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Al Qaeda To America: You Can Run But You Cannot Hide By: Christopher G. Adamo Who can ever forget the stirring warning issued by President Bush, on his September 20, 2001 speech to a joint session of Congress, addressing the 9-11 attacks? Clearly, he had the resolve as president, and he knew that this nation’s military fully possessed the ability to act on that resolve, in a manner that would put the terrorists to flight, and ultimately see their destruction. What the President didn’t realize at that time was the presence of an army of cultural "insurgents" already residing within...

Why I'm Voting to Re-elect George W. Bush Written by Michael Ashbury Saturday, October 30, 2004 Has George Bush been the perfect president? No. Of course, I don’t think there have been any perfect president in my lifetime. Yet George Bush, faced with extremely difficult and complex problems of an inherited recession, attack on our soil by extremists determined to destroy our way of life, and managing two wars, has done an excellent job of leading this diverse country, keeping us safe, and moving the economy in the right direction. But, let's look at the real George Bush. He is...

BUSH'S MORAL COURAGE By Lt. Col. Gordon Cucullu FrontPageMagazine.com | September 3, 2004 A young military officer learns that courage comes in many forms. For example, airborne training requires that one develop the bravery needed to step out of an open aircraft door, often at night, sometimes with people shooting at you. Rangers, SEALs and Special Forces are required to develop another form of physical courage--the courage of endurance under prolonged physical and mental stress. Candidates are ground down by the discomfort of short rations, lack of sleep, intense physical challenges and demands on their leadership abilities. This is the...

Kerry maintains perceptual advantage on Medicare; Bush leads on handling terrorismPRINCETON, NJ -- President George W. Bush is playing to his political forte by staging the Republican National Convention in the emotional shadow of Ground Zero in New York City -- the symbolic epicenter of the threat of terrorism -- and encouraging opening-night speakers to focus on the "leadership in dangerous times" message to hail his presidency.A pre-GOP convention CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, conducted Aug. 23-25, finds Bush leading his opponent, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, by 20 points in public perceptions that he is a "strong and decisive leader." Bush...

I was on the Circle Line boat to Ellis Island from Brooklyn’s Army terminal when it hit me. I was overcome with a strange sense of hopefulness and optimism; unlike any I had felt throughout this entire campaign season up to that point. En route to the short ceremony welcoming Vice President Dick Cheney to New York City on the Sunday before the start of the Republican National Convention, amongst all the spirited election year banter being tossed about by the nearly two hundred George Bush supporters on board, I was struck by how little I actually heard the name...

I tell you, it's getting tougher to be an American these days. Seems like everyone around the world either hates us or is embarrassed by us, including some of our own. How else can anyone explain why the U.S. Olympic Committee is telling its athletes— our athletes—to tone down any displays of Americanism while competing in Athens this month? According to a report in the Christian Science Monitor, the moniker of "ugly American" is being used to describe any displays of national pride—flag waving at the Games, the wearing of American flag or other insignia on clothing, etc.—our athletes may...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Reuters) - Flanked by American flags and howitzers, Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday defended the war in Iraq and a policy of preemptive attack against criticism from Democrats at their national convention. With President Bush staying out of the political fray at his Crawford, Texas, ranch, Cheney was on the West Coast to rally fellow Republicans for the November election and counter charges by Democrats meeting in Boston. "Terrorist attacks are not caused by the use of strength. They are invited by the perception of weakness," Cheney said at Camp Pendleton on the Southern California coast....

It's not just the American president who is against us cutting and running from Iraq, as Opposition Leader Mark Latham wants. "It would embolden the enemy who believe that they can shake our will," George Bush said at a press conference alongside our Prime Minister at the White House last week. "They want to kill innocent life because they think that the . . . free world is weak, that when times get tough, we will shirk our duty to those who long for freedom and we'll leave." As howls of outrage engulfed Australia at what was deemed outrageous meddling...

Humor helps at Walter Reed By JAMIE REESE/Special to American Forces Press Service Army Spc. Brian Wilhelm has been at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., since Oct. 11, exactly six months from the time his unit crossed into Iraq. His lower left leg was amputated as a result of being severely wounded in Iraq. Wilhelm is assigned to 1st Battalion, of the 8th Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colo. He has served for 3 ½ years, a combined Army National Guard and active duty time. Wilhelm was wounded Oct. 7 by a rocket-propelled grenade during...

Things did not look good for President George W. Bush in the summer of 2003, but he has entered the New Year with many happy returns indeed. He has rebounded nicely in most of the areas that bedeviled him during the troubled months and now appears poised to win reelection. But it is still a long way to November and in politics, like life, there are no guarantees. Yet there is no question that the president’s team is heading into 2004 breathing easier than just a few months ago. President Bush’s job approval ratings are on the upswing, he leads...

Strength equals respect Posted: December 26, 20031:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com If the Democrats are correct about anything regarding the Bush administration and the war on terror, it is the fact that many nations in the world are not our friends anymore. Some have despised the U.S. for some time and are merely using the terror war as an excuse to go public with their feelings. Others are upset because they don't have the will or power to respond as we do to attacks. Still others hate the U.S. because of our refusal to bow to their will. But they all...

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Today, President Bush attended a fund-raising luncheon at a hotel in Chicago, a meeting with business leaders at the University of Chicago School of Business, and then an evening fund-raiser in Cincinnati. There are a lot of pictures today, so enjoy your Daily Dose of Dubya!

Dick Gephardt: Today, the question is one of how do we extricate ourselves from Iraq, and I believe the first step in that extrication is going to be to rebuild relations with our key allies. It's not just Iraq. It's the Kyoto treaty. It's the ABM agreement. It is agreement after agreement, which were critical to the maintenance of the victory of the Cold War and now to environmental sanity that this president has rejected. No wonder we have so much trouble getting support when we need it.

Storm Gathers Strength in Gulf of Mexico By LYNN BREZOSKY, Associated Press Writer SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - A hurricane watch was posted Sunday along the South Texas coast as Tropical Storm Claudette crawled across the Gulf of Mexico, and campers packed up and left low-lying South Padre Island. The storm was expected to make landfall at near hurricane strength as early as Tuesday, said Miles Lawrence, a forecaster at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. A hurricane watch was in effect along the Texas Gulf Coast from Port O'Connor, about 70 miles northeast of Corpus Christi, to Brownsville and...

The commissioning of the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan is just getting underway. Live video is available on Fox News.

We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail!

We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail!

Good morning!In the news this Wednesday, the President continues his Africa tour with a visit to S. Africa.A factory rampage by a fellow employee, left 6 dead, several wounded, in Meridien Miss. on Tues.More violent weather thundered across the midsection of the country, leaving many without power and in flood danger.A Bangladesh ferry overturned leaving 100s dead, it's feared.And the Dems want a probe into the SOTU Uranium claim by the President.

We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail!