Republican Jobs: Current openings at IRI

A non-profit and non-partisan organization (in that it does not work on partisan causes), the International Republican Institute works to advance freedom and democracy around the world.
This is a great resource for conservatives to do more than just “think-tank” work. The IRI actively works to spread democracy and freedom around the world and has positions [...]

Post 9/11 - Are we safer?

For me, 9/11 isn’t something I watched on TV…. I lived it…. and the reminders of it are ever present in Washington, D.C. Tomorrow the former 9/11 Commission members will release a report stating that the United States is “dangerously vulnerable” to another attack. That is just plain wrong.

Tough tanker decision looms for Bush administration

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department said Friday it was still aiming to award a long-delayed $35 billion aerial-refueling plane deal before the Bush administration leaves office, even as it delayed yet again a final request for bids.

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Patriotism, Service to the Nation, POWs, and Torture

I have been thinking all day today about Gen. Wes Clark (Ret.) argument against Sen. McCain that he lacks “command experience” because his military career is essentially one of dropping bombs on innocent civilians and getting captured and tortured.
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