lots more from Americablog

There are lots of great blogs doing lots better reporting and writing than i could ever do. I just try to link to things in the hopes that i can direct more people to the real stories. Americablog is one of the top blogs out there. Here's some of today's stories:

Bush didn't give Marine units in Iraq enough equipment

Yeah, the Republicans really love our troops. That's why it's Democratic blogs who are the ones so irate about stories like these. Think about that, any of your servicemembers who might be reading this today. You won't hear people pushing to alleviate this problem on the conservative blogs, or from the Bush administration.

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Bush's Bigotry Endangers National Security

Front page headline of yesterday's USA Today: "Terror war still short on linguists." We are still desperately short of Arab language linguists, which leaves the US in the lurch overseas and incapable of translating literally millions of emails, letters, phone transcripts and other secret intelligence that is simply piling up. It can take 10 YEARS for someone to become proficient, if they apply themselves. In 2002, only SIX students received undergraduate degrees in Arabic.

And yet, Bush continues to put bigotry and prejudice ahead of national security. As you know, a number of qualified, patriotic Americans with invaluable Arabic language skills have been kicked out of the military simply because they were gay.

Every day that Bush refuses to reinstate them, he is putting our troops and our country at risk. Why does Bush hate national security?

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USAToday: Americans "generally in a funk"

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AP: Bush fighting "Lame-Duck Label"

In one paragraph about Bush: Weak, Sagging poll number, lame-duck....that's our Chimpy. Who knew Bolton would become such a great asset to the Dems. and such a disaster for Bush?

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Why does Bush hate America and allow illegal immigrants at a nuclear
facility?

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GOP wingnut in the House says Democrats live to demonize Christians

"Like a moth to a flame, Democrats can't help themselves when it comes to denigrating and demonizing Christians," Hostettler said.

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Bolton nomination still on hold

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Seriously, Americablog should be a daily stop for anyone who cares about what is going on today and what is being swept under the rug.