[Alas Babylon!]

As always, soliciting FReeper comments, observations, and opinions.

Biden makes it three Sundays in a row!

[DoctorMichael]

Morning! Hope y'all had a good T-Day and had much to be thankful for!

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[anita]

John Warner, Joe Biden, David Broder, David Gregory, Eugene Robinson, & Judy Woodruff - 1 RINO and 6 Liberals. Nice going Russert. Why even pretend show of balance in guest selection, right? Did Mrs.Greenspan refuse to appear on the round-table?

Seventy percent of people surveyed said that criticism of the war by Democratic senators hurts troop morale

Let 's see if Russert confronts Biden with this Wash.Post poll story

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Democrats fumed last week at Vice President Cheney's suggestion that criticism of the administration's war policies was itself becoming a hindrance to the war effort. But a new poll indicates most Americans are sympathetic to Cheney's point.

Seventy percent of people surveyed said that criticism of the war by Democratic senators hurts troop morale -- with 44 percent saying morale is hurt "a lot," according to a poll taken by RT Strategies. Even self-identified Democrats agree: 55 percent believe criticism hurts morale, while 21 percent say it helps morale.

The results surely will rankle many Democrats, who argue that it is patriotic and supportive of the troops to call attention to what they believe are deep flaws in President Bush's Iraq strategy. But the survey itself cannot be dismissed as a partisan attack. The RTs in RT Strategies are Thomas Riehle, a Democrat, and Lance Tarrance, a veteran GOP pollster.

Their poll also indicates many Americans are skeptical of Democratic complaints about the war. Just three of 10 adults accept that Democrats are leveling criticism because they believe this will help U.S. efforts in Iraq. A majority believes the motive is really to "gain a partisan political advantage." There is still support for Bush's policy going forward. A plurality, 49 percent, believe that troops should come home only when the Iraqi government can provide for its own security, while 16 percent support immediate withdrawal, regardless of the circumstances.

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[Pusterfuss]

Is there anyone less important to the national debate than "Plugs" Biden?

Thanks AB

[Jackknife]

Ahhhhhh........

The usual suspects....

[Chuck54]

Meet the Depressed will hammer on the "latest" Allawi diatribe about how Human rights abuses in Iraq now are as bad, or worse, than they when Saddam Hussein was in power.

Biden and Warner will be "deeply concerned".

Bet on it.

[Carolinamom]

Thanks for the thread, AB, but I can't seem to work up much enthusiasm for listening to any of the guests.

[rcocean]

Round up the usual suspects.

Where's McCrazy? Did his personal makeup artist take a day off?

[johnny7]

Ugh...

[NautiNurse]

Joe Biden on a Sunday talk show? Will wonders never cease...

[RobFromGa]

I'm sooo happy to see something new on top of Breaking News.

[evad]

Whit Ayres and Doug Schoen, political pollsters.

Ahhh...makers of news.

[mainepatsfan]

Has Biden been on the Sunday shows more than McCain this year?

[Just mythoughts]

Thanksgiving Sunday, and the liberals are thankful they are still depressed, spreading their wealth of depression around.

[MNJohnnie]

Well looks like we are back to the Bash Bush Senators only again. What the HECK is the matter with Fox. MTP is obviously sold out. Wonder why he is lurching so hard to the Left?

Could Timmy Russert be in trouble? Is he pulling a Murtha to avoid possible prosecution for perjury over his Testimony in the Affair du Plame?

Hey I know it is Tin Foil hat territory but since we where treated to 3 weeks of Dinosaur Media speculation-pretending-to-be-news prior to Fritzmus, I think it only fair we return the favor.

[snugs]

He must have a permanent place booked, if he gets paid for these appearances he must be raking it in.

[mathluv]

Morning AB, and thanks for the thread.

[txradioguy]

Morning everyone.

Thanks for the thread AB.

[Morgan in Denver]

Morning and thanks, AB. Morning too to everyone else too. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving.

[Fishtalk]

Morning AB, All:

Biden's job this week is to go all about and take credit for troop reduction in Iraq on behalf of the Democrats.

Why not?

The man's an expert at taking credit for the work of others.

[rodguy911]

Good Morning everyone and happy Thanksgiving to all, and thanks AB for providing the thread as usual.

Looks like the same old, same old, on msm t.v. I listened to about a half hour of "what it meant to be a patriot" on c-spam earlier and was not too surprising that few actually got it.

I see anita is hotter than a firecracker already! Looks like I will be super-busy today with top ten analysis.