The attempt to impose moral values upon political decisions has reach its apogee, and nadir during the Bush administration. But it has long been the case that one group claims to have the high moral ground and is therefore justified in telling the rest of us how to live and love. It is time to stop.
A defiant President George W. Bush said Friday he will veto any and all Iraq funding bills that include a timetable for withdrawal.
Bush knows he holds the cards on the issue because the slim Democratic majority in Congress does not have the votes to override a veto even though polls show an overwhelming majority of Americans want our troops out of Iraq.
A high-level Bush administration official who used a high-priced call-girl ring resigned Friday but sources say other Presidential appointees may be caught in the emerging scandal.
Randall Tobias, head of the administration’s foreign aid programs, stepped down but still may face prosecution for use of the expensive prostitutes.
President George W. Bush is quietly back pedaling on his failed Iraq war strategy as the White House works to scale back expectations and lower the threshold for measurable results.