Wallowing in nuance, Dems lack resolve

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | April 25, 2004 (sneak preview) | Mark Steyn

[litany_of_lies]

The latest from the Great One.

Best line (among many):

the need to whack Saddam was more important than the pretext on which he was whacked. He was unfinished business from Sept. 10.

Duh.

[litany_of_lies]

Also note that Steyn is getting more bold in his belief that Osama is dead. It would be nice if it could be proven.

If it turns out OBL really is a bunch of ashes, it will be one of the all-time great calls by a journalist. Nobody else that I know of is making this claim.

[ken5050]

FYI.."nuance" is a French word...

[litany_of_lies]

Why am I not surprised.....

[elhombrelibre]

Only R. Emmett Tyrrell is saying this. Steyn has been saying Bin is dead since Tora Bora. Unfortunately, it appears DoD has reason to think they didn't get Bin. But Steyn is the greatest on the scene and he just skewered the
"nuanced" candidate big time. I'm surprised Kerry isn't saying questions about the SUV impugn his patriotism. Did anyone here know Kerry was in Vietnam?

[Pearls Before Swine]

Best line (among many): the need to whack Saddam was more important than the pretext on which he was whacked. He was unfinished business from Sept. 10.

Ohh, I dunno. I think I like this one:

"And do Americans want to hand over responsibility for Iraq to someone who won't even take responsibility for the car in his driveway?"

[GOPJ]

Another "best line" ( well, one of many)

One day it will not be necessary to sell ''These Colors Don't Run'' T-shirts. But it is as long as Byrd, Ted Kennedy, Michael Moore & Co. are twitching to add Iraq to the pockmarked pantheon of Vietnam, Iran and Somalia.

[Let's Roll]

Steyn should be a national monument even if he is Canadian.

[jocon307]

"And do Americans want to hand over responsibility for Iraq to someone who won't even take responsibility for the car in his driveway?"


That's Kerry's whole problem in a nutshell. The guy gives new shallowness to the phrase "empty suit". How can you talk about a family car when all your children are grown up?

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

I kinda like "Saddam's Department of Genital Mutilation and Electrode Clamping"

[litany_of_lies]

I liked my "best line" because it made a point that for some reason people don't want to make. As soon as the statue fell, the mainstream press set about to make the presence or absence of WMD a big issue. I remember asking my somewhat liberal brother "Who freaking cares?" But everyone has gone on and on like it matters. For cryin' out loud, we knew he had 'em, he used 'em, so if they're not there he must have shipped 'em out or destroyed 'em. So?

It's like if you go to Edison, NJ now and go to the Ford plant which closed 3-6 months ago. If you walk through the plant you won't see any cars or trucks or components, so a mainstream press idiot would say "See, see, you can't prove they made cars or trucks here!" Meanwhile all of the underground assembly line equipment is still there, lots of the tool and die stuff that could only be used to make cars, and other evidence. How stupid can people be? Thankfully, "the right half" that Steyn refers to isn't that stupid.

[Wilhelm Tell]

Ditto. If Kerry can't honestly face criticism over a trivial matter from some environmentalist bed-wetter, how will he strike tough deals with the Russians, French or Chinese and how will he be tough against North Korea, Iran, and the terrorists? I don't think "flower power" and peace signs will win the hearts and minds of the terrorists. I don't think having biscuits and tea at some UN meeting is going to increase our security. I prefer that our snipers are "blowing the minds" of terrorists on a daily basis. Oh I forgot, according to Kerry, our service people are the evil doers...

And do Americans want to hand over responsibility for Iraq to someone who won't even take responsibility for the car in his driveway?

[nothingnew]

Steyn Bump. Thanks for not excerpting!

FMCDH

[joebuck]

I think every Steyn article I read is the best article I've ever read....until I read his next article.

[TimSkalaBim]

Kerry's SUV doesn't belong to Kerry. It belongs to a snooty French maitre'd who talks about Vietnam a lot.

[elhombrelibre]

There you go, questioning John Kerry's patriotism. Perhaps you didn't know it, but he was in Vietnam. :-)

[BattleFlag]

"If it turns out OBL really is a bunch of ashes, it will be one of the all-time great calls by a journalist. Nobody else that I know of is making this claim."

I believe as Styen does because I have yet to hear a logical, believable explanation as to why he has not appeared on video tape for going on three years.

Such a thing (a video tape appearance) would have too much value to the true believers to be avoided for any reason other than it's actually impossible.

As for "expert" conclusions that it is osama on certain audio tapes that have popped up, I think those represent best guesses that are impossible to prove or disprove.

And in the strategies of rhetoric, it can be in our interest for him to be alive but unseen.

[Rocky]

Steyn bump. Hope he's right about OBL.

[watchin]

"And in the strategies of rhetoric, it can be in our interest for him to be alive but unseen."

Bingo.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Yeah, Steyn has stated this several times now that OBL is dead. Inside information?