[Tarheel]

"These are the times that try men's souls: The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it Now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph."

Thomas Paine, The Crisis -- December 1776

The Democrats and some Republicans are sounding like sunshine patriots. Many of us know that few of them have the makings of a soldier, summer or otherwise.

This group persists in whining and moaning about the war. They do precious little to support our troops except to mouth the appropriate phrases when they are on camera.

As of this evening, I will put at the feet of this group of sunshine patriots the deaths of any of our fine military risking life and limb.

[OldFriend]

Late last night I caught what may have been a re run on Anderson Cooper. He had a former Iraq veteran on who sounded exactly like Kerry when he came back from Iraq.

I believe he mentioned that he had worked on Kerry's presidential campaign. It was chilling to hear that type of anti American rant coming from a former soldier. He insisted nothing good could possibly come from this war.