Iraqis Defy Threats to Vote for Assembly

My Way News: "Uncertain Sunni turnout, a string of insurgent attacks that killed 44 and the crash of a British military plane drove home that chaos in Iraq isn't over yet. Yet the mere fact the vote went off seemed to ricochet instantly around a world hoping for Arab democracy and fearing Islamic extremism. 'I am doing this because I love my country, and I love the sons of my nation,' said Shamal Hekeib, 53, who walked with his wife 20 minutes to a polling station near his Baghdad home. 'We are Arabs, we are not scared and we are not cowards,' Hekeib said."

IRAQ ELECTIONS

: "After all car movements were prohibited, thousands of Iraqis make a trip on foot to the town of Al Alamara, Iraq, to place their votes Sunday, Jan. 30 2005. Iraqis turned out to vote Sunday in their country's first free election in a half-century, defying insurgents who launched deadly suicide bombings and mortar strikes at polling stations. By midday, at least 29 people were dead but the violence had slowed and voting picked up." Bush really hung it out there on this vote. It appears it will prove much of what he's been saying about how Iraqis want to have this freedom. So much for the argument that you can't bring freedom and democracy to those who really don't want it bad enough to instate for themselves. What a way for Secretary Rice to start off.

State Helps Suicidal Man Accomplish What He Couldn't

"GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) The district attorney says the man accused of causing the deadly train crash has been charged with murder, with special circumstances making him eligible for the death penalty."

Bush Orders an End to Hiring Columnists

My Way News: "Several investigations, including one by Congress' investigative arm, the Government Accountability Office, and the Education Department, are under way. They are looking into whether any laws were broken - and if so, by whom - when Williams was given the money to produce television and radio ads promoting the No Child Left Behind Act."

My Way News

My Way News: "Democrats registered their unhappiness with Bush's handling of Iraq in the Senate's 85-13 vote to confirm Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state. It was the strongest negative vote against a secretary of state since 1825." Good grief. The press will do whatever they can to twist the story againt Bush. No matter what they say, the truth is Rice was confirmed with 85 votes, greater than a super majority. Yet another win for conservatives.

Senate Confirms Rice As Secretary of State

My Way News: "WASHINGTON (AP) - Condoleezza Rice won easy confirmation Wednesday to be President Bush's new secretary of state, despite strong dissent from a small group of Democrats who said she shares blame for mistakes and war deaths in Iraq. The Senate voted 85 to 13 to confirm Rice, who succeeds Colin Powell as America's top diplomat and becomes the first black woman to hold the job." Boxer, Kennedy, and the other ultra-liberal democrats are in serious trouble. They've been designated to be attack dogs because they are "safe" (there seems no possible way to kick them out of office any time soon). Yet, even after their viscous attacks on Rice, such as directly calling her a liar (very rare to come from politicians), they could only muster 13 votes against her. I would have expected this to be the typical partisan vote. This indicates to me that there are democrats wanting a change in their party. Good for them. Couple this with the recent conservative rhetoric from Hillary Clinton regarding abortion. The ultra-libs may think they are "safe," but I think they are going to start seeing some major, major pressure to back down now.

Rice Confirmed

"WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly confirmed Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state after a host of Democrats harshly criticized Bush administration Iraq policy."

A QUESTION OF DISCLOSURE

Welcome to uExpress featuring Maggie Gallagher -- The Best Advice and Opinions The Universe!: "A QUESTION OF DISCLOSURE" It's very likely the Maggie Gallagher will suffer greatly with this. I also am pretty we'll see some some serious consequences for the adminstration people responsible for these contracts. But this is typical when you see questionably ethics from republicans. The response seems to be very harsh and swift. Republicans are always harder on fellow republicans. Contrast this with democrats. You rarely see punishment for ethics violations. On the contrary, many times democrats are rewarded by fellow democrats. Senator Byrd, for example, was a KKK member, has used the phrase "white n*" on a news program, and I'm sure many, many other racial slurs. He is regarded as one of the highest leaders in the democrat party.

Yahoo! News - Fla. Loses Appeal in Terri Schiavo Case

Yahoo! News - Fla. Loses Appeal in Terri Schiavo Case: "The decision was criticized as 'judicial homicide' by Mrs. Schiavo's father, Robert Schindler, but applauded by her husband, Michael Schiavo, who contends his wife never wanted to be kept alive artificially." Sure, why not? A baby is unable to say "I want to live" so, maybe we should just murder every human unable to communcate.

Dustin Hoffman Denies Relocation Plans

Yahoo! News - Dustin Hoffman Denies Relocation Plans: "'I was doing some publicity for this movie in the states, and one of the things they asked was don't I have a place in London? I said, `Yes, for 25 years, but we haven't been able to use it as much as we want because we didn't like to separate from the kids. So with five kids over the past 35 years, I've lived my life scheduled around the school year. The last kid is in the house, she graduates in five months and I'm going to get to London as soon as I can and finally make use of the place.' 'That turned into: `I'm moving to get away from (President) Bush,'' Hoffman said. He added: 'That's silly. You can't go anywhere in the world to get away from Bush.'"