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Iraq: Democratic senators visiting Iraq have seen for themselves that President Bush's surge strategy is working. But their party has so much invested in losing this war, they're muffling the good news. Interviewed from Iraq, Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, last week admitted that our forces are "making real progress" there. Durbin told CNN, "What we find is that the surge has troops going into areas where for 4 1/2 years we have not seen our military in action." But back in January, delivering the Democratic response to the president's State of the Union address,...

With the success of the surge in Iraq becoming more evident with each passing day, a new ailment has gripped the Mainstream Media and the liberals: Surge Derangement Sydrome (SDS). The earliest known case of SDS occurred on April 23  when Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, responded to a question by CNN's congressional correspondent Dana Bash of whether he would believe General David Petraeus if he reported that the "so-called surge" is working: REID: No, I don't believe him, because it's not happening. All you have to do is look at the facts. Well, as we do look at the facts that...

By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Writer 35 minutes ago One senator said U.S. troops are routing out al-Qaida in parts of Iraq. Another insisted President Bush's plan to increase troops has caused tactical momentum. One even went so far on Wednesday as to say the argument could be made that U.S. troops are winning. These are not Bush-backing GOP die-hards, but Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin, Bob Casey and Jack Reed. Even Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services committee, said progress was being made by soldiers. The suggestions by them and other Democrats in recent days that at...

It appears that today is a watershed day with regard to US policy in Iraq. Democratic leaders now acknowledge that the surge is working. The only catch is, they say it's no surprise, they've known it for a while, and it's nothing significant. Senators Durbin and Casey are in Iraq, and were interviewed this morning by CNN's John Roberts (video below). Senator Durbin made the first attempt to recognize the success of the surge and dismiss it in one breath: SEN. DICK DURBIN: There were two important parts of this story, the military type as Senator Casey said the...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- In an ironic vote, Senate Democrats led a fight against an amendment to the SCHIP bill on Thursday night that would have helped poor pregnant women and their unborn children obtain prenatal care. They voted against restoring a program that allows states to provide help for pregnant women in difficult financial circumstances. The reasons for the vote likely had more to do with the politics of abortion. In 2002, President Bush authorized a change in the SCHIP program that allowed states to cover pregnant women and their babies -- and many states such as California, Rhode...

Sen. Bob Casey believes that life begins at conception. He supports alternatives to embryonic stem cell research. And he calls himself a proud, "pro-life Democrat." Yet Pennsylvania's new junior senator quickly drew the ire of a roomful of anti-abortion activists yesterday when he declined to pledge his support for like-minded 2008 presidential candidates. "I've supported a lot of pro-life candidates, I've supported a lot of candidates who are not pro-life," said Mr. Casey, prompting a chorus of boos and catcalls. "I don't think you could make a determination, in my judgment, about who the president should be based upon their...

SCRANTON, PA, November 14, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Within 24 hours of winning the bitter Pennsylvanian Senate race against incumbent Republican Rick Santorum, Democrat Senator-elect Bob Casey, Jr. let his real agendas show through.  Citizenlink.org has reported that, the very day after the election, Casey announced that he would work in support of legislation to increase the scope of federal hate crimes law to encompass sexual orientation and gender identity as a victim group.   Casey was chosen by the Democratic party to run against Santorum because of his supposedly moderate Democratic views. Throughout the election race, Casey’s campaign touted him...

Sex columnist & Casey [D-Pa] donor Dan Savage said - "Carl Romanelli" [G-Pa] "should be dragged behind a pickup truck until there's nothing left but the rope." (2:41)... This story has gotten VERY LITTLE press coverage. UPDATE: He did offer mealy-mouthed "regrets" for comments, but had to bring up Ann Coulter in the process...

Anyone who wants to help kick MoveOn.org's backside this election can help by blogging about how MoveOn.org knowingly and willfully welcomed anti-Semitic, racist, and anti-Catholic hate speech at its Action Forum until the widening scandal forced the scandal to shut down on September 24. Please circulate this information as widely as possible, especially in states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Connecticut where MoveOn.org is backing candidates. Here is a list of MoveOn.org candidates: Ned Lamont (D-CT) Patrick Murphy for U.S. Congress (D-PA-08) Diane Farrell for U.S. Congress (D-CT-04) Robert Byrd for U.S. Senate (KKK-WV) Bob Casey for U.S. Senate (D-PA) Nick...

Interviewer: Let me ask you to shift gears to the anti-terrorism initiatives. Last night in the debate, I think you said that you'd support warrant- less wiretapping. How does that square with your suspicion about this White House? Why would you be willing to let them do that without judicial oversight? And on the Military Commissions Act, would that have been something you would have supported? In general, your outlook on anti terrorism initiatives. Casey: Yeah, I think going backwards the, with regard to the detainees and interrogation, look, we've had people like John McCain, and you could give other...

Philadelphia, PA (LifeNews.com) -- Terri Schiavo's former husband Michael, the man who won court approval to subject her to a painful euthanasia death, has said he will not endorse either pro-life Sen. Rick Santorum or Democratic challenger Bob Casey in Pennsylvania's competitive Senate race.Schiavo made the announcement at a campaign stop for two pro-abortion Congressional candidates he said his political action committee has endorsed.He indicated he couldn't support either candidate because both supported legislation that allowed Terri's parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, to have a federal court review their lawsuit seeking to prevent Michael from killing Terri.Santorum voted for the...

For those who do not know the "older definition" of the term 'Chicken Hawk,' it was at one time the term for homosexuals who had a penchant for young, (underage) boys. I received a flyer in the mail today from an organization called Vote Kids (votekids.org) that attacks Rick Santorum as being anti children. On a cursory investigation of this organization, I found more questions than answers. The flyer is typical of many this season (frankly from both sides) full of misstatements and distortions. It accuses Santorum and Bush of being "Weapons of Mass Destruction" and harming children. I went...

While his famous conservative elders squabble on the front page of the New York Times, Chris Lilik just keeps his eye on the ball. Attention should be paid. Perhaps significantly in understanding the evolving state of generational politics with young conservatives, while Lilik loved Ronald Reagan he was only a year old when Reagan entered the White House. His conservative heroes, both at the national and state level, are very much alive and talking as a part of contemporary America.

Tuesday, October 17, 2006On To Philly And The Santorum Campaign Posted by Hugh Hewitt  | 7:55 AM It is Tuesday, so I must be on the way to Pennsylvania.Here's the podcast of last night's interview with Colorado's next governor Bob Beauprez.  If you know a voter in Colorado, send him or her the link to the podcast and urge them to listen to Congressman Beauprez talk about his state, the issues it faces, and his opponent, Plea Bargain Bill Ritter.Now I'm off to Philly, to a 6 PM broadcast and Townhall.com rally with Rick Santorum.  (Bob Casey is welcome to appear as well and have...

What issue unites pro-Israel Democrats like Sen. Frank Lautenberg and the National Jewish Democratic Council with Moveon.org, who has been badly embarrassed by the hateful, anti-Semitic postings of the kook fringe on its blog? It's discrediting Sen. Rick Santorum, a conservative Pennsylvania Republican currently locked in a bruising fight for re-election to a third term. In an op-ed in The Washington Times in August, Robert Goldberg detailed how hundreds of postings on Moveon.org's Web site rail against Jews, using terminology like "Jew" Lieberman, "Zionist Cyber Trolls," "Zionazis" and the like, who are said to be colluding with the Bush administration...

The E-mail records prove that MoveOn.org has, for the past two years, knowingly and willfully allowed its Action Forum to be used as a gathering place for vicious anti-Semites and other bigots.

Rick Santorum can't seem to win for losing, no matter what he does. The U.S. senator from Pennsylvania could save AIDS babies in Africa, end genocide in Darfur and put welfare mothers to work in his own office -- and he'd still be despised by a sizable number of those who hope Democrat Robert Casey Jr. will defeat him come November. Come to think of it, Santorum has tried all those things mentioned above, with some success, but often at great political cost. He has worked for global AIDS relief with Bono, the U2 rock star and one of Santorum's...

As we did in 2004, we've suspended ActionForum for the final push to the election to conserve technology bandwidth. ActionForum will be back after the election.

A Mighty Democrat Has Struck Out By Jeffrey Lord Published 9/15/2006 12:09:16 AM $168,591. By any standard that's a good sized campaign contribution. It may also be turning out to be one more hurdle in an increasing series of self-created stumbling blocks in Pennsylvania State Treasurer Robert Casey, Jr.'s campaign to oust Republican Senator Rick Santorum. Records on file with the Federal Election Commission reveal that MoveOn.org, the far-left interest group, has "bundled" $168,591 for Casey's Senate campaign. The problem? MoveOn is increasingly being accused of pushing an anti-Semitic agenda, as the folks over at Israpundit have documented in great...

But he [Buchanan] never called them "Media owning Jewish pigs" or "sneaky Jewish sympathizers!" Both can be found repeatedly on the Moveon.org Action Forum. Moveon is not the only leftist Web site filled with anti-Semitism. But compared to the Dailykos and the slanderous Huffington Post nothing compares to Moveon in terms of quantity or viciousness. After Sen. Joe Lieberman lost the Democratic primary in Connecticut, one Moveon member stated: "Jew Lieberman first step. Corporate Clinton will be next. Impeachment of BushCo will be third." This one came in with 95 percent of Moveon members responding approving the "Jew Lieberman" post....