Dubya, Congress Fiddle - Iraq Burns

As I read this story keeping in mind also the news of our two fine service people slaughtered horribly by al Qaeda cowards in Iraq, I realized that what our esteemed U.S. Senators were truly exercised about were two things: 1) continued open-ended funding of our military occupation of that country, and 2) whether or not the Iraqi government would grant amnesty to anyone who murdered our troops (and seriously, why would they even be CONSIDERING that if, at the heart of it all, everyone knew that the majority of this country was going to turn into a satellite of Iran anyway?).

But what really stuck with me was this quote from Dubya (and I realize that this is probably a day old):

"There will be no early withdrawal so long as we run the Congress and occupy the White House."

I’m sure Joe Klein is getting all “frothy” again over this show of Dubya’s resolve when lives are on the line other than his own.

I have news for all of the chicken Dems out there who voted against the resolutions in the House and the Senate last week (especially the Senate) telling Bush to get our people out.

Apparently, it is necessary for me to remind you that the ever-growing majority of the people of this country WANT THIS BLOODY, STINKING MESS TO BE OVER! With that in mind, I suggest that you take Dubya’s quote above and basically beat the voters over the head with it in campaign ads in the summer and especially the fall about maybe, oh, I’d say a million times or so.

So let’s hammer a few insurgent strongholds for now (“shock and awe” redux maybe?) to give Faux News and Free Republic something to crow about, come up with some kind of a variation of Nixon’s “peace with honor” rap and then bring everybody home, OK? Because (aside from my snarkiness), it is, finally and at long, LONG last, THE RIGHT THING TO DO!

Oh, and one more thing: regarding the sarcastic remark Mitch McConnell made towards Carl Levin as noted in the New York Times story, I would ask that you keep this paragraph in mind from this link:

The National Guard Association of the United States presented Senator Levin with its 2004 Harry S. Truman Award for distinguished service in support of national defense. The award cited Levin's “long-standing, diligent and impassioned commitment on the readiness, morale and welfare of our military forces, their families and the modernization of our armed forces” that has had an “unparalleled and direct positive impact to the defense capabilities of the National Guard.”

In January 2003, the Secretary of the Navy cited Levin's "exceptional service to the Navy and Marine Corps" in presenting him its Distinguished Public Service Award, the highest award given to a civilian.

And in case you were wondering, McConnell never served either, but at least Levin has the grace and decency to know to relent in any partisan attacks when discussing the safety of our troops.