Desperation and oversight

You can tell the White House is desperate*. They're counting on Michelle Malkin "to fight the new media war".

Back to the real war. If you think Gord is the only one who knows Bush has to be stopped now, Colonel Murtha's got a surprise for you:

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Murtha announced his intention to use the power of the purse try and close US prisons at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay, eliminate the signing statements President Bush uses to secretly expand executive power and restrict the building of permanent bases in Iraq.

And starting February 17, Murtha will begin holding "extensive hearings" to block an escalation of the war in Iraq and ultimately redeploy US troops out of the conflict. Murtha predicts that a non-binding resolution criticizing Bush's expansion of the war would pass the Congress by a two to one vote. But he believes that only money, not words, will get the President's attention.

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Most vets know this but for you others, don't piss off a stubborn old Marine.

Update:

More from Jim Webb on 'Plan B, C, D'.

And while these serious men try to undo the damage done to this nation, an idiot caves.

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