Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Nexus or No?

By Karoli March 24, 2008 Bush Administration, Foreign Policy, Iraq No Comments

I can’t help wondering if there’s a relationship between Dick Cheney’s visit to Iraq last week, the attacks on the Green Zone, and the possibility that the al Sadr cease-fire…

About Maura Harty

By Karoli March 21, 2008 Bush Administration, Election 2008, Foreign Policy No Comments

One of the names being tossed around in Passport-Gate is Maura Harty, former Saudi Arabia consular chief and Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Consular Affairs (appointed in…

Dubya’s Legacy

By Karoli March 20, 2008 Bush Administration, Foreign Policy, Iraq No Comments

We loved this sign. Tonight’s vigil really raised my hopes for people in this nation. Even in our little enclave of conservatism, many came out to make their statement about…

Letters Home

By Karoli March 19, 2008 Bush Administration, Foreign Policy, Iraq No Comments

Too many lives have been lost. Too many lies have been told. It’s time for the Bush administration to figure out that there is a time for us to end…

About the London Times and Rezko

By Karoli February 26, 2008 Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Election 2008 No Comments

Dear CNN, MSNBC and Faux News: Before you all go crazy this morning with the London Times’ story reaching farther than the New York Times did with the McCain “Affair”,…

If I Says It, It’s So

By Karoli February 26, 2008 Bush Administration, Election 2008 No Comments

Bush has completely lost touch with reality. Speaking at a GOP Governor’s Association dinner and fundraiser, he said this: “”When I say I’m confident, I am so because I understand…