Charles Pena
Charles Pena
bush given might president sign surprise vote
It would not surprise me, ... just given how much President Bush defers to Rumsfeld on every issue. The president might see this as a vote of no-confidence in Rumsfeld. The surprise would be if he does sign off on it.
held masks past recruiting release talking thousands troops
Stop-loss masks the recruiting problem. We are talking about thousands -- if not tens of thousands -- of troops who are being held past their release date.
business ceos fortunes top work
As a company's fortunes fare, so do the CEOs and other top managers, and that is the way it should work in the business world,
correct deserve fair government policy question tied
While it may not be fair to say they don't deserve to make what they are making, it is correct to question why they are making so much money. Their profitability is tied to government policy decisions.
afford atmosphere bargaining cuts defense democrats fight political seen social soft
The political atmosphere is charged. Democrats can't afford to be seen as soft on defense or terrorism. They're going to have to fight the social cuts without bargaining on defense.