[Cannoneer No. 4]

Does Meehan give you your talking points or do you give him his? To duck the question is to take the chicken's way out.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

Lay down with dogs, wake up with fleas. If you are going to closely associate yourself with some of the most notorious leftists in American politics, be prepared to be judged by the company you keep.

I am not in a position to do anything about funding. If the chain of command hasn't asked for something to be funded, I'm inclined to believe they have their reasons. I was only on active duty for 10 years and do not feel qualified to second-guess. You obviously suffer no such reticence.

For somebody who claims not to be a Kerry fan you sure hang around a lot of people who are. You were present at and on record as agreeing with Teddy Kennedy's "Iraq Is Bush's Vietnam" speech. You could have written John Kerry's April 26 press release.

You're no Bush fan.

You're the one who involved me in this. You played me. I think you were played, too, then, but now I think you know full well how you are being used.