Neil Rogers ShowProgressive News and Op-Ed Articles featured on The Neil Rogers ShowMy Plan for Iraq- (Found July 15, 2008 ) The call by Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki for a timetable for the removal of American troops from Iraq presents an enormous opportunity. We should seize this moment to begin the phased redeployment of combat troops that I have long advocated, and that is needed for long-term success in Iraq and the security interests of the United States.http://news.neilrogers.com/news/articles/2008071510.html Fannie, Freddie and You- (Found July 15, 2008 ) And now weve reached the next stage of our seemingly never-ending financial crisis. This time Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are in the headlines, with dire warnings of imminent collapse. How worried should we be Well, Im going to take a contrarian position: the storm over these particular lenders is overblown. Fannie and Freddie probably will need a government rescue. But since its already clear that that rescue will take place, their problems wont take down the economy.http://news.neilrogers.com/news/articles/2008071509.html President George W Bush Backs Israeli Plan for Strike on Iran- (Found July 15, 2008 ) President George W Bush has told the Israeli government that he may be prepared to approve a future military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities if negotiations with Tehran break down, according to a senior Pentagon official. Despite the opposition of his own generals and widespread scepticism that America is ready to risk the military, political and economic consequences of an airborne strike on Iran, the president has given an amber light to an Israeli plan to attack Irans main nuclear...http://news.neilrogers.com/news/articles/2008071508.html The Wedding Crashers: A Short Till-Death-Do-Us-Part History of Bush's Wars- (Found July 15, 2008 ) It was a tribal affair. Against a picture-perfect sunset, before a beige-colored cross and an altar made of the very Texas limestone that was also used to build her family's "ranch," veil-less in an Oscar de la Renta gown, the 26 year-old bride said her vows. More than 200 members of her extended family and friends were on hand, as well as the 14 women in her "house party," who were dressed "in seven different styles of knee-length dresses in seven different colors that matched the palette of...http://news.neilrogers.com/news/articles/2008071507.html On drug wars and opium fueled insurgencies- (Found July 15, 2008 ) Over the past few days the Americans have hit the Pakistanis at the border and are increasing threats of hot pursuit. Some of the peace deals between frontier forces and militant groups are holding. In other areas, the Taliban have besieged Pakistani troops, kidnapped soldiers and others, and killed them in ambushes. In Pakistan's newspapers the debate is about how much Pakistan can support the American war on terror. An article by Mohammad Ali Siddique suggests that Pakistan can't afford not...http://news.neilrogers.com/news/articles/2008071506.html Ya can't make it up- (Found July 15, 2008 ) The New Yorker says its satire. It certainly will be candy for cable news. At a press availability Sunday afternoon in San Diego, Senator Obama was asked, according to the diligent Maria Gavrilovic of CBS News: The upcoming issue of the New Yorker, the July 21st issue, has a picture of you, depicting you and your wife on the cover. Have you seen it If not, I can show it to you on my computer. It shows your wife Michelle with an Afro and an AK 47 and the two of you doing the fist bump with you..http://news.neilrogers.com/news/articles/2008071505.html Reed, Hagel to accompany Obama on trip to war zone- (Found July 15, 2008 ) Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has called on a bipartisan pair of Army veterans, Senators Jack Reed and Chuck Hagel, to accompany him to war-torn Iraq and Afghanistan, a tour that could burnish his credentials for the fall campaign against another Senate colleague with a stronger military background, Republican John McCain.http://news.neilrogers.com/news/articles/2008071504.html AP: Is John McCain too old to be president- (Found July 15, 2008 ) In a recent poll, 19% of Americans thought first of "old" as a response to presidential candidate John McCain's name. If elected at the age of 72, McCain would be the oldest person ever to assume the presidency. "He's getting on the upper end of the comfort zone for Americans, who wonder whether he's going to have the vigor," communications professor Leonard Steinhorn told the Associated Press.http://news.neilrogers.com/news/articles/2008071503.html New poll has Obama, McCain nearly tied- (Found July 15, 2008 ) A new poll showing Sens. Barack Obama (D-IL) and John McCain (R-AZ) essentially tied in the race for the White House has prompted one pundit to ask if Obama has "peaked too soon." Rasmussen Reports released their latest survey today with Obama at 44% of the vote, while McCain was at 42%, a statistical tie. The senators had been actually tied at 43% for the past two days of Rasmussen's daily tracking poll.http://news.neilrogers.com/news/articles/2008071502.html Video: Bush aide caught offering access for donations- (Found July 15, 2008 ) Donate $250,000 to the Bush presidential library and meet the man himself. This is the message of lobbyist Stephan Payne, who offers access to Dick Cheney, Condoleeza Rice and other top officials for six-figure donations towards a Texas library to commemorate Bush's presidency, The Sunday Times reported Saturday.http://news.neilrogers.com/news/articles/2008071501.html |