The New York Times is posting a story today on line, from which I pulled the following headline and first lines:
Democrats Plan Symbolic Votes Against Iraq Plan
By JEFF ZELENY and CARL HULSE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 — Democratic leaders said Tuesday that they intended to hold symbolic votes in the House and Senate on President Bush’s plan to send more troops to Baghdad, forcing Republicans to take a stand on the proposal and seeking to isolate the president politically over his handling of the war.
By JEFF ZELENY and CARL HULSE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 — Democratic leaders said Tuesday that they intended to hold symbolic votes in the House and Senate on President Bush’s plan to send more troops to Baghdad, forcing Republicans to take a stand on the proposal and seeking to isolate the president politically over his handling of the war.
THE DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS WHO ARE DOING THIS ARE NOT GOOD AMERICANS. WE HAVE SOLDIERS IN THE FIELD AND A NATION TRYING TO WIN A WAR AGAINST TERROR, AND A WAR TO FREE IRAQ AND CHANGE THE MIDDLE EAST, AND THESE PEOPLE ARE PROTESTING A PLAN IN ADVANCE THAT THEY HAVE NOT EVEN HEARD.
The time for good people to be silent is over. We must call this what it is: Betrayal. These people hate Bush and they let that hate get in the way of being American. Why not say, before the speech, "We plan on pulling together, and attempting to work with the president for a successful outcome to this situation." Why not? Because they don't want success in Iraq unless they can take credit for it themselves. Bush's public image is more important to the Democrats than is Iraq. And the American populace, at large, will follow the NYT, the Congress, and anyone else who tells them what to think.
That's why it is time to speak truth. This is not about Bush, this is not about Repulican or Democratic control, this is about freedom and it's cost. Democrats in Congress who are protesting the President's plan before he's even announced it: Shame on you all. You are shills.
2 comments:
Mike, having a different opinion is not betrayal. The most American thing you can do is dissent. Our nation was founded on that principal.
The only awful American, in my humble opinion, is the one who idly stands by.
The President, in the opinion of many (most?) Americans, hasn't delivered a sound Iraq policy. It would be folly to blindly follow him now.
You are not undermining the troops by questioning the President. You are practicing real Democracy.
Wizard, I agree with what you say, completely. Partly, this post was venting by me, and therefore speaking in very broad strokes.
What we might disagree with is whether what we see from some, not all, dem senators is really disagreement and not active sabatoge for political purposes.
Thanks for jumping in.
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