Man, the GOP ought to do that for the Speech! Can you picture every Republican holding up a purple finger, and the sourpuss Dems scowling?
Excellent idea...as long as Ted (*hic*) Kennedy doesn't try to drink it thinking it's wine.
This is great! I hope all the GOP Reps & Senators do this. It'd be a great message of solidarity to the Iraqis while showing them which Americans are on their side and which are on the side of the terrorists, and it'd be a great F-U to the Demonrat crapweasels across the aisle.
He's claiming a medal he has not earned. That purple finger, and photos of it, and prints of it saved, ought to be something special for those who really voted in Iraq.
I may be in the minority on this in here, but I think this is very silly. I hope no one does that silly stunt. It looks showy and disrespects the Iraqis in my opinion. Just my opinion, though.
A better idea would be a national election standard that requires indelibly marking the finger or hand, and finger printing, of every voter to prevent multiple visits to the booth. We all know which of the two major parties would be most affected. This may seem Orwellian, but election fraud needs at long last to be stopped.
I hope EVERY Republican has a purple finger at the SOTU tonight. What a contrast to the Democrat's red eyes and hairy palms.
PURPLE FINGERS HERE AT HOME [Ramesh Ponnuru] I understand that some Republicans are thinking of having ink-stained fingers tonight as a gesture of solidarity with the Iraqis. I admire the intention, but I suspect it will come across the wrong way. It's not as though Republican congressmen have taken the risks that the Iraqi voters have. Liberal commentators and Democratic politicians will probably accuse the Republicans of trying to borrow some of those voters' moral authority. Is that a debate Republicans really want to waste time on?
My opinion is that only the freedom-starved Iraqis who braved the very real threat of bombing, shooting, beheading, etc to go and cast their votes are worthy to wear the purple finger.