“[T]he surge is not the solution to Iraq’s problems because it is not achieving the political benchmarks that were the stated purpose of our troop increase. You cannot end a civil war unless the warring parties resolve their differences, and only a removal of our combat brigades will put meaningful pressure on the Iraqis to do so.”
Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) has spoken by phone to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and urged him to “fully return Pakistan to the democratic path.”
“[W]hat they’re truly offering is secrecy in place of openness. Fiat in place of law. And in
place of the forthright argument and judicial deliberation that ought to be this country’s pride, two simple words from our president’s mouth: ‘Trust me.’”
Mitt Romney on Meet the Press yesterday attacked Mike Huckabee’s comments in a new Foreign Affairs article that the Bush administration has an “arrogant bunker mentality.” Romney called on Huckabee to apologize to President Bush.
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Despite Minutemen founder Jim Gilchrist’s endorsement of Mike Huckabee this week, Minutemen president Chris Simcox sent out a press release yesterday slamming Huckabee’s immigration record.
It was the Democrats’ turn today to debate for the last time before the January 3 Iowa caucuses. Like yesterday’s Republican debate, the Democrats focused on trade and energy policy. The candidates revealed no new policy positions, and instead tried to highlight the overall messages of their campaigns.
Mike Huckabee apologized to Mitt Romney after yesterday’s Republican debate, saying he was sorry for raising questions about Romney’s Mormon faith. The Los Angeles Times reports that the events again pushed religion to the fore of the discussion over the Republican nomination battle.
In the Republican candidates’ last debate before Iowa’s January 3 caucuses, immigration played almost no role and Iran and Iraq also received little mention. Instead, much of the Des Moines Register-hosted debate centered on questions of economics and trade.
Jim Gilchrist, founder of the anti-illegal immigrant group the Minuteman Project, endorsed Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee yesterday. Huckabee won out over anti-illegal immigration candidate Tom Tancredo (R-CO) even though Gilchrist said Tancredo was the “inspiration for launching the Minuteman Project.” The endorsement also comes as something of a surprise considering accusations from Huckabee’s opponents that he is soft on illegal immigration, like this new ad from the Romney campaign:
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