My Way News - Democrats Fail to Pass Anti-War Bill

My Way News - Democrats Fail to Pass Anti-War Bill: "WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate rejected legislation Friday that would have ordered most U.S. troops home from Iraq in nine months, culminating a losing week for Democrats who failed to push through any anti-war proposal. The vote, 47-47, fell 13 votes short of the 60 needed to pass." [emphasis added] Let's be real clear here. The vote failed. It failed short of the 51 votes required, not just the 60 votes needed for cloture.

My Way News - Senate Blocks Anti-War Bill

My Way News - Senate Blocks Anti-War Bill: "The 28-70 vote was 32 short of the 60 needed to cut off a GOP filibuster. The legislation, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Sen. Russ Feingold, was indicative of the Democratic leadership's new hardline strategy." 28-70! This is another embarrassment for the Dem. leadership. Move-on should impeach Reid and Pelosi now!

My Way News - Thousands Rally in La. to Support Jena 6

My Way News - Thousands Rally in La. to Support Jena 6: "JENA, La. (AP) - Thousands of chanting demonstrators filled the streets of this little Louisiana town Thursday in support of six black teenagers initially charged with attempted murder in the beating of a white classmate." True hatred is a primary building block to civil war.

My Way News - U.S. Commander: Violence Down in Baghdad

My Way News - U.S. Commander: Violence Down in Baghdad: "BAGHDAD (AP) - The No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq said Thursday that a seven-month-old security operation has cut violence in Baghdad by half, but he acknowledged that civilians were still dying at too high a rate." Citizens of Iraq will have to feel a certain level of security before freedom of speech can occur. This is the essence of a "free" society, that is the ability to say whatever you want to without repercussions. Now that is idealistic or perfect scenario that cannot be achieved but can be approached. Our forces must maintain this level of security for a undetermined length of time in order for Iraqis to fully engage in an American-style of democracy. The Iraqis will also need to perceive this level of security even after we leave. Our military has been charged with this task also. This success is hard to qualify or quantify. You can set all the benchmarks you want, but none them will guarantee success. You have to do this empirically because there are an infinite number of unknown factors to consider. You essentially give your best guess, based on historical data, and then test the waters in as safe of way as possible. We are likely far from this, but it is achievable if given enough time. Where have we failed here then? Well, as much as I detest saying it because it gives ammo to the liberal hordes, it's up to the president (and to a lesser extent, congress) to rally the home front. Bush has unfortunately failed to do this to the level it needs to be done. To his defense, he has been surprisingly flanked by his fellow Americans to his detriment. We that support this cause have the foresight to understand what the consequences will be if we fail, but have not been able to persuade those against the war. There is a logical and analytical solution to this. The first step is to convince all Americans that we really have the same goal, enough security to keep us free.

My Way News - Craig Lawyers Ask Ethics Case Be Dropped

My Way News - Craig Lawyers Ask Ethics Case Be Dropped: "WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawyers for Sen. Larry Craig asked the Senate ethics committee Wednesday to reject a complaint based on the Idaho Republican's guilty plea in a police undercover operation in an airport men's room, saying the events were 'wholly unrelated' to official duties."

My Way News - Sony May Start Movie Download Service

My Way News - Sony May Start Movie Download Service: "Last week, Sony revealed a new Walkman video player that comes with Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Windows Media Player 11 that is capable of managing digital libraries in the U.S. and Europe. The LCD-mounted players, which will also be compatible with MPEG-4 encoded video and AVC, are already available in Japan."

My Way News - Texas Startup Says It Has Batteries Beat

My Way News - Texas Startup Says It Has Batteries Beat: "An Austin-based startup called EEStor promised 'technologies for replacement of electrochemical batteries,' meaning a motorist could plug in a car for five minutes and drive 500 miles roundtrip between Dallas and Houston without gasoline." Do you believe it? I'm highly skeptical when I see claims like this. However, it is also exciting to imagine. I remember years ago thinking that capacitors seem like a better solution than batteries, but when I looked into it, I found the main problem is leakage, that is, electrons "leaking" across the insulator. I'm not an expert, but I understand the basic principles here. EEStor may indeed be pulling a fast one here, but they are saying interesting things when they say they improved the insulating material to accomplish this. We'll see.

My Way News - U.S. Troop Buildup Felt in Iraq Hotspots

My Way News - U.S. Troop Buildup Felt in Iraq Hotspots: "Adgie said he received a report Monday that al-Qaida in Iraq beheaded a 12-year-old boy in the middle of the street because his father was cooperating with the Americans."