Columbia University Democrats

Washington Post article on student anti-war coalition building and the Saturday protest. There’s a nice mention of the Columbia University contingent with a quote from David Judd. Bwog also covered our trip. There is a great video of the protest on youtube.

The Senate Foriegn Relation Committee voted on quite the partisan resolution yesterday. In a move to show how much they dispise the escalation plan in Iraq, they actually voted on a resolution to condemn President Bush’s plan. The best part? It passed 12-9, with Sen. Hegel joining the the rest of Chairman Biden’s Contingent for the Force of Good, ie Democrats.

Meanwhile with Wolf Blitzer in the Situation Room, none other then Cheney was being interviewed about Iraq. Blitzer described him as “in a word, defiant, saying about the idea of any kind of resolution from the Senate, quote, ‘It won’t stop us.’” Here’s a money quote from Cheney, “We are moving forward. The Congress has control over the purse strings. They have the right, obviously, if they want to cut off funding, but in terms of this effort the President has made his decision and I think it’s far too soon for the talking heads on television to conclude that it’s impossible to do.”

Give me a break. Sorry that your grand strategy failed in its beginnings, failed in its mission, and continues to fail today. Such failure would normally mean a change in a policy. It’s like the Bush administration is a kid that keeps touching a hot stove, but never learns that the stove is HOT. It will burn your hand. So either quit touching it or get an oven mitt. It is amazing how out of touch these people really are.

Kerry used the floor of the Senate today to announce to no one’s surprise that he won’t be running for the nomination. So ends a sad chapter in Democratic history…but here’s to the next one.

Josh and Jacob have been so good that Blogger thinks they’re spamming. Anyways, that was a downer of a speech. My highlights: Republicans yelling so it sounds like more than a 1/3rd of the room is giving a standing ovation, Bush changing topics to Iraq without mentioning Iraq, and, of course, Wesley Autrey and Dikembe Mutumbo showing up all the other special guests. (Note to sports section editors: give everyone a laugh and put the shot of Mutumbo standing in between Laura Bush and another really short woman).

Stick around for the Democratic response by Jim Webb

The L&D summary of Bush’s remarks:
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

Bush has finally upgraded Africa from country to continent – about damn time.

Let’s review. In 2002 Bush named Iran, Iraq and North Korea to the axis of evil. 2007 status: Iraq = disaster. Iran = scary as hell. North Korea = Oh right, we forgot about them.