Every liberal in this country puts George W. Bush to blame for their problems. It’s Bush’s fault we had a Hurricane, it’s Bush’s fault we had earthquakes, it’s Bush’s fault I had a bad day at work, or It’s Bush’s fault for high gas prices. Well the most recent Rasmussen Report poll on the US Congress shows that the only branch of the government the liberal Democrats control has a 9% approval rating… That is 20 points worse than George W. Bush approval ratings.

That’s right the Democrat Congress that has been led by Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid has an approval rating of 9%. Never did we see approval ratings that low when we had the Republican Leadership from 94-06. Democrats give the Congress a 13% approval rating, while Republicans give it an 8% approval rating.

So before you bitch and moan that George W. Bush is the source of all your problems, I think if you look deeper into it, it’s truly the Democratic Congress you can blame for many of your problems. A big one that comes to my mind would be the thing all of us have to pay: GAS PRICES….[which btw crude oil has gone down $9 on the NYMex in two days]. They are prohibiting the oil companies to drill for more oil, which is the only way we can lower costs now as that would increase supply!

We’ll discuss these poll numbers and our electoral college predictions for July on Thursday’s MVRed.com Radio show, which will feature me with 100% crisp/clear audio for the first time ever!

It seems that Barack Obama may be flip-flopping on his stance on Iraq. In the last few years, Obama has changed his word on what he will do in terms of troop withdrawal in Iraq.

In the time period of 2004 to 2005, Obama said he “was open to additional troops to stabilize the situation in Iraq and he was opposed to a deadline for withdrawal or cutting off funds for troops in the field.”

However, in January of last year the Illinois Senator stated he “opposed the announced surge and later in the year voted to cut off funding for troops”. Later in the same year, Obama then said he would “end the war and bring the troops home on his deadline.”

In April of 2008, Obama said it may take 16 months to 2 years to remove troops fully from Iraq. But lately Obama has left out the term “16 months” altogether from his speeches about Iraq.

This past week, it has been reported that Obama has always maintained it has been his intention to keep the safety of the troops and maintain stability in Iraq.

So, is Barack Obama flip-flopping on his stance in Iraq? I think there’s no doubt he is. The war is one issue that Obama has really driven home that separates him from McCain and one thing he feels so strongly about. But Obama keeps changing what he said so that if he gets elected he doesn’t have to withdraw troops right away, like he PROMISED. Another Obama meltdown.

Whether you support the war or are strongly against it, I’d like to ask you a simple question; is the surge in Iraq working? Here’s some things to consider:

1. The Liberal News media has begun to pull out reporters from Iraq and has stopped the ‘Top Story’ segments which featured the horrific violence in Iraq which plagued our television screens from 2003-2007. I wonder who they are in the tank for this election year?

2. Just last week Iraq announced that they have met 15 of their 18 benchmarks for their Government. Of course NBC, CBS, and ABC made no mention of this great news, and the AP said this of the Iraqi government, “the most frustrating realities in Iraq: the slow pace with which the government in Baghdad operates.” Further proves my case for #1.

3. Since the surge that President Bush ordered in Februrary 2007, with much pressure from John McCain for some four years, the Pentagon reports violence is down in some areas as much as 89% [IED's]. Also, the presence of Al Queda in Iraq is diminishing too as their attacks are down 70% since the 2007 surge.

4. Finally here’s a chart of the number of deaths in Iraq from 2007-2008. As you can clearly see the direction is heading South. We were averaging 3-4 soldiers dying per day, and right now it is a little less than 1 per day.

Folks whether you agree with the war or not, you must admit to the fact that the surge is working. John McCain had called for this surge back in the summer of 2003. I would be the first Bush supporter to admit he handled this war dismally and that is why it is so unpopular today, but we must give credit where credit is due. John McCain’s surge along with the great work of General Petraeus and our brave men and women are the reason we are seeing success in Iraq.

One last fact before I end this: McCain was the pioneer of the surge. Barack Obama was staunchly against it.

Surrender is not an option….

This is a video of what is being called the largest re-enlistment ceremony to ever be held by the United States Military. It was held yesterday in Baghdad, Iraq. God Bless our Soldiers and all that they are doing for us in Iraq and Afghanistan.