Although Abrams is considered a leading neoconservative, his appointment by Bush was controversial due to his conviction in 1991 on two misdemeanor counts of unlawfully withholding information from Congress during the Iran-Contra Affair investigation.

Because you know, we need more convicts running our foreign affairs. I guess that when he filled out that background investigation questionnaire he probably just wrote “see Dick or George” when asked if had ever been convicted of anything.

Also the son-in-law of Normy Podhoretz I believe. We are truly ruled by criminals.

warner says that events in sadr city are a hopeful sign?

It’s standard buying into the Republican narrative on the Iraq war. Everything is a good sign and shows that we are making progress.

Going upstairs.