Where’s the Outrage?

Come on. It is Eric Prince. This guy is well bred. Good school. Military training. Sitting in front of some Congressmen isn’t going to get him to crack. Get real. He was smooth and cool just as one would have expected.

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From WaPo:

The chairman of the Blackwater private security firm said yesterday that guards working for his company have “acted appropriately at all times” while protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq and accused critics of making “baseless allegations of wrongdoing” against them.

In a contentious hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Erik Prince said it is up to the Justice Department, not Blackwater, to investigate shootings and other acts of violence involving Blackwater employees and, if warranted, prosecute personnel involved in the deaths of Iraqi civilians. (more…)

 

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Tags: Congress, Countdown, Iraq by ecthompson
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Now poll shows that the public is actually way ahead of the Democratic party. The public wants funding cut for the war. They want the troops home. What are the Dems waiting for? This is their stamp of approval or their permission slip.

Update:  Video added.  Howard Fineman has some thoughtful commentary.  The Democrats need to awake and fight for the American people or they will be left out in the cold.   Also, please note that President Bush’s approval rating remains in the toilet.
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From WaPo:

Most Americans oppose fully funding President Bush’s $190 billion request for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a sizable majority support an expansion of a children’s health insurance bill he has promised to veto, putting Bush and many congressional Republicans on the wrong side of public opinion on upcoming foreign and domestic policy battles.

The new Washington Post-ABC News poll also shows deep dissatisfaction with the president and with Congress. Bush’s approval rating stands at 33 percent, equal to his career low in Post-ABC polls. And just 29 percent approve of the job Congress is doing, its lowest approval rating in this poll since November 1995, when Republicans controlled both the House and Senate. It also represents a 14-point drop since Democrats took control in January. (more…)

 

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