Reid Recall Gathers Momentum
In his own home state of Nevada! This from Battleborn Politics blog:In my view, in Harry Reid we in Nevada have a Senator from San
Francisco, not a Senator from Nevada. For reasons completely unknown by me (and
probably unknown by Reid, too), Reid has decided to hitch his star to the far
left. Nevadan's aren't like Harry Reid - we aren't defeatist; we aren't allied
with the far left; we want victory in the war...and, in my view, even those out
here who disagree with President Bush don't hate him to the point that they'd
actually go out and make enemy propaganda about the war already being lost by
the United States of America.
Considering what Arnold did to Governor Gray Davis of California a few years ago, the Nevadans might actually have something here. In a related story, read this email from a Marine on the frontlines in Iraq:
We are winning over here in Al Anbar province. I don't know
about Baghdad, but Ramadi was considered THE hotspot in Al Anbar, the worse
province, and it has been very quiet. The city is calm, the kids are playing in
the streets, the local shops are open, the power is on at night, and daily
commerce is the norm rather than the exception. There have been no complex
attacks since March. That is HUGE progress. This quiet time is allowing the
Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police to establish themselves in the eyes of the people.
The Iraqi people also want IA's and IP's in their areas. The Sunni Sheiks are
behind us and giving us full support. This means that almost all Sunnis in Al
Anbar are now committed to supporting the US and Iraqi forces. It also means
that almost all insurgents left out here are AQ. FYI, the surge is just
beginning. Gen Petraeus' strategy is just getting started and we're seeing huge
gains here.
However, you don't see Harry Reid talking about
this.