http://conservativeposts.com Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:25:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://conservativeposts.com/2009/04/politics-of-torture/ http://conservativeposts.com/2009/04/politics-of-torture/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:33:21 +0000 Scott http://conservativeposts.com/?p=319 The eighth amendment to the US Constitution reads as follows: ”Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” Recently tactics used to extract information from terrorists has come under heavy scrutiny, as they are being considered torture.  If these tactics are indeed deemed to be torture, then they [...]

]]> http://conservativeposts.com/2009/04/politics-of-torture/feed/ 1 http://conservativeposts.com/2006/01/anti-war-cries-will-hurt-us-in-the-long-run/ http://conservativeposts.com/2006/01/anti-war-cries-will-hurt-us-in-the-long-run/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2006 04:38:32 +0000 Scott http://conservativeposts.com/?p=152 Knowing what I know about politics, I realize that for any politician it is hard to take the unpopular stance on any issue. Cries from the left and even from the moderate right against our war in Iraq will make it difficult for our President to take further military action, even if it is warranted.The [...]

]]> http://conservativeposts.com/2006/01/anti-war-cries-will-hurt-us-in-the-long-run/feed/ 0 http://conservativeposts.com/2006/01/john-murtha-says-he-wouldn%e2%80%99t-join-military-now/ http://conservativeposts.com/2006/01/john-murtha-says-he-wouldn%e2%80%99t-join-military-now/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2006 04:02:22 +0000 Scott http://conservativeposts.com/?p=149 John Murtha said on ABC’s Nightline that the war in Iraq was the wrong war for President Bush to launch. Murtha, a Vietnam veteran with the Marine Corps, was asked “Would you join (the military) today?” To which he replied “No”. The interviewer continued with “And I think you’re saying the average guy out there [...]

]]> http://conservativeposts.com/2006/01/john-murtha-says-he-wouldn%e2%80%99t-join-military-now/feed/ 0 http://conservativeposts.com/2005/12/is-it-harder-to-kill-terrorists-or-get-a-job/ http://conservativeposts.com/2005/12/is-it-harder-to-kill-terrorists-or-get-a-job/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:16:18 +0000 Scott http://conservativeposts.com/?p=147 Note: The following article was originally posted by Todd Manzi on Townhall.com. Copyright © 2005 Townhall.com.The position of Democrats seems to be that it is easier to hunt down and kill terrorists than it is to make a living flipping burgers. Democrats are telling us we should withdraw from Iraq, so that the Iraqis will [...]

]]> http://conservativeposts.com/2005/12/is-it-harder-to-kill-terrorists-or-get-a-job/feed/ 0 http://conservativeposts.com/2005/12/john-kerry-seems-to-be-pro-terrorism/ http://conservativeposts.com/2005/12/john-kerry-seems-to-be-pro-terrorism/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2005 11:34:08 +0000 Scott http://conservativeposts.com/?p=145 In an interview with Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation, Sen. Kerry was asked the following about the war in Iraq: “Democrat Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, he takes a very different view, Senator Kerry. He says basically that we should stay the course, because he says real progress is being made. He says, ‘This [...]

]]> http://conservativeposts.com/2005/12/john-kerry-seems-to-be-pro-terrorism/feed/ 0 http://conservativeposts.com/2005/08/cindy-sheehan-go-home/ http://conservativeposts.com/2005/08/cindy-sheehan-go-home/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2005 10:32:44 +0000 Scott http://conservativeposts.com/?p=135 Cindy Sheehan lost her son in Iraq. Naturally I feel as sympathetic for her as I do for the over 1,800 other parents who’ve lost a son or daughter in Iraq. If it is a typical thing that the President meets with parents of fallen soldiers, I would expect that he would do the same [...]

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