For some time now, the issue of the questionable dismissal by Atty. General Alberto Gonzales concerning the firing of eight U.S. attorneys has been the firing the headlines and from all indications, Gonzales better brace himself for further frying coming from the different sectors.

As its stands, all politician, republicans and so forth have openly criticized and questioned his ability to lead, even though Gonzales shares that he is not bothered by it…for now.

However, if the headlines are any indication, he is up for more issue ahead. Many have sent feelers for Gonzales to step down but unless he officially does so, the crisis is sure to remain in the air and the issue running around for the next couple of days.

For sure, there will be a lot of eagle eyes looking on and Gonzales is all too well aware of them. The question that remains for now is up to when he can handle it and what course of action can the attorney general possibly be thinking at the moment.

[tags]attorney general, fired US attorneys, alberto gonzales[/tags]

Win or lose, wife of former president Bill Clinton, Hilary has no regrets of going back to her senatorial position. The bottom-line is that she is happy with either situation and there is no other vested interest intended for her moves as far as her career is concerned.

“You know she’s not — some people who run for president can’t wait to get out of the Senate, or out of whatever other job she’s got. She loves it. She’s still doing it. She’s still going to her committee meetings, going to upstate New York and trying to run for president as well,” Clinton told CNN’s Larry King. “So, for her personally she’s going to be fine regardless. I think it’d be best for the country if she were elected president, but if voters make another choice, she’s a great senator, and she loves her job, and we’ll have a great life.” – President Clinton: Wife will be ‘fine’ if she loses

This disclosure made by former president Bill Clinton to CNN’s Larry Brown with regards to the status of her wife. While he is open to helping her wife in any way, the fact remains that he will be by her side no matter what happens.

[tags]hilary clinton, bill clinton, presidency, election[/tags]

We are all aware of the new reliance of people with regards to electronic mail today as a proof of conversations and communication between two parties or groups. The US administration has used this new offer of technology as a means of communicating internally and this includes both confident and common communication proceedings.

It is also a fact that that administration has been under fire for the reported loss of over 5 million e-mails at the White House server and this is an issue that could go out of bounds considering that it is a violation of the federal Presidential Records Act.

It has not yet been confirmed if the loss of the tons of e-mails were done intentionally but one thing is for sure, the White House is all screwed up!

Here is an excerpt from CNN surrounding this issue:

Millions of White House e-mails may be missing, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino acknowledged Friday.

“I wouldn’t rule out that there were a potential 5 million e-mails lost,” Perino told reporters.

The administration was already facing sharp questions about whether top presidential advisers including Karl Rove improperly used Republican National Committee e-mail that the White House said later disappeared.

The latest comments were a response to a new report from a liberal watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), alleging that over a two-year period official White House e-mail traffic for hundreds of days has vanished — in possible violation of the federal Presidential Records Act.

“This story is really now a two-part issue,” CREW’s Melanie Sloan told CNN. “First there’s the use of the RNC e-mail server that’s inappropriate by White House officials and secondly we’ve also learned that there were between March of 2003 and October of 2005 apparently over 5 million e-mail that were not preserved and these are e-mail on the regular White House server.”

Perino stressed there’s no indication the e-mails were intentionally lost, but she was careful not to dispute the outside group’s allegations. “I’m not taking issue with their conclusions at this point,” Perino said. “We’re checking into them. There are 1,700 people in the Executive Office of the President.” – White House: Millions of e-mails may be missing; CNN News April 13, 2007.

People running for political office do not win the trust and vote of people by merely sitting down. The financial aspect and funds are essential requirements for a political candidate to be known and spread anywhere. The battle today is the strategic approach on how to make money, the obvious life stream of US politics to support their move towards successful political campaigns.

It has been proven that the chances of candidates to win elections are obviously relying on funds to support their venture. Such has been proven from past electoral candidates such as George Bush in the 2000 elections where he was able to raise close to $30 million dollars in a single quarter (excerpt taken from The Money Shot).

Gone are the days of medieval means of making candidates known through simple campaign methods. The use of tri-media such as television, radio and print ads obviously need the support of money. Sad to say, this has been the differentiating factor and leverage being used to be ahead of the other packs of running political candidates in the United States today.

[tags]politics, candidates, life stream, budget, finance[/tags]

The political bickering continues as the Democrats have given President Bush a deadline to pull out the troops from the war infested country of Iraq. Bush as expected did not think too highly of this move, calling it a delaying tactic to send his requested funding for troops and allowing them to push with their pet spending projects.

It is very obvious that Bush has slowly lost the confidence of his countrymen, taking into account that almost 3,200 troops were killed during the Iraqi War and yet his persistence in sending out troops to make up for the lost headcount. Many fellowmen have viewed this as becoming a personal vendetta for Bush, fronting innocent lives to carry out the mission of overpowering the already decapitated nation.

As it stands, the political circus will continue as debates are being set to tackle the sensitive issue in Iraq. Congress has been supporting Bush on his antics, but the Democrats aim to emphasize more on valuing the sacrifices of US troops rather than focus on power which has been the obvious theme of the whole ordeal from the very start.

[tags]democrats, congress, president bush, iraq, us troops[/tags]

Normally, family issues would become a cause for concern and an obstacle for people to pull-out from certain undertakings concerning any endeavor. But for John Edwards who life has been obviously highlighted with unavoidable life issues, the latest of which was the diagnosis of the return of his wife, Elizabeth Edwards, breast cancer illness.

Edwards, a 2004 vice president nominee, has already had to deal with the death of his son Wade in 1996 and this latest development is deemed something that will hurt his political campaign. Other than morally affecting his state of mind, the schedule for treatment of the curable breast cancer disease is sure to take its toll on Edwards.

However, his campaign will push through and from all indications; he will just have to deal with the situation as it is. While the roads to probable victory may not be bright, the sympathy of his co-candidates was expressed for the tough-luck candidate.

[tags]john edwards, cancer, elizabeth edwards, presidency race, politics, campaigns[/tags]

The democrats are planning to place a vote on the issuance of subpoenas to White House officials with regards to the firing of 8 U.S. attorneys. As it stands, President Bush is totally against it claiming that putting such people under such circumstances would damage their ability to provide “candid advice” to the president.

There have been a lot of speculations with regards to how this issue is being treated. There are sources that have been considered this as a political opportunity to score against the current administration while some are saying that it may open a can of worms with regards to President Bush’ administration. Either way, the continued reluctance of the U.S. President is only enticing the Democratic Party to pursue the issue even more.

While Bush should be given commendation for his continuous cooperation with regards to other matters coming his way, this issue has drawn the line with regards to his credibility. Unless the issue has been settled to satisfy all parties concerned, it will be something that can be seen among the list of issues that headlines feast on daily.

[tags]lawyers, democratic party, president bush, subpoenas[/tags]

While many have criticized President Bush’s every move and decision-making ordeals with regards to the Iraq war, his latest appeal for longer patience is something I would agree with. Stating that the issue of the demand for the end of the Iraq war is easier said than done, it would take some months before the war can be considered truly over.

The democratic parties are planning to bring up the issue to tackle on the request of President Bush for additional funding for the US troops that he wants to send to the ongoing Iraq war crisis. While many perceive the move as totally heartless since it would mean giving up further lives for country, the funds part is something that has drawn the ire of the people, especially the ones seated in government positions.

While the point raised by the President may be commendable, the fact remains that sending additional troops will only escalate matters. Hopefully Bush has an answer to this as well to spare innocent American lives.

[tags]Iraq, President Bush, US Troops[/tags]

And so the probe continues. The current issue surrounding the cheap medical treatment and attention that US troops have been getting from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center seems to be escalating as more issues are being unraveled as the days go by. Finger pointing and getting to the bottom of all issues concerned is certainly something that has been common and it would not be surprising to see President Bush’ name among the people to be blamed.

To date, former Army Secretary Francis Harvey has been forced to resign because of the issue and it will not take long before some other big names would follow. The US troops have become a sensitive issue as of late and with this dilemma now brought into the open, the media will certainly have a field day in exposing the issue at hand. Perhaps even the candidates may use this as leverage in their campaign since attending to the current needs seems to be more important to get those votes in their corner.

[tags]walter reed medical center, us troops, war vets, iraq[/tags]

Initiating the undying issue of the US troops that are in Iraq and to hopefully instigate the demand to put an end to the 4 years dilemma is in the works as spearheaded by various sectors of the senate and the house democrats. Only President Bush stands in the way of such legislation where the main concern is recalling the US troops and restructuring where they should be focused.

The main agenda for the legislation is to refocus the original plan of the military that of which is to fight the rising count of terrorism in various parts of the world. Much of the focus will start to place the original focus on Afghanistan where terrorism started in the first place.

Such a re-evaluation is seen as setting the proper targets and review of the troops placement since terrorism has not been fully covered as of to date. With the impending plan, the US troops are expected to be set back on the right track on the continuing war against terrorism.

[tags]democrats, us troops, iraq, afghanistan, war, senate, Bush[/tags]