Quick Fire Friday

The Out-of-Towners
The empty streets and available Metro seats have faded away with the commencement of the 110th Congress (Senate, House). Making history, Representative Nancy Pelosi from California became the first woman elected Speaker of the House. My take: the hair and suit were fabulous. I hope you enjoyed the celebrations yesterday, because today you are responsible. Ah, the down side of power.

Popped My Ballon
Sure, when I picked on Senator Barack Obama for being inexperienced (see Wag the Dog comment from December 27) it was entertaining (at least to me). Senator Hillary Clinton doing it has just sucked all the fun out of it. The enemy of my enemy...?

No Sensitivity for Saddam
I find it interesting that tying a rope around a person, dropping them through a hole in the floor and watching their neck snap in half is completely acceptable, but heaven forbid you mock them before you do it. Now, THAT is cruel and inhumane.

Redeployment for Everyone
Ambassador John Negroponte is leaving Intellgience and going to the State Department, Vice Admiral Mike McConnell is leaving retirement to go to Intelligence, Zalmay Khalilzad is leaving Iraq for the U.N., Ryan Crocker is leaving Pakistan for Baghdad, Admiral William Fallon is leaving the Pacific to replace General John Abizaid in the Middle East, Army Lt. Gen. David Petraeus is leaving his post overseeing the training of Iraqi security forces to take General George Casey's top spot in Iraq. No word yet on where Abizaid and Casey are going. Or, where Iraq is headed. The president says he will share more about that next week. As for the new Democrat-led Congress, all those campaign cries to bring the troops home suddenly become a call for redeployment yesterday in Speaker Pelosi's address. I guess that is the theme of the week.

Shout Out
A quick "hello and stay safe" to my friends in Baghdad who are working hard, in many cases risking their lives, to ensure a brigher future for themselves and their country.

TC

Tags// Senate, House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senator Barack Obama, Senator Hillary Clinton, White House News