Did you know that there are only 8 days until the Senate is back in session? Damn, I miss those guys. I'm not sure how I'll celebrate just yet, but I did make sure my C-SPAN jersey was clean for opening day.
Still, even with the recess and all my favorite DC characters scattered across the country, it was pretty easy to dig up stuff for the KV News. No Senate action, but JK's been keeping himself busy tending to Mass issues and correcting W's crazy recollection of history.
Oh, and I have to add that the NIE was released this week, which I neglected to include in the newsreel. Sorry about that. In my defense, it's certainly not news to anyone who's been paying attention that the political process in Iraq is not working. The Senator has been warning of that for some time now. As much as we'd all like to see a stable Iraq, what this administration is doing to help ensure that outcome has been as much a failure as the rest of their management of this ill-conceived conflict.
Here's Sen. Kerry's statement on the NIE
KERRY SAYS NIE SHOWS ESCALATION ISN'T WORKING"It's no surprise that today's NIE says political progress in Iraq is 'elusive', and guesses that 'the Iraqi government will become more precarious over the next six to 12 months'. The latest NIE on Iraq reinforces what we've known for a long time: despite our troops' sacrifice, Iraqi politicians are not taking the necessary steps to achieve national reconciliation, and only political progress can build a sustainable security in Iraq."
Comments (3)
Posted by ProSense | August 27, 2007 6:21 PM
Excellent, as usual. Thanks.
Posted by fedup | August 27, 2007 7:50 PM
Excellent REAL news as usual.
Can't wait for the Senate to start back up. Wow, just today Gonzales and Sen. Craig, arrested and pleaded guilty to lewd conduct in an airport bathroom ( wow, I never heard he was even arrested).
Posted by beachmom | August 28, 2007 11:55 AM
Thanks for another great reel. I like the musical themes, too. I especially was happy to see Kerry get involved to urge the FDA to get a move on on sunscreen labelling.