Posted on 02/23/2007 4:45:51 AM PST by Chairman_December_19th_Society
As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!!
Good morning!!
Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave members of our Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!!
The shrill from the left is taking on biblical proportions--"how dare you say we are not patriotic--our blood flows tricolored, red, white, and true blue." We hear laments from the left that we should not suspect their patriotism and that it is not improper to speak out against the war; doing so should actually, in their minds, be the height of patriotism.
That's in the category of "it depends". This space could, legitimately in its exercise of free speech and free press, say prosecuting the war is nuts and that we should cease and desist--market forces (that is to say, all of you who read this who would then immediately bail, not to mention the grace provided by the host of this site who would surely discontinue the right to publish this material) dictate otherwise. But the effect on National Security of The Right Way thread saying the Iraq war is a mistake is not of a high order.
On the other hand, for the Congress of the United States, who sets National policy, to say such a thing is indeed highly dangerous to us and our progeny. Indeed, the Congress did set the Iraq war as National policy some years ago--it is demoralizing and demeaning to our fighting forces who are in harms way. The course should be victory--victory is an excellent exit strategy and should be pursued. In the "a rose is a rose" category, you can call any other thing anything you want, such as "strategic redeployment," but it is still cut and run. It is still surrender.
It is, in fact, unpatriotic.
But, let's presume for sake of argument the left has only temporarily lost its mind. In such a case, it should be difficult to find examples of other examples of "patriotism" by the other party.
Find it, however, not only occurred, whittling it down to a "top 10" list (with all due apologies to David Letterman) proved difficult. In getting to this list, only events in the last 15 years were considered (Vietnam and its aftermatch would warrant its own top 100 [no, the extra zero is not a typo] list).
So, here is the top 10 list of leftist patriotism, on display for the entire country.
10. Sending black hooded agents to swoop down on a neighborhood in white vans, fully decked out with heavy automatic weapons, bullet proof vests, and full military gear to kidnap a child with the aim to send him back to the prison island of Cuba--a place where people risk their very lives to escape from and where it is a capital crime to privately possess a boat.
9. Bombing an asprin factory in the Sudan in an attempt to deflect the debate away from the person's own Impeachment proceedings.
8. Spending more time to ensure every "t" and every "i" was addressed in an overflight request to Pakistan to allow for bombing of a site where Osama was known to be before sending the missiles--an effort which since then it has become known was leaked to Pakistan's secret service folks who leaked it to Al Qaeda, who got Osama out before the missiles came in. This is also known as the infamous "missile strike against camels and tents".
7. The "Monica Attacks" in Yugoslavia, where the leftists were more concerned with the propriety of criticising the President in a time of their feigned war than in the President's actual ability to run such a war.
6. "I voted for the war before I voted against it."
5. Using tanks and armored flame throwers against United States citizens in a massacre dressed up as "enforcing the law"--an event to this day which has never been properly investigated.
4. Refusing to secure our southern border, instead creating any mechansim possible to actually increase illegal entry into the United States.
3. Saying they support our troops, but failing to understand that the armed forces are an instrumentality of war, which itself is an instrumentality of American foreign policy--whether they like it or not--in a world that is full of very bad people. In this light, their attitude is--"hey, it's great to have a good military, but all you bad guys out there, don't worry, we won't actually let a President use this power."
2. Telling Iran the President will not be allowed to pursue a military solution to that country's nuclear buildup. Not that such a solution would be pursued, but now the Iranians need not worry about it--and it is already clear they don't intend to acknowledge any other kind of pressure.
But the number one reason why leftists should not be considered patriotic and allowed near the instruments of National power was, and remains...
1. Being orally serviced by an intern while discussing with a United States Senator the conduct of ongoing military operations.
For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.
LET'S ROLL!!!
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A.M, to you Chair
Good morning. Great opening.
Hi, sweetie!
1. Defunding and dismantling the intelligence and military services while we were engaged in a life and death struggle with communism.
2. Stabbing allies such as South Viet Nam and Iran in the back, allowing anti-American powers to gain control of those countries.
3. (My personal #1 piece of evidence) Going to a sworn enemy of our nation and INVITING THEM TO INTERFERE AND HELP SWAY AN AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
By the way, Mad Ivan posted a story this morning that says that the Italian Communists stabbed the leftist PM in the back, making it possible that Berlusconi could be back as PM! HA!
Bah!
She must be hoping for a spot on one of the Sunday morning shows.
Outstanding open, Chair!
Grass? What's that? Maybe something under the perpetual white global warming deposits that are outside?
Good Morning. It's overcast here with nasty weather moving in on Saturday evening.
You mean? You mean? YOU do not believe in global warming? Why it got down to 38 here last night, now THAT is COLD!
Please explain the 'goodness of american power'....
Not to mention to blow us to hell and back.
Good morning. I choose your #3 as the most treasonous behavior exhibited by Congress in my lifetime.
My husband is anxiously awaiting the arrival of a Sony LCD HDTV he ordered. On Monday we're getting satellite and my days of just clicking on the television (we had cable) are over. I'm not looking forward to learning how to find things on satellite tv.
We're also getting something like TiVo (called DVR, I think) and it sounds a lot more complicated than the VCR. It sounds like we're going to need cheat sheets and cue cards just to turn on the television.
Are you and the others seeing this Bobby Trenda on Fox? Now that is a show, weird, weird.
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