Monday, April 19, 2004
When Does a Person Declare His Citizenship?
Now that the Iraq War has heated up to the point of American lives having been lost so quickly and some so brutally, the American people, I think get it.
Woodward's Book
Here's how I'm trying to work these seeming viscous, deliberate attacks on our Commander-In-Chief in the midst of a battle in World War III.
There. I've said it. We're in World War III.
Ask yourself why it is so important in this life and death struggle that the so called "truth" come out about the White House, the 9/11 Commission, ad infinitum. Can't we shelve that till later, like when the frigging war is over?
This liberal, progressive version of events in our lives have taken on breathtakingingly dangerous aspects. This is not to say I've never thought leftists were particularly benign. Actually, I believe there is a component in left thinking that reminds me of a cultish fervor not unlike what we saw in Europe in the 30s.
I still, however, cannot comprehend what drives a fellow American to take pot shots at the leadership of our country while we have nearly 500,000 troops in harm's way! It's almost like being at a wake or funeral, then bringing in a stripper, or a brass band, or something similar. I'm so astonished at the lack of judgment by those on the left who excoriate the president AND the Republican Party as if it were illegal to belong to the Republican Party.
Let's Make a Deal
My Democrat friends, and I do call you friends. This has gone far enough. Our people are dying while you let your leaders cause roadblocks, start rumors, call into question the efficacy of the mission, try to divide and conquer by showing such sympathy for Powell (who is his own man, even if you can't believe it), and the list goes on. Aren't you uncomfortable now? If you want your roots back, read Democratic Senator Zell Miller's book. He'll help ya get away from the crazies in the party and move on.
What I'll do in return, Scout's honor, is not to overly criticize your president after this war is over. I promise, in writing(unless it's Hillary, and I'm sorry, all bets would be off).
The time for turning the other cheek has stopped. I'm enraged at the movement within the Democratic Party to totally discredit the president such that we have seen increased attacks, emboldened terrorism and senseless politicking.
I'm well known as a partisan, but by God, I can't imagine bashing Clinton like this during such a time. It's unthinkable.
And it will only get worse, unless people of substance, Dem, Ind, Rep, stand up for common civility and decency. I think good dems should disavow the statement made by Ted Kennedy that Iraq is Bush's Vietnam.
Think about that. Bush's Vietnam?
Listen, My Children, and You Will Hear...
I'm so old enough, and cussed enough to bring up that V word--Vietnam. I lived through it.
I have a right to; my brother had three tours there. And he did return safely.
He's never talked about the war, refuses to. Come to think of it, my older brother also never talked about his time in Korea. That's typical, I've found.
Anyway, I want people who were little kids during or born after Vietnam to understand that not everyone in America hated the military or the war. But there was this noisy, obnoxious, unkempt, rude, arrogant rabble (yeah...rabble...they may have had Ph.Ds, but they were a part of a senseless, febrile rabble). In fact, much of what you hear today is like we heard, and heard, and heard from the John Kerry types around us. Only worse. The nightly news (we didn't have cable) told us how everything should be. Hee haw. Just keep the hicks happy.
What a group of fun folks the anti war people were. Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham lookalikes smelling up the rest of America with their ridiculous demands and selfish agenda , telling the rest of us how we should live. Most of them were from upper middle class families who were overeducated and underexperienced. Actually, their parents did them a disservice: most of these people didn't work. Entitlement was the rage then.
Kinda like today.
But, that's the way it was. And sure enough, they got our soldiers home all right. They also caused the surrender of Saigon and Vietnam to bloody Communists. (Communism: you kids really don't know what that is, do ya? ) Thanks to the unscrupulous, immoral Richard Nixon (who caused me to leave my party for nearly fifteen years), many, many more men were killed.
One night at a bar, a woman said, "I don't support the war, but I support the troops." My vet friend, now wise and gray, turned to this young fool and said, "My dear, that is impossible."
We can't do this again.
Thanks for the read.
Woodward's Book
Here's how I'm trying to work these seeming viscous, deliberate attacks on our Commander-In-Chief in the midst of a battle in World War III.
There. I've said it. We're in World War III.
Ask yourself why it is so important in this life and death struggle that the so called "truth" come out about the White House, the 9/11 Commission, ad infinitum. Can't we shelve that till later, like when the frigging war is over?
This liberal, progressive version of events in our lives have taken on breathtakingingly dangerous aspects. This is not to say I've never thought leftists were particularly benign. Actually, I believe there is a component in left thinking that reminds me of a cultish fervor not unlike what we saw in Europe in the 30s.
I still, however, cannot comprehend what drives a fellow American to take pot shots at the leadership of our country while we have nearly 500,000 troops in harm's way! It's almost like being at a wake or funeral, then bringing in a stripper, or a brass band, or something similar. I'm so astonished at the lack of judgment by those on the left who excoriate the president AND the Republican Party as if it were illegal to belong to the Republican Party.
Let's Make a Deal
My Democrat friends, and I do call you friends. This has gone far enough. Our people are dying while you let your leaders cause roadblocks, start rumors, call into question the efficacy of the mission, try to divide and conquer by showing such sympathy for Powell (who is his own man, even if you can't believe it), and the list goes on. Aren't you uncomfortable now? If you want your roots back, read Democratic Senator Zell Miller's book. He'll help ya get away from the crazies in the party and move on.
What I'll do in return, Scout's honor, is not to overly criticize your president after this war is over. I promise, in writing(unless it's Hillary, and I'm sorry, all bets would be off).
The time for turning the other cheek has stopped. I'm enraged at the movement within the Democratic Party to totally discredit the president such that we have seen increased attacks, emboldened terrorism and senseless politicking.
I'm well known as a partisan, but by God, I can't imagine bashing Clinton like this during such a time. It's unthinkable.
And it will only get worse, unless people of substance, Dem, Ind, Rep, stand up for common civility and decency. I think good dems should disavow the statement made by Ted Kennedy that Iraq is Bush's Vietnam.
Think about that. Bush's Vietnam?
Listen, My Children, and You Will Hear...
I'm so old enough, and cussed enough to bring up that V word--Vietnam. I lived through it.
I have a right to; my brother had three tours there. And he did return safely.
He's never talked about the war, refuses to. Come to think of it, my older brother also never talked about his time in Korea. That's typical, I've found.
Anyway, I want people who were little kids during or born after Vietnam to understand that not everyone in America hated the military or the war. But there was this noisy, obnoxious, unkempt, rude, arrogant rabble (yeah...rabble...they may have had Ph.Ds, but they were a part of a senseless, febrile rabble). In fact, much of what you hear today is like we heard, and heard, and heard from the John Kerry types around us. Only worse. The nightly news (we didn't have cable) told us how everything should be. Hee haw. Just keep the hicks happy.
What a group of fun folks the anti war people were. Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham lookalikes smelling up the rest of America with their ridiculous demands and selfish agenda , telling the rest of us how we should live. Most of them were from upper middle class families who were overeducated and underexperienced. Actually, their parents did them a disservice: most of these people didn't work. Entitlement was the rage then.
Kinda like today.
But, that's the way it was. And sure enough, they got our soldiers home all right. They also caused the surrender of Saigon and Vietnam to bloody Communists. (Communism: you kids really don't know what that is, do ya? ) Thanks to the unscrupulous, immoral Richard Nixon (who caused me to leave my party for nearly fifteen years), many, many more men were killed.
One night at a bar, a woman said, "I don't support the war, but I support the troops." My vet friend, now wise and gray, turned to this young fool and said, "My dear, that is impossible."
We can't do this again.
Thanks for the read.
