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Geoff Davis and The Way We Were

Yesterday we discussed how odd it was that Rep. Geoff Davis would spend 8 years vilifying critics of the Iraq War as al-Qaeda appeasing cut-and-runners who don’t support the troops, and then casually...

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Rand Paul says things that aren’t completely crazy

No really, check it out: Granted, Rand Paul doesn’t understand that Barack Obama ran on escalating Afghanistan. But besides that, nothing particularly egregious at all. Of note is that Rand Paul never...

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Obama to address nation on Afghanistan tomorrow night

From the White House: At 8pm EDT on Wednesday, June 22nd, the President will address the nation from the White House to lay out his plan for implementing his strategy — first unveiled in December 2009...

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Yarmuth calls for "significant and sizable drawdown from Afghanistan"

With President Barack Obama set to address the nation tonight on Afghanistan, John Yarmuth and 55 of his colleagues in the House sent out this letter to the President, calling for a “significant and...

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Yarmuth says 10,000 troop withdrawal won’t cut it

Didn’t think so: “If the president announces the withdrawal of 10,000 or fewer troops by the end of the year, that would not be very satisfying to me. I don’t think it would satisfy the American...

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Obama’s Afghanistan Speech (VIDEO)

In case you haven’t seen it yet: Ack. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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McConnell admits that new GOP war critics are giant partisan hypocrites

Oh yes he did. Here’s Mitch McConnell on why so many Republicans have suddenly become big war critics/doves: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “I do think there...

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Rep. Yarmuth issues statement on Obama’s Afghanistan strategy

No, his plan did not cut it: “The cost of the war in Afghanistan is not limited to hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars, but also the tremendous sacrifices of the men and women of our military who...

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Rand Paul calls for complete withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of 2012

When Rand Paul campaigned for Congress, he said that such matters should be left up to the Commander-in-Chief. But in a NYT editorial today co-authored by two Senate Democrats, he’s calling for the...

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Kentucky Marine Dakota Meyers Presented with Medal of Honor at the White House

An excerpt of President Obama’s full remarks: Dakota, I realize the past two years have not been easy for you, retelling the story of that day and standing here today.  You’re a very modest young man....

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