General’s Positive Iraq Testimony While Democratic Senator James Clyburn Says “It would be a “real big problem for us http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/07/30/how-will-old-media-cover-kansas-congresswoman-keane-testimony-temper-tantrum/comment-page-1/#comment-116191 Right Voices » Blog Archive » Democratic Kansas Congresswoman Nancy Borda Walks out on General’s Positive Iraq Testimony While Democratic Senator James Clyburn Says “It would be a “real big problem for us Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:46:24 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/07/30/how-will-old-media-cover-kansas-congresswoman-keane-testimony-temper-tantrum/#comment-116191 [...] Click the here, select the second clip in the sidebar, and fast forward to 3:20 to watch. To his credit, Clyburn does go on to say that “none of us want to see a bad result in Iraq.” That’s a lie but a well meaning one. When you’re done, go read Bizzy Blog and see how Nancy Boyda dealt with her own case of cognitive dissonance. [...] [...] Click the here, select the second clip in the sidebar, and fast forward to 3:20 to watch. To his credit, Clyburn does go on to say that “none of us want to see a bad result in Iraq.” That’s a lie but a well meaning one. When you’re done, go read Bizzy Blog and see how Nancy Boyda dealt with her own case of cognitive dissonance. [...]

]]> By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Clyburn: It would be a “real big problem for us” if Petraeus’s progress report is good http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/07/30/how-will-old-media-cover-kansas-congresswoman-keane-testimony-temper-tantrum/comment-page-1/#comment-116180 Hot Air » Blog Archive » Clyburn: It would be a “real big problem for us” if Petraeus’s progress report is good Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:30:54 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/07/30/how-will-old-media-cover-kansas-congresswoman-keane-testimony-temper-tantrum/#comment-116180 [...] Click the image, select the second clip in the sidebar, and fast forward to 3:20 to watch. To his credit, Clyburn does go on to say that “none of us want to see a bad result in Iraq.” That’s a lie but a well meaning one. When you’re done, go read Bizzy Blog and see how Nancy Boyda dealt with her own case of cognitive dissonance. [...] [...] Click the image, select the second clip in the sidebar, and fast forward to 3:20 to watch. To his credit, Clyburn does go on to say that “none of us want to see a bad result in Iraq.” That’s a lie but a well meaning one. When you’re done, go read Bizzy Blog and see how Nancy Boyda dealt with her own case of cognitive dissonance. [...]

]]> By: Assistant Village Idiot http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/07/30/how-will-old-media-cover-kansas-congresswoman-keane-testimony-temper-tantrum/comment-page-1/#comment-116179 Assistant Village Idiot Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:19:24 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/07/30/how-will-old-media-cover-kansas-congresswoman-keane-testimony-temper-tantrum/#comment-116179 Ah yes, "end of one-party rule" in Washington. I think she means she wishes to end two-party governance in Washington. Having to negotiate with Republicans for anything is apparently just too frustrating to be endured. Ah yes, “end of one-party rule” in Washington. I think she means she wishes to end two-party governance in Washington. Having to negotiate with Republicans for anything is apparently just too frustrating to be endured.

]]> By: TBlumer http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/07/30/how-will-old-media-cover-kansas-congresswoman-keane-testimony-temper-tantrum/comment-page-1/#comment-116173 TBlumer Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:42:42 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/07/30/how-will-old-media-cover-kansas-congresswoman-keane-testimony-temper-tantrum/#comment-116173 Having listened to the entire hearing, let's just say that it's even worse than you think. This hearing was about a Dem bill to hamstring the admin with responsibilities for signing off on each deployment that doesn't do every i and cross every t on "dwell times" and time between deployments. Dems are pretending to be looking out for the troops when they are really trying to force draw-downs of personnel in Iraq (and, BTW ONLY in Iraq). That said, there were items in Keane's testimony that were disturbing, and even bigger-picture ones, the most obvious of which is that we are STILL paying the price for the regular military-force reductions of the 1990s and the lack of will to build it back up, partially because people like Rumsfeld and others didn't think it was necessary. Even if he thought we had enough soldiers in Iraq (and Keane in his testimony said even this was wrong), Rumsfeld STILL should have supported rebuilding total regular forces to support two-theatre contingencies, which we were last able to support in the early 1990s, and didn't. Bad move -- we have, as a result, relied on the Guard more than we should have. Having listened to the entire hearing, let’s just say that it’s even worse than you think. This hearing was about a Dem bill to hamstring the admin with responsibilities for signing off on each deployment that doesn’t do every i and cross every t on “dwell times” and time between deployments. Dems are pretending to be looking out for the troops when they are really trying to force draw-downs of personnel in Iraq (and, BTW ONLY in Iraq).

That said, there were items in Keane’s testimony that were disturbing, and even bigger-picture ones, the most obvious of which is that we are STILL paying the price for the regular military-force reductions of the 1990s and the lack of will to build it back up, partially because people like Rumsfeld and others didn’t think it was necessary. Even if he thought we had enough soldiers in Iraq (and Keane in his testimony said even this was wrong), Rumsfeld STILL should have supported rebuilding total regular forces to support two-theatre contingencies, which we were last able to support in the early 1990s, and didn’t. Bad move — we have, as a result, relied on the Guard more than we should have.

]]> By: someguy http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/07/30/how-will-old-media-cover-kansas-congresswoman-keane-testimony-temper-tantrum/comment-page-1/#comment-116168 someguy Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:11:54 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/07/30/how-will-old-media-cover-kansas-congresswoman-keane-testimony-temper-tantrum/#comment-116168 But, but...I thought the Democrats said we should listen to the generals! Hm, I guess they didn't really mean that. But, but…I thought the Democrats said we should listen to the generals! Hm, I guess they didn’t really mean that.

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