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In a speech to the American Legion Convention in Salt Lake City, Secretary Rumsfeld asked “Can we truly afford to believe that somehow, some way, vicious extremists can be appeased?” Inasmuch as the term “appeasement” is widely associated with unsuccessful pre-World War II efforts to deter Adolf Hitler from starting a war, Democratic critics of President Bush’s handling of the war on terror were quick to take offense. “I never said ‘appease,’” protested Representative John Murtha (D-Penn). “I said we should assuage the fears of the Muslims by pulling our troops out of their countries.” “Mollify is the term I...

September 13, 2006 As tempting as it may be, no, that is not my description of the Leader of the House Democratic Party. It is the title of the email I received from her staff today. In the Democrats quest to retake control of our government from Republicans, while we are in a war they don’t like, these emails are coming at an every increasing rate. Excerpts from her email reads: The only thing the Republicans have left to offer the American people is fear. And the fear-mongering has turned up to full volume in congressional races across America. Let’s...

The `other' L-word has become a dirty one ANTONIA ZERBISIAS "Being termed a liberal is terrifying; it's terrifying." Phil Donahue on CBC-TV's the fifth estate, January 26, 2005 CBC-TV's the fifth estate probably won more international attention for its recent "Sticks and Stones" episode than any of its looks at political or corporate malfeasance. That's because it examined the U.S. news media in the divided states of America, a place where political discourse has devolved into high-decibel denunciation, especially from the right. Even in Canada, we can't escape the invective. Wander up the nosebleed section of the digital dial, and...