Mountain Sage

Obama Briefed on Mexican Drug Wars
The president discusses the conflict Saturday with Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mullen. Source: Obama curious how the U.S. military can help Mexico, particularly in intelligence.
12,000 U.S. Troops Leaving Iraq
The troops will leave by September, joined by 4,000 British troops. Meanwhile a suicide bomber kills dozens at Baghdad’s main police [...]

According to PBS the cost of the earmarks in the bailout bill comes to approximately $150 BILLION.  To put that in some perspective, that is also the approximate cost of the economic stimulus package and of course that is just the financial cost.  Almost importantly is the emotional cost….the Senate proved they couldn’t be trusted [...]