About Damned Time...
I'll say it now, much to the ire of my Democrat friends: Way to go Dick Cheney!
Ever since 2002, the more vocal Democratic leadership along with the nutty Left (as opposed to the sensible Left - yes, there are some) have chanted incessantly about how Saddam and "peace" should have been given a chance. Now these gits have the audacity to say we never should have gone into Iraq in the first place; that somehow, the world was safer when Saddam the nutball and his rape-room sons were in charge.
Enter Dick Cheney:
"And the suggestion that's been made by some U.S. senators that the President of the United States or any member of this Administration purposely misled the American people on prewar intelligence is one of the most dishonest and reprehensible charges ever aired in this city. Some of the most irresponsible comments have, of course, come from politicians who actually voted in favor of authorizing force against Saddam Hussein. These are elected officials who had access to the intelligence, and were free to draw their own conclusions."
(Tip o’ the hat to Neal Boortz - emphasis mine)
About damned time someone in the Administration actually said what a lot of us out here are thinking. You know the press isn’t going to say it (see The Media And Why It Sucks), and none of the Democrats except perhaps Joe Lieberman and Zell Miller would call them on it. Granted it took HOW long before this happened?
Word to the uninitiated: I am not a hands-down supporter of George Bush. There are plenty of things I disagree with him over, primary of which are his lack of an intelligent approach to tax reform, his immigration policy, the "free drugs for seniors" program, and cronyism, but as far as I’m concerned, he hit the whole War On Terror nail on the head. Bush had the testicular fortitude to do what his predecessor, Bill “I-Got-Head-In-The-White-House” Clinton, didn’t. If Clinton had done more than lob one or two cruise missiles after Somalia, Kenya, and the Kobar Tower incidents, September 11th might not have ever happened. Instead, he showed the world a weak, spineless nation led by an even weaker more spineless do-nothing that failed to take the threat of international terrorism seriously.
The Bush Administration showed a lot of spine in the days following September 11th; why did it go to Jello™ since? Blowhard Democrats like Kennedy, Reid, Pelosi, and Byrd stood and blatantly lied about “how things were” and the Administration has been letting them get away with it. Thankfully, Dick Cheney has the marbles to call it like it is. This Administration would be in a lot less hot water if they would simply call these worthless Socialists on their bunk and hoist them on their own petards.
Would I LIKE to see that happen? You’d better believe it. Am I expecting that to happen? Not even “maybe.” The Democrats are having a field day pointing out Bush’s shortcomings which, so long as they’re valid criticisms, I am all for. So let’s see the Administration start pointing out these Democrats’ shortcomings, lies, and misrepresentations as well.
I am calling for equal opportunity; ANY politician, be it Democrat or Republican, not only is entitled to but deserves our disgust and ire when they pull this kind of crap. We as Americans deserve no less. I’m just happy to see some of the tables turn, if only this once.
Semper Fi,
The Almighty Mattski
Ever since 2002, the more vocal Democratic leadership along with the nutty Left (as opposed to the sensible Left - yes, there are some) have chanted incessantly about how Saddam and "peace" should have been given a chance. Now these gits have the audacity to say we never should have gone into Iraq in the first place; that somehow, the world was safer when Saddam the nutball and his rape-room sons were in charge.
Enter Dick Cheney:
"And the suggestion that's been made by some U.S. senators that the President of the United States or any member of this Administration purposely misled the American people on prewar intelligence is one of the most dishonest and reprehensible charges ever aired in this city. Some of the most irresponsible comments have, of course, come from politicians who actually voted in favor of authorizing force against Saddam Hussein. These are elected officials who had access to the intelligence, and were free to draw their own conclusions."
(Tip o’ the hat to Neal Boortz - emphasis mine)
About damned time someone in the Administration actually said what a lot of us out here are thinking. You know the press isn’t going to say it (see The Media And Why It Sucks), and none of the Democrats except perhaps Joe Lieberman and Zell Miller would call them on it. Granted it took HOW long before this happened?
Word to the uninitiated: I am not a hands-down supporter of George Bush. There are plenty of things I disagree with him over, primary of which are his lack of an intelligent approach to tax reform, his immigration policy, the "free drugs for seniors" program, and cronyism, but as far as I’m concerned, he hit the whole War On Terror nail on the head. Bush had the testicular fortitude to do what his predecessor, Bill “I-Got-Head-In-The-White-House” Clinton, didn’t. If Clinton had done more than lob one or two cruise missiles after Somalia, Kenya, and the Kobar Tower incidents, September 11th might not have ever happened. Instead, he showed the world a weak, spineless nation led by an even weaker more spineless do-nothing that failed to take the threat of international terrorism seriously.
The Bush Administration showed a lot of spine in the days following September 11th; why did it go to Jello™ since? Blowhard Democrats like Kennedy, Reid, Pelosi, and Byrd stood and blatantly lied about “how things were” and the Administration has been letting them get away with it. Thankfully, Dick Cheney has the marbles to call it like it is. This Administration would be in a lot less hot water if they would simply call these worthless Socialists on their bunk and hoist them on their own petards.
Would I LIKE to see that happen? You’d better believe it. Am I expecting that to happen? Not even “maybe.” The Democrats are having a field day pointing out Bush’s shortcomings which, so long as they’re valid criticisms, I am all for. So let’s see the Administration start pointing out these Democrats’ shortcomings, lies, and misrepresentations as well.
I am calling for equal opportunity; ANY politician, be it Democrat or Republican, not only is entitled to but deserves our disgust and ire when they pull this kind of crap. We as Americans deserve no less. I’m just happy to see some of the tables turn, if only this once.
Semper Fi,
The Almighty Mattski
posted by The Almighty Mattski | 13:51
1 Comments:
Matt,
Actually, as a USMC motor transport officer, I was "driving," not "slogging," through the jungles of Viet Nam. Of coruse, riding on the road in a jeep with two big antennas identifying me as THE convoy commander just made me a better target.
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