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| Newzaroo | Posted – 9/25/2007 5:50:50 PM | show profile Bill Sammon - DC Examiner.com writes; Washington, D.C. - President Bush is quietly providing back-channel advice to Hillary Rodham Clinton, urging her to modulate her rhetoric so she can effectively prosecute the war in Iraq if elected president. In an interview for the new book ?The Evangelical President,? White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten said Bush has ?been urging candidates: ?Don?t get yourself too locked in where you stand right now. If you end up sitting where I sit, things could change dramatically.? ? Bolten said Bush wants enough continuity in his Iraq policy that ?even a Democratic president would be in a position to sustain a legitimate presence there.? ?Especially if it?s a Democrat,? the chief of staff told The Examiner in his West Wing office. ?He wants to create the conditions where a Democrat not only will have the leeway, but the obligation to see it out.? ---- Newzaroo responds; President Bush is more than resolute and resilient, he offers hope to a stubbornly suicidal planet. Bush has sacrificed his Presidency to the political present to preserve a place for Americas future. His prescient vision may be mankinds only refuge from a fate of gruesome terror and global turmoil. Dare we envision a Democrat in the White House who exhibits such selflessness, at any cost? The stakes could not be higher in 2008. Lay your bet confidently and carefully. The time to ante up approaches. ---- *On-line Poll: 75% agree w/Newzaroo. |
| chucho | Posted – 9/26/2007 4:12:14 AM | show profile BAGHDAD, Sept. 25 ? Sunni Arab extremists have begun a systematic campaign to assassinate police chiefs, police officers, other Interior Ministry officials and tribal leaders throughout Iraq, staging at least 10 attacks in 48 hours. * US war dead: 3,800 US war injured: 36,943 Iraqi casualties (reported): about 78,000 Current estimated cost of Iraq war so far: $1.2 trillion US debt $8.2 trillion US dollar devaluation in relation to the currencies of its top trading partners (since 2002): 20 percent US current account deficit: 6.2% (a record) Amount of money the US must attract to maintain economic growth (and make up for nobody saving money): $3 billion a day Percentage of US GDP used to cover consumer spending in the US: 72% "Optimists may draw comfort from the vision of an export-led renewal arising from a more competitive dollar. Yet history is clear: no nation has ever devalued its way into prosperity." - Stephen ROach, CEO, Morgan Stanley Asia So, Newzaroo, once again: blow me. |
