Posted by
Gamecock on Thursday, September 13, 2007 6:15:11 PM
...this vignette is a perfect example of why the GOP lost its majority in Congress
[This blog is not a hit piece on McCain. I'm an issues guy. This is a hit piece on spineless Republicans. I am a Republican. No elected Republican, no not ONE, has adequately repudiated the Democrats' behavior in the Petraeus hearing]
But this vignette is a perfect example of why the GOP lost its majority in Congress despite the conservative views of a majority of Americans; why the American people have not risen up against unpatriotic attacks on President Bush and the troops for the past four yours; and why it has taken so long for President Bush and the troops to finally break thru and get more Iraqis to join the fight against the extremists lest they find themselves at their mercy if "friends respected by McCain" gained enough power to abandon the fight.
On Powerline:
John McCain was "feeling it" during his blogger phone conference today. And why not? The domestic political climate with respect to Iraq seems to have improved, and he's doing better in virtually every poll.
McCain began by calling on the Democrats to repudiate the aspersions cast by Moveon.org on the patriotism and integrity of General Petraeus. McCain reminded us that he repudiated what he considered attacks on the patriotism of Max Cleland and John Kerry. Later in the call, he declined an invitation to come down hard on the Democrats' conduct during the hearings this week. McCain said he wants to maintain a respectful relationship with the war critics in Congress, but added that they seem to have made up their minds.
Hillary, Wexler, Reid, Lantos, Hagel, Boxer etc, all called the General a liar.
Move On was supposed to serve as "cover" for Dems who didn't want to call the General a liar in public. But the Dems plus Hagel couldn't help themselves.
So now, elected Republicans serve as the substitute cover for the Dems in Congress. It’s not enough to call on Dems to repudiate Move on.
The Dems themselves need to be bluntly repudiated by elected Republicans.
Is it too much to ask that we have at least one patriotic party that will challenge unpatriotic statements by elected representatives?
Mike Gamecock DeVine @ The Charlotte Observer
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