[pcottraux]

Abraham Lincoln once said, "If you are a racist..." um..."I will attack you...with the North."

That's relevant to Harriet Miers, isn't it?

[Betaille]

Kudos to the guy who put "Rationalization" as a keyword to this. That's a perfect description.

[Pessimist]

Gun toting? Where'd you hear that?

As for Sun Tszu's advice, most of it could just as well be what the left is saying right now. In fact, that's what some of us fear. Think about it...

"To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence".

"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."

Isn't that exactly what the left has done to us?

[gov_bean_ counter]

"Those skilled in war subdue the enemy's army without battle. They capture the enemy's cities without assaulting them and overthrow his state without protracted operations."

A quick confirmation of Miers quickly makes Ruth Buzzy and Co. irrelevant on many issues. She and perhaps one other will leave the SC as soon as they realize their vote doesn't count for much anymore. Liberals do that kind of stuff.

[Pessimist]

"Those skilled in war subdue the enemy's army without battle. They capture the enemy's cities without assaulting them and overthrow his state without protracted operations."

Sounds exactly how the libs have taken over this country.

[nikos1121]

I'm going back and forth on this. I too, wanted a bench emptying brawl, but on the other hand I recall the Goldwater years somewhat, even though I was young. We all knew "in our hearts" Barry was right, and that we had won the debate against the democrats. But we lost the election. We not only lost we were buried.

[Rebelbase]

"Drive your enemy before you and hear the lamentation of the women"

[cowboyway]

"Before we let you leave, your commander must cross that field, present himself before this army, put his head between his legs, and kiss his own arse."
William Wallace

"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women!"
Conan the Barbarian

"Adrian!"
Rocky Balboa

"A rifle is only a tool. It's a hard heart that kills. If your killer instincts are not clean and strong you will hesitate at the moment of truth. You will not kill. You will become dead Marines. And then you will be in a world of shit. Because Marines are not allowed to die without permission! Do you maggots understand?"
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

"I'll be back!"
The Terminator

[mike182d]

I'd prefer quotes from Zapp Brannigan's "Big Book of War":

"In the game of chess you can never let your opponent see your pieces"

"If we can hit that bull's-eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards...Checkmate."

"Brannigan's law is like Brannigan's love, hard and fast"

I think Zapp Brannigan is far better at articulating the intricacies of successful warfare.

[B Knotts]

Charlie Chan: "Friends, like fiddle strings, should not be stretched too tight."

[syriacus]

The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom."

Sounds like George Washington

[GeorgeBerryman]

"Those skilled in war subdue the enemy's army without battle. They capture the enemy's cities without assaulting them and overthrow his state without protracted operations."

Yikes! Apparently the ACLU's up on their Sun Tzu as well... !